RESOURCE SPECIALIST
Core
Conduct outreach, screening, and field work to connect homeless individuals and families with housing alternatives and community resources.
Role type
Community Resource Specialist (Shelter Operations)
Builds
Housing placement pathways and community support networks for shelter populations
Domain
Social Services / Homelessness Prevention
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
community outreach, applicant screening, document verification, field interviews, resource coordination, initial assessment
Preferred skills
knowledge of local housing market, experience with behavior health specialists
Technologies
none stated
Responsibilities
cultivate relationships with community partners and landlords, conduct outreach interviews and recruitment for housing alternatives, canvas communities to provide shelter referrals, gather and verify applicant housing and income history, perform field work with tenants and neighbors, assess applicant psychiatric and substance abuse history
Seniority
Entry to Mid-level, hands-on IC