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$29.02 per hour
Working Hours and Union Representation
This position entails a standard 40-hour work week, with occasional requirements for weekday evening shifts and one weekend day. Additionally, flexibility to work select holiday mornings is expected. This role is a unionized position, represented by Local 8 of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU).
FIND OUT ABOUT THIS ROLE AND OUR MISSION TO CREATE POSITIVE CHANGE
The Community Specialist (CS) plays a pivotal role in supporting Plymouth residents within a team-oriented environment. The primary focus is on maintaining top-tier service delivery in alignment with Plymouth’s mission, emphasizing cultural proficiency, harm reduction, trauma-informed care principles, and the 'housing first' philosophy. The CS also undertakes the responsibility of educating new residents on building operations and expectations. Additionally, they form an integral part of an onsite Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) team dedicated to enhancing resident well-being, fostering a sense of community, safety, and belonging.
Plymouth Housing is a non-profit organization with apartment buildings throughout King County helping the most vulnerable members of our community leave homelessness behind forever. At Plymouth, we’re not simply trying to get people off the streets. We provide supportive services like case management and health care so that our residents can thrive long-term. As part of our strategic vision, we are building internal behavioral health services and transforming our systems to address rapid growth and the changing needs of residents.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO BE DOING IN THIS ROLE AT PLYMOUTH HOUSING
QUALIFICATIONS
This is a full-time position with benefits. Join us and be a catalyst for positive change!
BENEFITS
We offer a comprehensive benefits package for Full-Time employees, including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, and 403(b) options. Additionally, employees have access to supplementary benefits such as the Employee Assistance Program, a subsidized ORCA pass, and more.
Plymouth Housing is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, train and promote employees based on merit and business needs, and without regard for race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, age, weight, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, military status, political affiliation, or any other factor protected by law.
Full Time
Business Services
$64k-85k (estimate)
04/05/2023
07/20/2024
plymouthhousing.org
DETROIT, MI
100 - 200
1980
WANDA OWENS
$50M - $200M
Business Services
Plymouth Housing transforms lives by providing permanent, supportive homes to homeless people with few other options for housing. Since 1980, weve been providing homes to the most challenged homeless adults in our community. Today, over 1,000 low income and formerly homeless adults live in 14 Plymouth residential apartment buildings in the downtown Seattle area. Another 750 households have found a home in Seattle/King County through Plymouths Shelter Plus Care Program (a federal housing program Plymouth administers for King County). At the heart of Plymouths approach is the Housing First philo ...
sophy, a philosophy that has proven successful across the country. Without a stable home, homeless people cannot access the assistance they need to address their problems. Lack of a stable home exacerbates chronic medical and mental health conditions, making it very difficult to improve ones life. At Plymouth, we work hard to lower the barriers to housing so that people who are shut out of housing have an opportunity to succeed. Our model of permanent housing, coupled with wrap around supportive services, helps people rebuild their lives, regain their dignity, and leave homelessness behind forever.
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