Housing Support Specialist

Full-time

Description

Our Mental Health Programs department is searching for full-time Housing Support Specialists to collaborate with transitional tenants. As Housing Specialist you will assist transitional tenants with mental health diagnoses toward housing self-sufficiency and provide oversight of transitional housing maintenance. You will accomplish this by :

• Meeting with tenants one-on-one to develop service plan goals and assist them in accomplishing those goals
• Facilitating connection to community resources such as medical and mental health services
• Provide housing support to tenants including move-in safety inspection and submitting maintenance requests and
• Responding to crisis situations effectively and professionally.

The Transitional Housing program is a short term 3-6 months temporary housing program for Westmoreland County adults (18) residents who are homeless with a mental health diagnosis or co-occurring disorder. The program is intended to assist individuals with complex issues related to supports and the inability to maintain stable housing.

Westmoreland Community Action is a non-profit organization that works to connect individuals and families to opportunities and resources throughout the community to improve their quality of life and help to reduce poverty in the community. This is accomplished through housing counseling support education intervention collaborations partnerships information referrals and networking.

Requirements

Benefits :

Westmoreland Community Action (WCA) is committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects our community and those that we seek to serve. If you in good faith believe that you are qualified to succeed in this position we encourage you to apply. Please include a cover letter to tell us about your unique qualifications for the position. Our hiring manager will review your application and if interested will contact you regarding next steps.

Salary Description

$37232 - $40747 based on years of experience

Required Experience :

IC

Key Skills

Cement Plant,Banking,ABAP,HR Operations,BI,Arbitration

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1

Yearly Salary Salary : 37232 - 40747