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Summary of Role:
This position provides case management and stabilization services to formerly homeless clients with a disability living in subsidized housing. Assesses need for all mainstream services including financial, legal, medical, mental health and substance abuse services and links to appropriate resources. Generates referrals for vacancies within the program by providing outreach to homeless provider agencies, particularly to other hopeFound programs.

Qualifications:
Required
- Bachelor’s degree in human services or
- LADC/CADAC certification
- Minimum of three years of experience in providing case management and/or advocacy services to a culturally diverse population
- Minimum of three years supervised substance abuse experience
- Knowledge of issues facing homeless individuals or personal past experience with homelessness
- Strong verbal communication skills required; good writing skills preferred.
- Knowledge of treatment options and resources in Greater Boston
- Computer literacy required; familiarity with database preferred
- Must have access to a vehicle, a valid Massachusetts driver’s license, and the ability to travel to and access scattered sites related to the housing programs.
Preferred
- Knowledge of harm reduction philosophy and methodologies
- Knowledge of motivational interviewing
- Training and/or experience providing services to racial, cultural and ethnically diverse populations
- Master’s in Human Services
- Bilingual (English / Spanish)
- Knowledge of Boston area homeless and substance abuse recovery resources

Please submit your resume with cover letter to:

Human Resources
hopeFound
170 Morton St.
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
email to HR@hopefoundboston.org
fax (617) 971- 9339

To apply online or see details, please go to our website : www.hopefoundboston.org