Community Life Service Coordinator

The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB) is an entrepreneurial real estate developer and owner. Our mission is to build and sustain strong communities where all people can thrive. We envision a world with vibrant, safe and inclusive neighborhoods where all people live in healthy homes with equitable access to resources and opportunities to pursue their dreams. Founded in 1964, TCB currently owns/manages 12,000+ units of rental housing across the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Midwest.

About Community Life

Community Life (CL) is The Community Builders (TCB)'s place-based model that uses healthy and stable housing as a platform for connecting residents to services, community resources and opportunities so they can thrive. By creating programs and building strategic partnerships with residents and local stakeholders, CL helps create pathways to opportunities in early education, economic mobility, youth development, community engagement, voter registration, healthy living, and resident leadership.

Responsibilities

• Build relationships with residents to better understand their needs and aspirations and connect them with local resources and opportunities.
• Develop strategic partnerships with local service providers; bring programs to the property.
• Collaborate with TCB property management to develop annual one-year workplans outlining strategies, partnership development and activities that fit into the sites’ strategic objectives.
• Conduct the Community Life Questionnaire.
• Develop an annual Community Success Plan, a strategic work plan that includes strategies, activities and partners necessary to impact CL outcomes.
• Conduct new welcome orientations for new residents.
• Create consistent outreach and communication with residents, including monthly newsletters, flyers, telephone calls and door knocking.
• Use of TCB's data collection and analysis systems, CL Connect and Power BI, to document services provided to residents and outcomes achieved.
• Participation and coordination of resident support and resources around housing stabilization issues such as late rent payments, housekeeping and other lease compliance issues.
• Participate in ongoing professional development, at least 12 hours per year that pertain to the CLSC position.
• Recruit and lead volunteers and interns to assist at the property.
• Attend regular supervision meetings, and site team meetings.
• Other duties and responsibilities as requested.

Requirements

• Experience building and maintaining effective partnerships and working with social service providers and other organizations.
• Demonstrated management ability and interest in motivating and energizing site staff and partners.
• Demonstrated experience and expertise in using data and evaluations to inform practice and program design.
• Experience engaging, communicating and collaborating with residents of diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, including in areas relating to housing stabilization and goal-setting.
• Excellent organizational, communication (oral and written), and problem-solving skills.
• Strong personal initiative, attention to detail, and ability to work independently.
• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field with 5+ years of related experience preferred.
• Bilingual Spanish speaker required.

Pay

Full time $60-$70K