Housing Advocate

Position Title: Housing Advocate

Program: Permanent Supportive Housing

Reports to: Program Manager

Location: Memphis, TN

Status: Full- time

Qualifications:

• Provides overall coordination of family services designed to help program participants obtain and remain in permanent, supportive housing, increase skills and/or income and achieve greater self-determination.

Experience:

• 3 or more year

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or other related areas.

Summary of Duties:

• Assess, orient and facilitate the entry of shelter residents into housing units.
• Provide complete assessment of families.
• Develop individualized family service plans including identification of existing barriers to self-sufficiency setting housing and income goals and developing an action plan.
• Provide direct services to families by making, at a minimum, weekly home visits to discuss, assess, direct and assist in the removal of barriers to self-sufficiency.
• Aid families in obtaining food, clothing, and other basic needs.
• Assist families in securing and maintaining public benefits and entitlements.
• Facilitate groups and activities.
• Teach and/or assist families in developing ADL skills, communication and self-advocacy skills.
• Facilitate family involvement and community activities
• Coordinate and advocate for the involvement of appropriate professionals from other agencies.
• Participate in and contribute to team building.
• Link program participants to employment and/or employment programs.
• Assist families in meeting the obligations of tenancy.
• Collaborate with property management to help families maintain housing.
• Respond to family emergencies.
• Maintain confidentiality of all program participants' records.
• Maintain accurate and on-going documentation in family files and on record keeping forms and reports following contract requirement, agency, and department policies and procedures.
• Attend agency and department meetings.
• Attend training as needed.
• Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned and required by program goals and objectives.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person