Housing Specialist

link href="https://static.workforcenow.adp.com/mas/mdf-components/24.28.20/styles/froala_editor.pkgd.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" / link href="https://static.workforcenow.adp.com/mas/mdf-components/24.28.20/styles/froala_style.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" / div class="fr-view" divdivlink href="https://static.workforcenow.adp.com/mas/mdf-components/23.2.8/styles/froala_editor.pkgd.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;" link href="https://static.workforcenow.adp.com/mas/mdf-components/23.2.8/styles/froala_style.min.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"/spandiv class="fr-view"p dir="ltr" id="isPasted" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Summary/span/pp dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"The housing specialist creates permanent housing opportunities by developing an inventory of available housing units for IHS clients he/she is responsible for with varying price ranges. The specialist works with case management staff to maintain landlord/rental management relations and implements the IHS Supportive Housing programs to achieve performance outcomes of the program./span/pp dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"br/span/pp dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Essential functions:/spanspan style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"br/span/pol id="isPasted" style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;"li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Facilitate a culture of Horsquo;okipa (hospitality) by providing service to clients with a warm and welcoming attitude; interacting professionally with employees, vendors, landlords etc./span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Compile and implement necessary objectives of housing programs to ensure outcomes are met and assists consumers in meeting tenancy requirements, i.e. payments and lease requirements./span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Provide outreach and establish relationships with landlords to market housing programs and develop an inventory of available housing units for clients with a range of pricing./span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Inspects rental units and communicates housing quality to HUD, Case Manager and client./span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Conducts face to face housing presentations and schedules housing interviews with clients./span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Coordinates clientsrsquo; applications to subsidy programs such as Section 8, or other types of permanent housing solutions with Case Manager to coordinate follow up efforts./span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Handles lease compliance issues and makes every effort to assist the client in preventing eviction./span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Works with the long-term Case Manager to assess the functioning level of clientsrsquo; independent living skills and develop janitorial, maintenance and preventive plans that include regular check-ups to uncover problems to avoid crisis or failed placement./span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Provides on-going evaluation assistance, including Housing Assessments./span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Maintains records of referrals, assessments and placement plans in compliance with HUD Housing Counseling Plan; provides internal reports of program activity as well as administer standardized client self-report measures as required by the program and as determined by the Housing amp; Employment Director./span/p/li/olpspan style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"br/span/pp dir="ltr" id="isPasted" style="line-height:1.2;margin-right: 203pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Required Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:/span/pol style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;"li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Knowledge of Oahu/Honolulu housing market and property managers, fair housing laws, and landlord/tenant rights.nbsp;/span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Possess effective problem solving and organizational skills and computer proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and Access and/or database applications. nbsp;/span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Able to exercise judgment and work independently under general direction. nbsp;/span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Ability to effectively interact with professionals, partnering agencies and high needs clients including those with mental illness and/or substance abuse problems. nbsp;/span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Strong written documentation, communication, negotiating and organizational skills.nbsp;/span/p/li/olpspan style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"br/span/pp dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Preferred Education and Experience:/span/pol style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;"li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Bachelor#39;s degree in business or related field.nbsp;/span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"At least one year experience working with disenfranchised or at risk individuals related in a homeless service and/or in a case management setting/span/p/lili dir="ltr" style="list-style-type: decimal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"Proficient in Word, Excel and Access and/or database applications./span/p/li/olpspan style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"br/span/ppspan style="font-family: arial,sans-serif;"IHS is an EOE, Drug/Alcohol Free Workplace and an employer of National Service/span/p/div/div/div /div