Community Support Worker

Everyone deserves a safe place to rest, eat and build their better tomorrow. Start empowering people experiencing housing instability at the Women's Housing Navigation shelter!

ABOUT WOMEN'S HOUSING NAVIGATION

The shelter offers a safe and welcoming environment to women experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque. The center is open year-round and offers meals, a warm overnight bed, and secure under-bed storage. We provide low barrier, trauma-informed case management, job searching and other supportive services. We work to guide guests through a successful exit from shelter to safe, stable housing, and a plan for ongoing support.

As part of Chicanos Por La Causa, we believe in human dignity. Our work at the shelter goes back to our mission to drive economic and political empowerment.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The CPLC New Mexico Community Support Worker in the Local Lead Agency (LLA) program provides housing and support services to people who are referred from all kinds of support services agencies. The Community Support Worker provides individualized and specialized support to participants, focusing on obtaining employment, financial literacy, meeting program expectations, maintaining housing, and increasing academic achievement.

• Coordinates case management services to participants in LLA program, providing guidance in the apartment search process
• Conducts assessments with participants to determine goals, barriers, resource needs, and other factors related to case planning, acting as a broker for services and referring them to community resources when necessary
• Coaches participants in living independently, including ongoing independent living skills development
• Acts as liaison between participants and landlords  to mediate issues,  building  relationships / partnerships with landlords and outside support services
• Facilitates a Quarterly group for the LLA program participants / Stakeholders’ meetings
• Travels into the community for a variety of reasons, such as conducting home visits with participants, providing necessary transportation according to availability, and participating in outreach activities to bring more awareness to the CPLC New Mexico programs.

QUALITIES THAT MAKE A GREAT COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER :

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

BENEFITS!

We recognize that our success is driven by great talent, and that's why we provide a comprehensive and competitive suite of benefits :

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