Housing Navigator II - SSVF - Full-time

divdivh1 style='margin-top:3.85pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:underline;' id="isPasted"SSVFnbsp;Housingnbsp;Navigatornbsp;II/h1p style='margin-top:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;line-height:115%;'Housing Matters partners with individuals and families to create pathways out of their homelessness into permanentnbsp;housing.nbsp;Wenbsp;arenbsp;anbsp;leadernbsp;innbsp;workingnbsp;tonbsp;endnbsp;homelessnessnbsp;ndash;nbsp;andnbsp;wenbsp;want younbsp;tonbsp;benbsp;partnbsp;ofnbsp;our team! We are looking for individuals eager to make a difference and willing to enthusiastically commit to join in our vision that homelessness in Santa Cruz County should be rare, brief and non-recurring./pp style='margin-top:1.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/pp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:5.5pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;line-height:115%;'span style="color:#212121;"Supportive Services for Veterans Families (SSVF) is a rapid rehousing program funded by the Departmentnbsp;ofnbsp;Veteransnbsp;Affairsnbsp;fornbsp;eligiblenbsp;veteransnbsp;andnbsp;theirnbsp;dependents.nbsp;Thenbsp;SSVFnbsp;Housingnbsp;Navigator II follows federal grant guidelines while recruiting property managers to rent to veterans experiencing homelessness./span/pp style='margin-top:1.7pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/pp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:1.7pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:17.95pt;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;line-height:115%;'Housing Navigators develop landlord/property manager relationships to secure housing placements for adults experiencing homelessness in Santa Cruz County. The Housing Navigator II is a journey-level classnbsp;expectednbsp;tonbsp;work withnbsp;limitednbsp;supervisionnbsp;andnbsp;willnbsp;supportnbsp;casenbsp;managersnbsp;innbsp;quicklynbsp;findingnbsp;program participants housing in the community./pp style='margin-top:1.6pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/ph1 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:17.95pt;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:underline;'Hoursnbsp;andnbsp;Benefits:/h1div style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:15px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'ul style="margin-bottom:0in;"li style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:15px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongspan style="line-height:110%;font-size:13px;"Housingnbsp;Navigatornbsp;IInbsp;/span/strongspan style="line-height:110%;font-size:13px;"isnbsp;anbsp;full-time,nbsp;hourly,nbsp;non-exemptnbsp;position,nbsp;eligiblenbsp;fornbsp;medical,nbsp;dental, vision, 403b, and our generous PTO plan./span/li/ul/divp style='margin-top:2.65pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/pp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:15px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;margin-left:21.35pt;'strongspan style="font-size:13px;"Benefits Summary:/span/strong/pul style="margin-left: 14.2px;"lispan style="font-size:13px;"6nbsp;Medicalnbsp;plansnbsp;-nbsp;100%nbsp;employeenbsp;coverage/span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Dentalnbsp;-nbsp;100%nbsp;employeenbsp;coverage/span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Visionnbsp;-nbsp;100%nbsp;employeenbsp;coverage/span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Lifenbsp;insurancenbsp;(UNUM)nbsp;-nbsp;100%nbsp;employeenbsp;coverage/span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Chiropracticnbsp;andnbsp;Acupuncturenbsp;(fornbsp;thosenbsp;whonbsp;electnbsp;medicalnbsp;insurance)nbsp;-nbsp;100%nbsp;employeenbsp;coverage/span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"403bnbsp;Retirementnbsp;Savingsnbsp;matchednbsp;upnbsp;tonbsp;3%nbsp;dollar-for-dollarnbsp;withnbsp;nonbsp;vestingnbsp;period/span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Employeenbsp;Assistancenbsp;Programnbsp;(EAP)nbsp;andnbsp;Travelnbsp;Assistance/span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"PTO:nbsp;20nbsp;daysnbsp;annually,nbsp;1nbsp;paidnbsp;floatingnbsp;holiday,nbsp;9nbsp;paidnbsp;holidays/spannbsp;/li/uldiv style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:15px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'ullistrongspan style="line-height:110%;font-size:13px;"Regular hours /span/strongspan style="line-height:110%;font-size:13px;"arenbsp;Mondaynbsp;throughnbsp;Friday.nbsp;Occasionalnbsp;eveningsnbsp;andnbsp;weekendsnbsp;maynbsp;benbsp;required for some positions./span/li/ul/divp style='margin-top:2.05pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/ph1 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:underline;'Startingnbsp;Wagenbsp;(Offernbsp;isnbsp;Dependentnbsp;onnbsp;Experience):/h1p style='margin-top:1.8pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'$27.00nbsp;$27.81nbsp;$28.64nbsp;$29.50nbsp;$30.39nbsp;$31.30/pp style='margin-top:3.35pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/ph1 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:underline;'Preferrednbsp;Experiencenbsp;andnbsp;Educationnbsp;Requirements:/h1div style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:15px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left: 0.25in;"li style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:15px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'span style="font-size:13px;color:#212121;"Anbsp;minimum ofnbsp;onenbsp;yearnbsp;ofnbsp;experiencenbsp;performingnbsp;socialnbsp;servicenbsp;caseworknbsp;servicesnbsp;equivalentnbsp;tonbsp;a Case Manager or Housing Navigator II at Housing Matters in an exceptional manner exceedingnbsp;all standards and abilities,/span/li/ul/divp style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:15px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;margin-left:45.7pt;line-height:11.3pt;'emspan style="font-size:13px;color:#212121;"ustrongOR/strong/unbsp;/span/emspan style="font-size:13px;color:#212121;"A Bachelorrsquo;s Degree in social work, social welfare, human services, or one of the social or behavioral sciences/span/pdiv style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:15px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'ul style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left: 0.25in;"li id="isPasted"span style="font-size:13px;"Bilingual English and Spanish speaking a plus/span/li/ul/divp style='margin-top:7.