Housing Specialist Trainee
Housing Specialist Trainee
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$ 33489 - 51908
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Job Description
Hours: fulltime 37.5 hours per week) MondayFriday 8:30 am 5:00 pm or TuesdaySaturday 8:30 am 5:00 pm.
Location: burg VA 24501
Position Summary
The Housing Specialist Trainee will be responsible for maintaining relationships and problem solving with landlords as well as completing interim and annual reviews HQS inspections initial needs assessments initial intakes and annual assessments. The Housing Specialist Trainee will serve as a liaison between tenants case managers and landlords. The Housing Specialist Trainee will be required to complete mandatory training within six months of employment.
Required Education and Experience
- High School Diploma / GED
- No professional experience required less than one year of human services experience.
- Will be required to complete Housing Specialist training program to be transferred into a full Housing Specialist position upon completion of the training.
Related Knowledge Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of the services systems and programs available in the community including primary health care support services eligibility criteria and intake processes generic community resources and mental health developmental disabilities and substance abuse treatment programs; Ability to identify and document an individuals needs for resources services and other supports; Ability to review and utilize information from assessments evaluations observation and interviews to develop individual service plans; Ability to identify services and resources within the community and established service system to meet the individuals needs.
Ability to drive and must possess a valid drivers license. May be called upon to travel to any Horizon worksite; transport clients provide services to client @other locations. Regular attendance at trainings and Horizon meetings may require travel to a variety of Horizon sites; Ability to participate in and successfully pass behavioral intervention training; includes both verbal deescalation skills and physical skills techniques to be utilized with consumers as needed; Willing and available to work modified schedules (weekends holiday etc. as required.
HORIZON ENVIRONMENT
Horizon Behavioral Health is located in the beautiful heart of Central Virginia. Whether your passions be hiking the Appalachian Trails kayaking the James River Blueways or a Sunday drive along the worldfamous Blue Ridge Parkway burg Virginia offers smalltown southern charm with an active culture of music festivals outdoor activities worldclass performing arts and a revitalized downtown that placed it at the top of the list by as the 2019 best place for millennials to move. Horizon is also the proud recipient of Living in burgs 2021 Giving Back Award Best of burg for Counseling Services for multiple consecutive years and named Best Place to Work by burg Business Magazine in 2023 and again in 2024!
To Apply Please visit our online career center at Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Full-Time
