Department Intern - Housing

Distinguishing Features of Work

The individual in this position will collaborate with professional staff in ending a person's literal homelessness. This will occur through engaging with sheltered and unsheltered homeless households in building rapport, establishing appropriate documentation, and filling out paperwork, housing unit identification, and assisting with move-ins, thereby assisting the household in moving from homelessness into permanent housing. This work may happen anywhere in the community, including in shelters and in outdoor locations.

Examples of Work Performed

• Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Build rapport and maintain professional relationships with diverse populations.
• Assist individuals with completing applications, gathering documentation, or navigating services.
• Able to safely work independently in field settings with appropriate supervision.

Requirements of Work

• Knowledge appropriate to the work being assigned.
• Ability to use a computer to access, interpret, and record information.
• May require ability to research, analyze, summarize, and report findings.
• May require ability to work outdoors in inclement weather.
• May require ability to tolerate airborne nuisances associated with open grounds, construction, and windy conditions.
• May require ability to cover uneven terrain, go up and down stairs, and otherwise maneuver around construction sites.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, representatives of other organizations, and/or the public.
• Communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Safely perform the physical requirements for the specific internship assignment.
• May require ability to acquire and maintain a valid Kansas Driver’s License.

Qualifications

Level of knowledge appropriate to the work being assigned.

Ability to use a computer to access, interpret, and record information.

May require ability to research, analyze, summarize, and report findings.

May require ability to work outdoors in inclement weather.

May require ability to tolerate airborne nuisances associated with open grounds, construction, and windy conditions.

May require ability to cover uneven terrain, go up and down stairs, and otherwise maneuver around construction sites.

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, representatives of other organizations, and/or the public.

Communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing.

Safely perform the physical requirements for the specific internship assignment.

May require ability to acquire and maintain a valid Kansas Driver’s License.

Skills

Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.

Demonstrated ability to build rapport and maintain professional relationships with diverse populations.

Experience assisting individuals with completing applications, gathering documentation, or navigating services.

Ability to safely work independently in field settings with appropriate supervision.

Benefits

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory evaluation of a criminal record check.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details on schedule are not specified in the job posting.