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/ph1 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:underline;'Specialnbsp;Requirements:/h1div style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:15px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'pbr/pullispan style="font-size:13px;"Possession of a valid California Class C Driver#39;s License or must be able to provide suitable transportation that is approved by the organization may be required for certain positions./span/li/ul/divp style='margin-top:1.6pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/ph1 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:17.95pt;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:underline;'Knowledgenbsp;of:/h1ullispan style="font-size:13px;"De-escalation and MI skills preferred/span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Countynbsp;andnbsp;statenbsp;affordablenbsp;housingnbsp;policies,nbsp;procedures,nbsp;andnbsp;programs./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Housingnbsp;inspections./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Administrative procedures,/span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Grantnbsp;compliancenbsp;reportingnbsp;maynbsp;benbsp;requirednbsp;fornbsp;certainnbsp;positions./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Principlesnbsp;andnbsp;trendsnbsp;ofnbsp;affordablenbsp;housing./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Federalnbsp;andnbsp;Statenbsp;housingnbsp;regulations,nbsp;programs,nbsp;andnbsp;procedures./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Communitynbsp;resources./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Publicnbsp;socialnbsp;servicenbsp;andnbsp;assistancenbsp;programs./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Interviewingnbsp;andnbsp;record-keepingnbsp;techniques./span/li/ulp style='margin-top:3.25pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/ph1 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:17.95pt;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:underline;'Typicalnbsp;Jobnbsp;Duties:/h1ullispan style="font-size:13px;"Conductnbsp;landlord/propertynbsp;managementnbsp;outreachnbsp;andnbsp;relationshipnbsp;building./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Searchnbsp;dailynbsp;fornbsp;housingnbsp;andnbsp;reachnbsp;outnbsp;tonbsp;availablenbsp;units./span/lilispan style="line-height:113%;font-size:13px;"Coordinatenbsp;regularlynbsp;withnbsp;Housingnbsp;Navigatorsnbsp;andnbsp;Casenbsp;Managers,nbsp;includingnbsp;attending collaborative working group meetings./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Developnbsp;rapportnbsp;andnbsp;communicationnbsp;withnbsp;bothnbsp;propertynbsp;managersnbsp;andnbsp;participants./span/lilispan style="line-height:115%;font-size:13px;"Conduct,nbsp;withnbsp;Casenbsp;Managers,nbsp;housingnbsp;needsnbsp;assessmentnbsp;andnbsp;client-drivennbsp;housingnbsp;searchesnbsp;in neighborhoods that are a good fit for the individual clients and families./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Actnbsp;asnbsp;clientnbsp;advocatenbsp;innbsp;securingnbsp;appropriatenbsp;housing./span/lilispan style="line-height:113%;font-size:13px;"Facilitatenbsp;rentalnbsp;agreementsnbsp;withnbsp;landlordsnbsp;innbsp;scatterednbsp;sitenbsp;apartmentsnbsp;andnbsp;ensurenbsp;participants#39; understanding of rental agreements, housing policies, and procedures./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Conductnbsp;homenbsp;visitsnbsp;withnbsp;clients./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Maintainnbsp;extensive,nbsp;accuratenbsp;records,nbsp;data,nbsp;andnbsp;documentationnbsp;ofnbsp;services./span/lilispan style="line-height:113%;font-size:13px;"Participatenbsp;innbsp;Housingnbsp;Mattersnbsp;andnbsp;Casenbsp;Management/Supportivenbsp;Servicesnbsp;staffnbsp;meetings,nbsp;case reviews, and related functions./span/lilispan style="line-height:113%;font-size:13px;"Maintainnbsp;effectivenbsp;relationshipsnbsp;withnbsp;communitynbsp;partnersnbsp;andnbsp;representnbsp;Housingnbsp;Matters professionally in the community./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Attendnbsp;training,nbsp;workshops,nbsp;andnbsp;conferencesnbsp;relatednbsp;tonbsp;thenbsp;position./span/lilispan style="font-size:13px;"Maintainnbsp;confidential,nbsp;professionalnbsp;boundariesnbsp;withnbsp;allnbsp;programnbsp;clients./span/li/ulp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/pp style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/pp style='margin-top:1.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'nbsp;/ph1 style='margin-top:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;text-decoration:underline;'Equalnbsp;Opportunitynbsp;Employer/Protectednbsp;Veterans/Individualsnbsp;withnbsp;Disabilities/h1p style='margin-top:2.4pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;'strongnbsp;/strong/pp style='margin-top:.05pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;font-size:13px;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;line-height:115%;'span style="color:#212121;"All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at Housing Matters without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer-related and genetic characteristics), marital status, sexual orientation, age (over 18), veteran status, gender, pregnancy, or any other non-merit factor unrelated to job duties. Such action shall include, but not be limited to, the following: recruitment; advertising, layoff or termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, selection for training (including apprenticeship), employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer./span/p/div/div