Housing Support Specialist

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Work Shift

Overview:

Sentara Health is looking to hire a Remote Housing Support Specialist.

Candidates must reside in Charlottesville and/or surrounding areas as traveling in the field is required.

This job provides support to members with housing insecurity or who are experiencing homelessness or who are returning to the community after a nursing home stay to find and secure appropriate housing. Work involves property visits and community networking to maintain a thorough knowledge of housing and supportive resources. The Housing Services Specialist educates members about housing options to include Housing Choice Vouchers and low-income housing and provides referrals to suitable properties. This position collaborates with other housing specialists social workers and case managers and carries a caseload of members in the Western region of the state.

Education:

• High School Diploma (required)

Experience:

• 1 - 3 years experience in community outreach or customer service (required)
• 1 - 3 years experience in assisting older adults the elderly and persons with disabilities to secure accessible affordable housing (required)
• 1 - 3 years experience working with low-income housing providers to develop accessible and affordable housing for older adults elderly and persons with disabilities (required)
• Healthcare experience (preferred)

Keywords: Talroo-Allied Health Healthcare Housing Support Specialist Low Income Community Outreach Customer Service

Sentara Health is an equal opportunity employer and prides itself on the diversity and inclusiveness of its close to an almost 30000-member workforce. Diversity inclusion and belonging is a guiding principle of the organization to ensure its workforce reflects the communities it serves.

In support of our mission to improve health every day this is a tobacco-free environment.

For positions that are available as remote work Sentara Health employs associates in the following states:

Alabama Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Louisiana Maine Maryland Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin and Wyoming.