DESCRIPTION OF POSITION: The selected candidate will work with the Housing Program staff to work with unhoused youth in the community. The housing navigator will oversee all daily property management functions which include a walk through with youth at move-in day and conducting check-outs when youth exit the program. The specialist is also responsible for addressing landlord issues and completing maintenance requests.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following:
- Outreach to and build rapport with local business owners, realtors, landlords, housing developers, and other service providers to identify new and existing housing opportunities
- Work with Outreach staff to develop individualized housing plans, and assist homeless neighbors with accessing resources and making referrals; continue to engage with unsheltered homeless neighbors until permanent housing is obtained.
- Identify appropriate permanent housing options for clients, such as subsidized housing, Section 8, Shelter Plus Care, VASH, Rapid Re-housing, as well as other nontraditional housing opportunities.
- Assist clients with housing applications, complete supportive and subsidized housing paperwork, survey rental market for affordable housing options, and advocate for clients with prospective landlords.
- Work with Outreach staff to assist in obtaining housing readiness documentation such as ID, social security card and income verification and provide transportation to appointments as necessary.
- Provide support for people as they transition from homelessness to housing.
- Assist neighbors in the actual move-in process, both physically and emotionally.
- Collaborate with KCB Retention Case Managers to maintain consistent, positive relationships with landlords who have housed neighbors involved in KCB/OPHS programs.
- Maintain complete client records in client charts as well as in appropriate internal and external data management information systems (e.g. HMIS), and other reports as directed.
- Establish and maintain positive, productive working relationships with mental health programs, shelter programs, medical care programs, law enforcement, local officials, and providers of services and resources to homeless neighbors.
- Attend team meetings, case conferences, training workshops and community meetings as needed.
- Facilitate and engage in local landlord outreach activities involving partners within the SPA 7 community.
- Maintain commitment to program-specific requirements identified in KCB Housing Policies and Procedures as well as the most updated “Housing Navigation Scope of Required Services,” provided by LAHSA (Los Angeles County Homeless Service Authority).
- Other tasks as assigned.
Pay: $22.00 - $25.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
