Housing Specialist

North Suffolk is looking for a Housing Specialist to join our team!  The Housing Specialist provides direct care services at the site-based and mobile Emergency Respite Program.This paraprofessional position also provides direct services to people in respite setting in the areas of daily living skills, transportation, skill-building, money management, medication administration, risk mitigation and other areas based on the person-centered treatment plan. Services are provided based on recovery tenets and are aimed to promote overall health and well-being of persons served   Schedule: Tuesday - Friday 2pm-10pm. Saturday 8am-4pm.  What you'll do: * Develop and maintain expertise in assisting persons served with all aspects of housing search: identification of barriers to housing and overall assessment of client-specific housing options. * Acts as liaison with, staff, family members, advocates, and local, state, and federal housing staff and programs as needed related to matters of housing. * Document each person’s progress in the confidential record according to established methods and procedures. * Organize, update, and oversee the unit’s housing resource board to ensure residents have access to current information on community housing options and housing eligibility requirements. * Meet with all mobile and site-based Emergency respite clients upon admission and complete overall assessment of their housing needs and assist client in establishing immediate and longer-term goals for client. Communicate to other team members and assign/delegate tasks as needed to other team members including staff and trainees. What you’ll need: * Education:  * High School Diploma/GED equivalent required.  * Bachelors Degree highly preferred. * Experience:  * At least one year working in case management and/or housing community/coordination * Highly preferred, not required: At least one year experience with population that has severe and persistent mental illness and/or substance use disorder; Experience working with local, state, and federal housing programs; Individuals with lived-experience * Skills:  * Must have Driver’s license.  * Must be MAP certified and CPR/1st aide certified within the first five months of hire (training provided). Competitive & Comprehensive Benefits: * Paid Time Off – Two weeks’ Vacation per year (three weeks after 1 year of service), 12 Sick Days per year, and 11 Paid Holidays per year * Eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program * Health & Dental Insurance, with generous employer contribution * Employer Paid Life Insurance * 403 (b) Retirement Plan with employer matching * Voluntary Short and Long Term Disability Insurance * Medical & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts * Access to Credit Union Banking * Access to State Tuition Remission Program (Worksite Specific) * Employee Referral Bonus Program * Discounted Movie Tickets * Comprehensive Training Program * Internal Advancement Opportunities