Family Supportive Housing Advocate

The Family Supportive Housing Advocates serves as a case manager, providing direct, community-based support to families working toward stable housing. This role focuses on case management, housing retention, and connecting families to essential services.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Provide ongoing case management to families in our supportive housing programs
• Make regular home visits and stay consistently connected with your clients
• Help families navigate housing paperwork and program requirements
• Support financial stability through budgeting and resource planning
• Connect clients to community resources — healthcare, employment, childcare, and more
• Step in to deescalate conflict and respond calmly when a crisis comes up

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A valid Vermont driver's license
• 4 years relevant professional experience
• Comfort and compassion working with people facing mental health challenges, substance use, or economic hardship
• Strong communication and documentation skills, and the ability to manage your own caseload independently

BENEFITS:

We back this job up with real benefits, not just a paycheck:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Short-term disability, accident insurance, and life/AD&D coverage

A 403(b) retirement plan

A confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• 12 vacation days
• 12 sick days
• 11 holidays
• 4 personal days

A Mission Worth Joining

This is more than a job; it's a chance to help end homelessness right here in our community. We're proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we especially encourage people with lived experience related to our mission to apply. Your background, whatever it looks like, might be exactly what makes you great at this.

Applications are open through July 14, 2026.

About COMMITTEE ON TEMPORARY SHELTER

For 40 years COTS has been working in Chittenden County to creatively find solutions to end homelessness; we aren’t afraid to try new things. We are looking for team members with a passion for doing good and creative thinking. COTS offers a competitive benefits package including access to healthcare, retirement savings, and robust time off, as well as benefits focused on supporting human services professionals with mental and emotional wellbeing. COTS strives to create a supportive, collaborative and fun work environment...consider joining us on our mission to end homelessness!