Housing Support Specialist (Community, Rehabilitation, and Wellness Program)

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Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals living with mental health challenges, substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.

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JOB SUMMARY:

The Housing Support Specialists completes case management duties associated with keeping the individual housed, such as initial and renewal packets, rent calculations, chart maintenance, etc. The Housing Support Specialist also provides support services that include, but are not limited to: skill building, peer supports, housing plans, transition applications, etc.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Manage a caseload of GHVP, HCV, and/or HUD 811 participants
• Compile and submit initial and renewal packets to maintain rental subsidy payments
• Provide 1:1 support services per DBHDD provider manual service frequency, which include…
• Developing an individual housing support plan: Identifying goals, addressing barriers, establishing approaches to meet their goals, including identifying available services/resources;
• Assisting with housing application, and search and move-in processes;
• Purchase of initial household furnishing, deposits, household goods for their one-time move-in needs;
• Developing a housing support crisis plan;
• Safety and Wellness Checks
• Property Unit Inspections;
• Early intervention to mitigate factors impacting housing stability (e.g. late rent payment, lease violations, tenant/landlord or property owner conflicts);
• Coaching on relationship-building with landlords/property owners, managers, and neighbors, and assisting in dispute resolution;
• Linking with community resources to prevent eviction;
• Coordinate initial and annual Housing Quality Standards (HQS) inspections
• Assist eligible individuals with applications for needed resources
• Serve as a liaison to landlords and property owners and educate on benefits of the programs and responsibilities of landlords
• Assist individuals in locating units that accept rental subsidy programs Identification of properties that will accept the GHVP.
• Transition eligible GHV participants to HCV after initial year of GHV is completed or when requested by DBHDD and DCA.
• Explains the rights, roles, and responsibilities of the GHV/HCV Programs, HUD, Owner and Participant, including Equal Opportunity requirements to Property Managers, Owners, and Managing Agents.
• Collect, compile, and submit data required for program evaluation and grant reporting under contract. Maintain accurate and detailed participant records.
• Tracks all move-ins and transitions and provides monthly reports to the Housing Support Program Manager for analysis.
• Monitors regulatory changes and attend workshops, trainings, and seminars as deemed necessary for job description.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits:

• Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
• Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
• Retirement Plan with employer matching
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
• 10 paid holidays
• 1 personal day
• Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in helping field
• 1 year experience in the Mental Health field

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Preferred
• 1 Year Documented Experience and Competency in Working in Crisis or within Behavioral Health Preferred
• Bilingual abilities a plus

Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of color, race, national origin, age sex, religion, or disability.

Selected applicants must pass a pre-employment background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen. Employment is contingent upon passing the background and the drug screen.