Housing Specialist Coordinator -4405

BronxWorks helps individuals and families improve their economic and social wellbeing. From toddlers to seniors we feed shelter teach and support our neighbors to build a stronger community. In all aspects of our work we strive for the highest ethical and performance standards and guided by the belief that people are to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their present situation or past experiences. We have 65 locations throughout the borough providing a variety of programs that offer assistance in the areas of family children and youth support educational services elder care homelessness mental health and workforce development. We are an employer of choice for anyone interested in a meaningful career in the social services field.

BronxWorks is hiring one 1 Housing Coordinator for the JAMS Program.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide direct services to clients including intake engagement housing assessment
• Oversee a case load of clients in the Adult Homeless Services Department
• Tracking housing application status for all clients receiving case management services in the department
• Use data tracking to submit ongoing statistical reports to funding sources and internally on the housing track for each client
• Provide direct Supervision to housing specialists
• Provide counseling for clients who struggle with housing progress
• Document all interactions with or on behalf of clients
• Maintain familiarity with program resources available on and offsite and develop a proactive strategy for finding building and maintaining connections with housing providers and landlords
• Facilitate regular case conferences with clients and service providers as required
• Report to and meet with senior staff on a monthly basis
• Conduct onsite home visits and other field work as required
• Provide after care followup and housing crisis intervention and referral on an asneeded basis
• Perform additional duties as assigned

Program Specific Responsibilities

• Responsible for knowing all forms of housing subsidies.
• Responsible for making sure clients fill out housing applications correctly.
• Responsible for developing and maintaining housing resources.
• Responsible for keeping up with all new subsidized housing programs mandates.
• Responsible for completing monthly reports for agency and DHS.
• Participate in both inhouse and offsite training to enhance their skills and effectiveness.
• Responsible for meeting with staff on a regular basis to discuss any problems.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree
• Proficiency in modern business communications including personal computers electronic mail voicemail facsimile and copier equipment
• Two years experience in a social service setting preferably in housing development.

Skills/Abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good writing skills
• Ability to use a computer for prolonged periods
• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
• Ability to stand walk or sit for long periods of time
• Ability to climb five flights of stairs if required to conduct home visits and/or fieldwork
• Ability to bend and retrieve objects and/or documents
• Ability to travel in the boroughs of New York City and its adjacent counties via public transportation
• Ability to travel for a minimum of 1 mile within a reasonable amount of time and in all types of weather including inclement weather if required to conduct home visits and/or field work

BronxWorks seeks to build an inclusive organization grounded in respect for differences. BronxWorks is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified candidates and employees pursuant to applicable law. This commitment applies to all terms conditions and privileges of employment including but not limited to recruitment hiring compensation training and employee development placement promotion demotion upgrading downgrading transfer layoff and termination. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race color gender sex age religion creed national origin ancestry citizenship marital status sexual orientation physical or mental disability medical condition military and veteran status gender identity or expression genetic information status as a victim of domestic violence or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law. If you require reasonable accommodation as part of the application process please contact .