Department Intern - Housing

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more

information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13582370

• Individuals that have personal experience with homelessness are
  
  

encouraged to apply.**

**The City of Wichita is NOT an E-Verify Employer.**

**Distinguishing Features of Work**

The individual in this position will collaborate with professional staff

in ending a persons literal homelessness. This will occur through

engaging with sheltered and unsheltered homeless households in building

rapport, establishing appropriate documentation, and filling out

paperwork, housing unit identification, and assisting with move-ins,

thereby assisting the household in moving from homelessness into

permanent housing. This work may happen anywhere in the community,

including in shelters and in outdoor locations.

• \*\*Posting may close at any time\*\***
  
  

**Examples of Work Performed**

• Ability to maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries.
• Demonstrated ability to build rapport and maintain professional
  
  

relationships with diverse populations.

• Experience assisting individuals with completing applications,
  
  

gathering documentation, or navigating services.

• Ability to safely work independently in field settings with
  
  

appropriate supervision.

**Requirements of Work**

• Level of knowledge appropriate to the work being assigned.
• Ability to use a computer to access, interpret and record
  
  

information

• Ability to lean and reach as needed to read and interpret plans and
  
  

specifications from a print that may be as large as 36 by 48 inches

with information printed as small as 20 characters per inch

• May require ability to research, analyze, summarize and report
  
  

findings

• May require ability to work outdoors in inclement weather
• May require ability to tolerate airborne nuisances associated with
  
  

open grounds, construction and windy conditions

• May require ability to cover uneven terrain, go up and down stairs,
  
  

and otherwise maneuver around construction sites

• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with
  
  

associates, representatives of other organizations, and/or the

public

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in
  
  

writing

• Ability to safely perform the physical requirements for the specific
  
  

internship assignment

• May require ability to acquire and maintain a valid Kansas Driver\'s
  
  

License.

• An employee will not pose a direct threat to the health or safety of
  
  

other individuals in the workplace.

Individuals that have personal experience with homelessness are

encouraged to apply.

Offers of employment are contingent upon passing a pre-employment

physical, which includes drug screening, and upon satisfactory

evaluation of a criminal record check.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws. Please find more

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