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Housing Advocate
S2H BQ - QUEENS, 100-30 Atlantic Ave, Jamaica, New York, United States of America
Req #2447
Thursday, April 11, 2024
ABOUT US: - We believe that everyone deserves a home!
Breaking Ground operates nearly 4,000 units of housing across New York City, along with housing in upstate New York and Connecticut. Supportive housing - affordable housing paired with services designed to help people maintain their homes for the long-term - is widely recognized as a proven and cost-effective solution to chronic homelessness.
But we didn't stop at providing housing. Breaking Ground's programs and services help people experiencing street homelessness - especially those who have been on the streets the longest - to come indoors. Through our Street to Home outreach program and transitional housing resources, we help people get, and stay, on the path to a permanent home.
Breaking Grounds Street to Home program makes regular contact with more than 2,000 street homeless individuals and connects more than 500 individuals to housing, medical and mental health services, substance abuse counseling, and other essential supports each year. The caring, individually tailored attention clients receive at each stage of their journey from street to home ensures that more than 95% of people who Breaking Ground places remain stably housed.
TheHousing Advocateworks with street homeless conducting street outreach with the objective of engaging individuals to determine their eligibility for Street to Home services and to help secure appropriate housing solutions for all people who are street homeless. If chronic, the Housing Advocate will build a relationship with clients utilizing motivational interviewing to encourage the client to work towards permanent housing. If not chronic, Housing Advocate will utilize available resources to secure other housing placements. The Housing Advocate will always work with a partner and will spend most of the shift in an automobile conducting street outreach. The incumbent will respond to 311 calls and community concerns; participate in Code Blue and Code Red alerts; identify new hotspots/encampments and work to eradicate existing hot spots/encampments; conduct a bi-annual vulnerability index on all clients in their catchment area; and enter all required data into outreach database(s).
This position has a 35-hour work week.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Engage with all persons on the street who appear homeless
Create and maintain active registry of chronic homeless clients; non-chronic included in registry
Conduct vulnerability assessment
Attend clinical supervision and training
Develop and maintain recordkeeping files and databases, completion of necessary reports and data entry
Communicate with team members through progress notes, program databases, reports, staff meetings, and weekly clinical supervision
Liaison with other service providers on behalf of clients
Collaborate with Parks Department, NYPD, DSNY, MTA, and other agencies
Respond to 311 calls
Participate in Code Blue/Red
Monitor encampments
Performs other related duties as assigned
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Two years related work experience
Bachelors degree or equivalent education and experience
Knowledgeable about local benefit agencies and familiarity with substance abuse, mental health, and employment issues
Strong oral and written communication skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and electronic record keeping
Valid NY or NJ drivers license with a good driving record, as defined by Breaking Ground, is a condition of employment
Must maintain a good driving record (as defined by the organization) is a condition of employment
Bi-lingual (English/Spanish) preferred
EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled
Other details
Pay Type Hourly
Min Hiring Rate $21.98
Max Hiring Rate $21.98
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S2H BQ - QUEENS, 100-30 Atlantic Ave, Jamaica, New York, United States of America
Full Time
$40k-56k (estimate)
05/03/2024
05/16/2024
breakingground.org
MEMPHIS, TN
200 - 500
1990
$10M - $50M
In 1990, a small group of people came together to bring to scale a new model of housing for people who were experiencing or at risk of homelessness - permanent supportive housing. The result was Breaking Ground's Times Square residence. Nearly 30 years later, the Times Square remains the largest supportive residence in the country, and thousands of people have been able to escape or avoid life on the streets by finding a home in one of its 652 apartments. Today, Breaking Ground operates nearly 4,000 units of housing across New York City, along with housing in upstate New York and Connecticut. ...Supportive housing - affordable housing paired with wraparound services designed to help people maintain their homes for the long-term - is widely recognized as a proven and cost-effective solution to chronic homelessness. And for individuals and families at the edge of homelessness, our affordable apartments serve a a crucial safety net. But we didn't stop at providing housing. Breaking Ground's programs and services help people experiencing street homelessness - especially those who have been on the streets the longest - to come indoors. Through our Street to Home outreach program and transitional housing resources, we help people get, and stay, on the path to a permanent home.
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The following is the career advancement route for Housing Advocate positions, which can be used as a reference in future career path planning. As a Housing Advocate, it can be promoted into senior positions as a Top Community Development Executive that are expected to handle more key tasks, people in this role will get a higher salary paid than an ordinary Housing Advocate. You can explore the career advancement for a Housing Advocate below and select your interested title to get hiring information.