Career Opportunities

Housing Forward is committed to creating a diverse team environment that reflects the community we serve. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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.

Street Outreach Specialist

Monday, June 7th, 2021

The street outreach specialist is part of a coordinated street outreach team that identifies and engages people living in unsheltered locations, such as in cars, parks, abandoned buildings, encampments, and on the streets. The street outreach team members, individually and collectively, reach people who might not otherwise seek assistance or come to the attention of the homelessness service system and ensures that people’s basic needs are met while supporting them along pathways toward housing stability. Each Street Outreach Specialist is responsible for conducting outreach, providing information and referrals, completing assessments, intakes, performing short-term case management, and providing concrete services.

Case Management Supervisor

Thursday, June 3rd, 2021

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.

Staff Accountant

Thursday, May 20th, 2021

The Staff Accountant provides support for the finance department on a wide variety of accounting tasks. The Staff Accountant’s primary responsibility will be grant related accounting operations and general ledger activities. This position involves handling highly confidential and sensitive information and interaction with staff at various levels of the organization. Independent judgment is required to plan, prioritize, and organize a diversified workload.

Resident Assistant (part-time & overnight)

Thursday, May 13th, 2021

The Resident Assistant is responsible for the overall safety and well-being of clients in Interim Housing and building security during the overnight hours. The Resident Assistant is also responsible for answering overnight calls, completing accurate data entry into the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) database, and making hourly safety checks of the building. The Resident Assistant may also be responsible for preparing meals for clients who are approved for after-curfew arrival. This position requires professional interactions, distribution of basic supplies and cooperating with other staff and volunteers.

Manager, Foundations & Corporate Relations

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021

Housing Forward is experiencing substantial growth and is expanding its development team. We are seeking a strategic, dynamic and experienced development professional for the new Institutional Giving Manager position. This team member will be responsible for conducting the full range of activities required to research, prepare, submit, and manage grant proposals to foundations, corporations, and congregations. Reporting to the Director of Development and Communication, this position includes the responsibility for writing proposals and submitting reports on grant funded projects and tracking the status of grants as required. This position will also be responsible for donor research, event support, and special administrative projects as needed.

Housing Navigator

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021

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.

AMERICORPS MEMBER POSITION: Employment Counselor

Friday, February 19th, 2021

The Employment Counselor works directly with Career Passport clients in all phases of the employment readiness program from outreach to intake to the intensive therapeutic/teaching phase to job search and post hire retention services. The Employment Counselor will also provide employment related assistance to clients on both an individual level and group level as warranted.

AMERICORPS MEMBER POSITION: Interim Housing Case Aide

Friday, February 19th, 2021

The case aide assists program clients with basic needs in the Interim Housing Program and provides support to the program staff.

AMERICORPS MEMBER POSITION: Medical Respite & Families In Transition Aide

Friday, February 19th, 2021

The MR & Fit Case Aide will participate in the following processes: 1) intake, assessment, and referral services to clients in program; 2) facilitation of clients’ linkage to other departments within Housing Forward’s continuum of care; and 3) provide crisis intervention, advocacy and education to and on behalf of clients. The MR & FiT Case Aide strives to build a trusting relationship with clients in all programs in an effort to encourage access to services and housing and reduce the length of stay in these programs.

How to Apply

If you are applying for a position on staff, please visit our job portal.

If you are applying for an AmeriCorps position, please apply directly through the AmeriCorps portal. To access Housing Forward positions use Quick Search and type in the following:

Program Type – AmeriCorps State/National
State – IL
Program Name – Housing Forward

No phone calls please.

It is the policy of Housing Forward, as an equal opportunity employer, to attract and retain the best qualified individuals available, without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability or veteran status.

Please note: Housing Forward interview requests and job offers only originate from housingforward.org email addresses (e.g. jsmith@housingforward.org). Housing Forward will also never ask for bank information (e.g. account and routing number), social security numbers, passwords, or other sensitive information to be delivered via email. If you receive a scam email or wish to report a security issue involving Housing Forward, please notify us at: security@housingforward.org.