Housing Navigator - Community Support Services
Job Description:
As a Housing Navigator at JFS, you will work with consumers to maintain current housing, or locate additional/alternate housing in the community to improve their overall well-being and success in independent living. You are an active and contributing member of an interdisciplinary team participating in team goal setting. You act as a consultant to the clinical team, service lines and other departments and participate in program development and quality improvement initiatives. Committed to working with all consumers regardless of race, gender, religious affiliation, cultural beliefs, lifestyle, and disease process or treatment plan.
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Engage consumers to complete monthly housing checklist and review current housing status; provide skills training to consumers to contact landlords and follow up regarding questions, repairs, lease violations, etc.
- Establish and cultivate landlord/property manager relationships to increase access to housing/resources to support consumers, maintain data base of available housing resources
- Manage renters insurance records for consumers to ensure compliance with lease and provide consumer protection
- Educate consumers on housing search and moving process, lease requirements, and housing-related applications and benefits/entitlements; assist consumers in identifying housing priorities in order to promote stability and permanent housing
- Provide initial and ongoing individualized supports to assist consumers with obtaining and maintaining housing, this includes housing searches, education on lease requirements, etc.
- Participate in systems meeting as requested
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor's Degree in Social Work or allied/related field or discipline (E.g.
Psychology, Behavioral Health, Counseling, Psychiatric Rehabilitation).
- One year of residential MH setting required for case managers with Bachelor's Degree.
- Experience in property management preferred
JFS encourages licensed professionals to pursue clinical licensure by providing a Clinical Supervision Program designed to provide clinical supervision to full-time employees with an active LSW or LAC resulting in the achievement of the LCSW or LPC license.
Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties (JFS) is a multi-service agency. With more than 150 employees, our team is committed to helping people realize their fullest potential and achieve personal goals. Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties is committed to diversity in the workplace, reinforcing inclusion reflective of the multicultural communities we are committed to serving. The agency is dedicated to advancement and upward mobility for our staff members. We encourage applicants of all backgrounds to join our team, enriching our workforce and community.
JFS is dedicated to a flexible work-life balance for its team members by offering 16 Holidays, up to 4 weeks' vacation, and 3 weeks of sick time. We offer excellent benefits packages - including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, TelaDoc, 403(B) Retirement, and more. JFS looks forward to welcoming you to our offices based in Atlantic City, Margate, Egg Harbor Township, Mays Landing, and Cape May Courthouse, to begin an exciting, meaningful, and rewarding career.