Housing Stabilization Mentor

About the Role

You will be part of a dynamic, passionate team of mentors working directly with participants who have recently left EMPath's emergency shelter programs. You will be supporting their journey to self-sufficiency and remaining stably housed. The Stabilization Mentor is a critical role in EMPath's Mobility Mentoring model, engaging in goal setting within the framework of maintaining permanent housing, employment, and savings within a two-year horizon. Through this work you become a Mobility Mentor.

Responsibilities

• Assisting families with all aspects of managing their tenancy, collaborating with the housing team and landlords
• Providing advocacy, consumer education, and crisis management when necessary to prevent housing disruption
• Helping families establish, strengthen, and maintain residential stability and connections to their neighborhood, through schools, employment services, and medical providers

Requirements

• Passion for and experience in working with a diverse population, including homeless and formerly homeless, immigrants, and BIPOC families
• Proven skill in collaborating with families to develop goals and providing clear feedback
• Understanding of housing subsidy programs, as well as Landlord/Tenant rights
• Deep understanding and respect for data. We are a data driven organization
• Tech savvy, computer literate
• Be an effective communicator
• Strong organizational, mediation, and negotiation skills
• Willingness to meet our participants where they need you; online or in-person
• Some evenings and weekends may be required
• Access to reliable transportation is required
• Flexibility and resilience

Qualifications

• Bi-lingual in Spanish or Haitian Creole preferred
• 3 plus years' experience in human and/or social services
• Bachelor's degree in human and/or social services

Pay

$26.27 to $27.78 per hour, based on education, experience and language skills.

Schedule

Hybrid work opportunity. EMPath transitioned to a 36-hour, 4-day work week. This position requires 3 days in-office (working across EMPath offices in both the Brighton and Mattapan areas) and 1 day remote. Some evenings and weekends may be required. The first 90 days of employment will be in person and then move to Hybrid.

Benefits

• 4 weeks of accrued paid time off
• 9 paid holidays
• 2 floating holidays
• Competitive salary
• Retirement planning
• Competitive healthcare benefits