Successful candidates for all AmeriCorps positions will perform their service hours on-site at Housing Forward or a partner agency, and will not be considered employees of the respective agency.
Housing Forward is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against applicants for employment because of race, creed, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, sex, or sexual orientation.
The Case Management Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the clinical and non-clinical operations and services provided by the Housing Department. The Case Management Supervisor is responsible for ensuring that case management staff are working with clients to develop individual service plans through appropriate internal and community linkages that address their barriers to maintaining housing and increasing self-sufficiency. May carry a small caseload.
This position provides rotating support between two of the agency’s programs – Sojourner House and the Emergency Shelter. This position serves as the lead Case Manager providing initial intake, ongoing case management, basic support and ensuring the safety of clients during their stay at Sojourner House. This position will also provide evening coverage, as needed, in the Emergency Shelter.
Housing Forward is seeking an Intake and Assessment Specialist to provide direction and oversight as the initial point of entry for the intake, assessment and referrals process during Coordinated Entry Walk-In Center hours. The Intake & Assessment Specialist will also be responsible for processing emergency assistance requests (EAR) and connecting individuals and families to homelessness prevention (HP), short term stabilization services (STSS), and employment services as they are deemed eligible. Coordinated Entry (CE) is a community-wide system to standardize and expedite the process by which people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness access housing and homeless resources. Through CE, people experiencing homelessness are matched to services and housing based on their preferences and level of need.
The Housing Navigator provides support and assistance to families and individuals experiencing homelessness and to households that are at imminent risk of losing their housing. The Housing Navigator is responsible for receiving and assessing referrals from Coordinated Entry and facilitating the transition for households determined eligible for Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) and Transitional Housing for Veterans (TH-VA) services to housing, This position also serves as a general housing resource for households served by the agency’s walk-in center.
Coordinated Entry (CE) is a community-wide system to standardize and expedite the process by which people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness access housing and homeless resources. Through CE, people experiencing homelessness are matched to services and housing based on their preferences and level of need.
The Shelter Manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the agency's seasonal Emergency Shelter and the summer Transitional Shelter programs. This position interfaces with congregational and community leaders and manages a network of volunteer teams and three part-time shelter relief workers. This position routinely interacts with shelter clients and responds to critical incidents in the Shelter. The Shelter Manager operates within and regularly interfaces with other Program Managers to meet the comprehensive needs of clients. This position upholds the agency’s Core Values and will work in accordance with the agency’s Trauma Informed Policy and other Practices of the Agency.
The Emergency Assistance Specialist will provide initial intake, assessment and referrals during Entry Point Walk-In Center hours. The Emergency Assistance Specialist will also be responsible for shelter diversion, processing emergency assistance requests and connecting individuals and families to homelessness prevention, short term-stabilization, and employment services, as they are deemed eligible.
The Housing Coordinator is responsible for assisting individuals and families accepted into the agency's permanent supporting housing programs with the move-in process including housing search process and placement into affordable rental properties, securing and coordinating household furnishings. This position will perform ongoing tenant education, collect monthly occupancy fees, handle evictions and the move-out process. This position is also responsible for performing new housing inspections, environmental reviews as necessary, maintaining relationships with private landlords, communicating with landlords on apartment maintenance issues and marketing and securing new landlords and property management companies for the program. The Housing Coordinator will also serve as principal contact with our housing partners regarding administrative matters, maintaining all lease schedules, and the lease renewal process.
The second shift staff works directly with homeless men, women and families in Housing Forward PADS’ Emergency Shelters. The position staffs the overnight shift (10:30pm – 5:00am) in the shelters.
