Housing Specialist
Company: YWCA of Palm Beach County
Location: West Palm Beach
Posted on: May 16, 2022
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Job Description:
Job Description The Housing Specialist Case Manager position
exists to ensure the delivery of services to victims of domestic
violence and their children through rapid re-housing assistance.
Position ensures services delivered in Rapid Re-Housing are
facilitated in line with a survivor-directed, victim-oriented,
empowered-based philosophy. Facilitates direct service through
advocacy and navigation in the social service and criminal justice
systems; individual and group educational and supportive
counseling; court accompaniment; connecting survivors to resources
and services as needed; and providing information and referrals to
break the cycle of violence in the lives of women and children.
Ensures survivors--- meet the eligibility criteria of the rapid
re-housing program, i.e., homelessness status, income verification,
etc., and survivor needs are met while living in the rapid
re-housing and receiving YWCA assistance. Additionally, position
exists to uphold the YWCA of Palm Beach County as an expert in the
area of domestic violence and to build partnerships,
collaborations, and special initiatives to the promote ending
violence against women and children and advocate for such
throughout Palm Beach County. Position Duties & Functions --
Facilitation of Direct Services o Facilitates direct services and
housing assistance to at least 33 victims of domestic violence in
the Rapid Re-Housing program (e.g. intake, counseling, advocacy,
deposit and rental assistance, referrals, and case management,
etc.) annually o Facilitates screenings, assessments, and safety
planning with at least 33 participants annually o Provides at least
200 information and referrals annually o Ensures all services
provided are in line with a survivor-directed, victim-oriented,
empowerment-based philosophy o Participates in mandatory trainings
annually and achieves at least 16 hours of training every year
between July 1 and June 30 o Monitors data security and ensures
consistent implementation daily o Facilitates existing
partnerships, collaborations, and relationships with other agencies
or providers to ensure the best delivery of services to survivors
in Rapid Re-Housing (e.g. Landlords, CILO for disabilities, Lewis
Center for housing, etc.) o Builds new partnerships,
collaborations, and relationships with other agencies or providers
to acquire the best services for survivors participating in Rapid
Re-Housing and promote and advocate for ending violence against
women and children o Facilitates at least 2 community education or
professional trainings in the community annually o Maintains
accurate program participant files and case notes and completes
daily logs; Osnium entry and all other requirements to ensure
accurate statistical data -- Ensure YWCA DV Safehouse Rapid
Re-Housing is viewed as the expert on domestic violence and housing
for victims of domestic violence in Palm Beach County and remains a
well-established and well-known program by: o Collaborating and
partnering with providers, agencies, businesses and/or networking
in the community including participating on community teams aimed
at addressing domestic violence (e.g. Domestic Violence Council,
Victims--- Rights Coalition, Homeless & Housing Alliance, etc.) o
Communicating with the Director of Rapid Re-Housing and the
Domestic Abuse Programs consistently and as needed o Maintaining
consistent themes in line with YWCA Branding by posting to promote
initiatives through multiple media platforms such as YouTube,
Podcasts, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc. and ensuring an
individual as back-up when unavailable or out of work o Promoting
and advancing YWCA USA advocacy initiatives including inclusion and
gender issues in the areas of domestic violence o Attending weekly
staff meetings facilitated by the Director of Domestic Abuse
Programs to ensure the best services and service delivery for
program participants o Obtaining at least 16 hours of training
annually related to domestic violence or other trainings related to
housing o Maintaining accurate daily logs, monthly report
requirements, and all documentation related to service provision
Skills & Abilities -- Must have excellent verbal and written
communication skills -- Must be prompt; timely and responsive to
needs of fast-paced organization -- Must be able to handle
confidential information discretely Education -- Bachelor---s
degree in Social Work, Criminal Justice, Sociology, Psychology, or
related Human Service field Experience -- Some familiarity with
community resources, networking and collaboration -- Six months to
one-year experience working in social services Company Description
Nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering
women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for
all.
Keywords: YWCA of Palm Beach County, Miami , Housing Specialist, Other , West Palm Beach, Florida
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