Community Life Service Coordinator

About The Community Builders (TCB)

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About Community Life at TCB

Community Life (CL) is TCBs placebased model that uses stable housing as a platform for connecting families seniors and households with disabilities to community resources and opportunities. We engage residents in creating programs and building strategic partnerships with local stakeholders to create pathways to opportunities in early education economic mobility youth development voting registration health and resident leadership. Community Lifes goal is to create equitable access to community supports resources and opportunities for all residents so that everyone can thrive. The successful candidate will have a chance to join in a onceinageneration neighborhood transformation plan made possible through the Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant.

About Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant (CNI)

The Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grant leverages significant public and private dollars to support locally driven strategies that address struggling neighborhoods with distressed public or HUDassisted housing through a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation. Local leaders residents and stakeholders such as public housing authorities cities schools business owners nonprofits and private developers come together to create and implement a plan that unleashes the full potential of communities by revitalizing severely distressed public and/or assisted housing and catalyzing critical improvements in the neighborhood including businesses services and schools. The Choice grant aims to ensure residents can experience personal and professional transformation while the physical landscape of the community also transforms. We will achieve these goals by ensuring families are stable in their housing and connected to programs and resources in the areas of education workforce development financial education and asset building and health. Additionally community engagement and communitybuilding activities are essential to building resident trust and creating a culture of accountability and responsiveness.

Woodhill Homes: The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority and the City of Cleveland were awarded a $35 million FY 2020 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant for the BuckeyeWoodhill neighborhood. In 2018 the Housing Authority City and community partners secured a Choice Neighborhoods Planning award. Now through the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant the partners are moving from planning to action. The grantee (CMHA) and their partners will: create 800 new mixedincome rental units; develop a new health clinic early childhood education center and retail space on a commercial corridor; rehab owneroccupied housing and infill vacant lots; and connect residents to employment health early learning and education opportunities. We have reached a critical milestone in the 6year project where the majority of families have relocated offsite to their temporary housing while new housing is built. This phase requires SCs to be mobile doing outreach and home visits in the community where people have relocated to. SCs will work closely with CMHA PM to coordinate onsite activities at those CMHA properties residents have been transferred to.

Position Description:
Reporting to the Community Life Senior ManagerResident Experience the Community Life Service Coordinator (CLSC) develops coordinates and implements support services for residents of Woodhill Homes. The CLSC will ensure resident and community success through close work with the property management team the economic stability coordinator youth development specialist and all Choice partners. The CLSC will work oneonone with residents to assist them in achieving personal goals related to health education financial selfsufficiency social connectedness and housing stability. The CLSC is an integral part of the housing and property team and plays a critical role in the overall positive culture of the property for the enjoyment of its residents and the respect of its neighbors.

The CLSC will work with each family to create family success plans that will guide the support interventions and referrals needed by the family and individuals in the home. The family success plans are residentcentered and evolving to ensure resident needs are being met. The CLSC in collaboration with the Community Life data team and Choice evaluation partner will track performance measures and administer an annual survey.

Essential Functions:

• Provide mobile case management meeting with residents once a quarter at minimum in their homes or within the community.
• Conduct assessments of resident households for strengths and areas of growth/opportunities.
• Develop and implement a Family Success Plan for each household to assess and develop S.M.A.R.T goals and outcomes aligned with Choice metrics.
• Participate in resident and community meetings that are relevant to advancing Choice goals and outcomes including steering committee working group meetings and monthly communitybased organization meetings in neighborhoods residents are currently residing in.
• Integrate relocation activities into Family Success Plans to ensure residents experience minimal interruptions to their lives and personal and professional goals.
• Work collaboratively with property management and TCB development team to ensure smooth transitions housing stability and clear communications about the Choice grant construction and relocation.
• Build positive relationships in the community to build capacity and maintain current partnerships to ensure resources are available.
• Monitor residents housing stability on an ongoing basis and provide mediation services between residents and Property Management should there be any issues maintenance requests late rent payments or conflicts of any kind. Coordinate with other agencies/partners services to be delivered to residents in need of rent and utility assistance. Assist in development of plans to address barriers to lease infractions.
• Coordinate and communicate with TCB property management as residents begin returning to the new housing assisting in the lease up process and welcome orientation clinics conducted by TCB PM.
• Administer an annual survey to residents.
• Attend training and continuing education opportunities offered by the Community Life team.
• Attend weekly and monthly staff meetings.
• Keep CL Senior ManagerResident Experience apprised of issues affecting residents.
• Document and maintain accurate and uptodate records in datatracking software.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to understand and respect values attitudes and beliefs that differ across cultures and to respond appropriately to these differences with residents in planning implementing and evaluating programs and services
• Willingness to work in the community enter residents homes and meet residents where they are to provide them with the support needed. Personal transportation required to meet with families in their new temporary residences during relocation phase.
• Ability to attend evening and weekend community events as needed.
• Excellent communication organization and writing skills.
• Capable of building and maintaining positive relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders including but not limited to: residents senior staff volunteers interns and community partners.
• Experience working with families to support their aspirations.
• Ability to collect track and understand data to assess programs and partnerships and inform strategies.
• Operate on time with consistency and a high level of integrity and professionalism; provide excellent customer service to residents and partners.
• Knowledge of federal state and local policies affecting housing is a plus.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree with a focus in social work human services public health education or community development. An Associates in a relevant field combined with professional experience will also be considered. CHW certification or MSW is a bonus.
• 2 years of overall professional experience working with families in housing or human services agencies required.
• Proficiency with MS Excel PowerPoint Word Outlook and other computer programs.
• Previous engagement communication and collaboration with residents of diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds preferred.
• Experience working with partners and team members to implement programs and initiatives.
• Experience working with data management software is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical dental and vision insurance
• 12 Paid Holidays & tenurebased PTO accruals
• Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
• Company paid Life & Disability Insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match
• Taxadvantage accounts: commuter/parking medical & dependent care FSA
• Hospital & Critical Illness Insurance
• Confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

*Note: this is a 4year grant funded position which will be extended based on future funding. Salary Range: $4345k annually

The Community Builders is an equal opportunity employer.