As a Housing Specialist, you'll work with homeless veterans to relocate from homelessness into permanent housing. You'll develop relationships with landlords and brokers, inspect apartments, and collaborate with government agencies to link apartments and utilize vouchers.
Requirements
- High School Diploma or equivalent OR equivalent experience and skills
- Knowledge of the challenges faced by the homeless veteran population
- Prior experience in case management, assessment, counseling, and crisis intervention
- Strong oral and written communication skills and negotiating ability
- Dependable, resourceful, keenly attentive to detail, eager to take initiative, and able to work effectively in a fast-paced and demanding environment
- Excellent organizational and documentation skills enabling management of multiple priorities in a time-sensitive manner
- Computer literacy, particularly with Microsoft Office applications: Word, Outlook, and Excel
Benefits
- Health insurance through Cigna, including dental and vision
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401(k) with Company contribution