DIC - Housing Navigator

Job Responsibilities

• Engaging in phone and field-based outreach to assigned EHV & CityFHEPS households, including engaging with clients in shelter and other settings.
• Aid the household with acquiring the necessary documentation and mitigate issues with credit reports, utility arrears, and unfavorable landlord references as necessary.
• Assist EHV & CityFHEPS recipients with the process of securing housing, including coordinating and attending apartment interviews; acquiring and submitting apartment applications, supporting documentation, and forms; navigating the various rental subsidy and inspection processes; securing applicable move-in assistance; and coordinating move-ins with landlords and other relevant stakeholders.
• Provide participants with listings of potential housing options in alignment with participants' housing needs and geographic preferences.
• Assist with landlord applications.
• Assist with HRA Broker Fee, Security Voucher, and moving expenses.
• Add unit to HOME database, when necessary.
• Arrange for timely inspections and landlord corrective action, in coordination with NYCHA.
• Explain and review the lease and sublease agreement with the EHV & CityFHEPS household.
• Educate EHV & CityFHEPS recipients on their rights and responsibilities as tenants.
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive and current documentation and provide reports as needed.
• Follow up with residents once they are placed in housing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (BA/BS) preferred.
• Two years of full-time satisfactory professional experience in housing, homelessness, case management, or a related field.
• Experience working with youth and young adults experiencing homelessness.

Supervisory Responsibility

No

Work Environment

Normal Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: 40 hours weekly. Travel (if required): Yes.

Physical Requirements

N/A

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Employees will also perform reasonable related business duties as assigned.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer,layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.