What are the responsibilities and job description for the Housing Specialist, Priority Veteran - Birmingham position at UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL ALABAMA INC?
Make a Real Impact Where It Matters Most
Are you passionate about helping veterans find stable housing and a fresh start? Join the Priority Veteran Program and be on the front lines of ending veteran homelessness across Alabama. This dynamic, community-facing role blends outreach, relationship-building, and problem-solving as you connect veterans with safe, affordable housing and build lasting partnerships with landlords, service providers, and community leaders.
Every day brings opportunities to make a difference: whether you’re hosting landlord events, conducting outreach in the community, or helping a veteran take the next step toward stability. If you thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment and want your work to truly change lives, this is the role for you.
Responsibilities
- Effectively communicate the Priority Veteran program to landlords, prospective clients, and communities in multiple counties across Alabama
- Develop a monthly outreach plan and ensure a timely implementation of the plan and documentation of all outreach activities
- Build a network of landlords available to rent affordable units to veterans by developing strong working relationships with property managers, realty companies and private owners
- Assist case management team(s) locate safe, affordable housing for their clients
- Conduct onsite intakes out in the community, including at local shelters and feeding sites
- Maintain a database of available rental units including Rent Reasonableness and landlord W9 forms
- Host landlord appreciation/recruitment events
- Recruit prospective veteran clients through outreach to all sectors of the community to include faith-based, community–based, healthcare, and local governments
- Represent Priority Veteran at community groups and homeless coalitions including but not limited to the Central Alabama Veterans Collaborative, and homeless Continuums of Care
- Identify, develop, and maintain a resource directory for program participants
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of the PV and SSVF program guidelines and veteran homelessness
- Participate in Community Initiatives’ Continuous Quality Improvement Plan
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Knowledge & Skills
Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, or a related field, or experience in real estate/property management preferred;
Must meet and maintain eligibility requirements to be insured by UWCA’s insurance
Valid Alabama driver’s license, reliable transportation and proof of automobile insurance commensurate with State law
Cell phone
Background checks to include criminal record, drug screen & TB testing
Available to work weekends or evenings for special events or as needed
Travel to and from sites as needed and appropriate.
United Way of Central Alabama Mission & Core Values
Mission: To increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another and to improve their community.
Core Values
- Put People First: Respect every person, value employees, foster inclusion, serve others, and lead by example.
- Serve the Community: Understand and meet community needs while making the community better through our work.
- Do the Right Thing: Act with integrity, honesty, transparency, accountability, and a commitment to excellence.
- Be Collaborative: Build strong teams and trusted partnerships, work strategically, and unite around shared goals and measures of success.