Housing Specialist

WHO IS CHI

Community Housing Innovations (CHI) is a not-for-profit housing and human services organization that aims to support social and economic independence. Our vision is to end generational poverty and foster upward mobility by ensuring that all families and individuals live in quality housing have a home of their own and a job to support them. We believe quality affordable housing is the foundation for prosperity personal fulfillment and success.

WHAT DO I NEED

• Education: Bachelors Degree in human services or related field preferred.
• Experience: Two years experience working in a related field such as homelessness or housing preferred.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Proficiency in English requiredbi-lingual (Spanish) is a plus.
• Computer skills: Basic competency in MS Windows MS Office and internet usage.
• Math Skills: Ability to formulate simple financial budgets.
• Physical Performance: Ability to make home visits (walk distances climb several flights of stairs etc.)
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to prioritize make appropriate decisions and judgment calls.
• Other Skills: Ability to relate to the underserved homeless and disabled populations. Ability to work independently or as part of a team be highly organized assume responsibility work well under pressure meet deadlines multitask be flexible and maintain a high level of attention to details.

ANYTHING ELSE

• Salary: $25.04 per hour approximately $52080 annually
• Overtime available
• Open shifts: Tuesday-Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

WHAT WILL I BE DOING

CHI is looking for a full-time Housing Specialist for our Wading River location. You will be responsible for ensuring that all program participants are provided with the services necessary to locate acquire maintain and retain permanent housing and are living in well-maintained is accomplished by performing the following functions:

• Adhere to and enforce program regulations policies and procedures. Ensure that all clients are receiving quality services that are in compliance with the program.
• Assist clients in locating housing within their specified budgets.
• Provide information referrals and advocacy services for local and out of state housing.
• Develop and maintain a resource network for referrals as related to housing including realtors landlords housing complexes and Section 8 offices.
• Collaborate with DSS property owners/brokers and other service providers.
• Responsible for face-to-face meetings with clients frequency is dependent on client and program needs but no less than once a month.
• Inspect living spaces regularly in accordance with OTDA and local district policy.
• Evaluate document and inform supervisor of site needs.
• Assist with building positive relationships between clients and property owners or representatives.
• Responsible for collecting and reviewing housing logs housing packets housing program enrollment and DSS paperwork.
• Provide knowledge to clients in maintaining permanent housing.
• Submit all internal and external reports in a timely and correct manner as required by funding agencies and/or CHI (housing logs unit inspection sheets progress notes as required by DSS).
• Complete unit inspections and assist in bi-weekly extermination.
• Accompany clients to housing appointments inspections etc. when needed.

WHY CHI

CHI employs a team of hard-working compassionate people who want to give back to others in their community. We are proud to offer:

• Paid time off
• 2 personal days awarded annually
• Health insurance and health reimbursement account
• Dental and vision plans
• Flexible spending account
• AFLAC supplemental insurance
• Voluntary plans
• Dependent Care Spending Account
• Working Advantage- Employee Perks
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Monthly trainings and career development plans

DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION

Community Housing Innovations Inc. (CHI) respects diversity and is an equal opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color creed religion national origin citizenship status age disability sex gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status partnership status veteran status genetic information or any other status protected by applicable federal state or local laws. Community Housing Innovations is committed to diversity equity and inclusion.

This commitment applies to recruiting hiring placement promotion transfer compensation training assignments benefits employee activities termination access to facilities and programs and all other terms and conditions of employment as well as general treatment during employment.