Housing Social Worker

Purpose: To provide support to HIV+ clients facing eviction and implement wraparound services during and after the legal eviction process, to ensure long-term housing stability for the client.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work collaboratively with attorneys and staff in assessing and meeting the psychosocial and legal needs of housing clients
• Provide case management, crisis intervention and support to clients
• Support clients in identifying their needs, setting goals, and developing a structured plan for achieving those goals
• Meet clients in various settings, such as at home, court, and other community-based settings
• Help clients connect with appropriate services, including housing supportive services, emergency rent programs and other financial assistance, physical and mental health and substance abuse treatment
• Develop relationships with local social service organizations and agencies
• Provide advocacy for clients in non-legal settings (i.e., local housing authorities, social service offices, community-based organizations)
• Meet regularly with supervisor, and participate in weekly meetings with all staff and with the Housing Team
• Participate in trainings with legal team
• Complete administrative tasks, such as those related to grant management, reporting, and client case management
• Participate in professional development
• Additional tasks as assigned by supervisor

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Excellent verbal, written, and organizational skills
• A demonstrated ability to work well both independently and as part of a team
• Aptitude to work under pressure in an empathetic and professional manner
• Strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to work effectively with diverse client groups, including people in crisis, seniors, people with disabilities including mental health, physical, and HIV/AIDS, people of color, people who are homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness, immigrants, non-English speakers, service providers, government employees, and community partners
• An interest in being part of an interdisciplinary team with attorneys to support clients

HIGHLY DESIRABLE

• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Experience working with seniors, adults with disabilities including HIV/AIDS, and/or homeless individuals or those experiencing a crisis
• Experience working in non-profit legal services, or other non-profit organization

COMPENSATION

$60,000 - $70,000 per year, depending on experience.

Health, Vision and Dental Benefits, Life Insurance and LTD coverage; generous vacation time.

TO APPLY

E-mail a Resume and Cover Letter to:

Allison Pruitt

Sr. Supervising Housing Attorney

allison@alrp.org

Subject line: Housing Social Worker

If you find that you meet many of the qualifications in the job description, we encourage you to apply and explain in your cover letter why your experience would make you a good fit for the position. We recognize that organizations may miss out on strong applicants who screen themselves out of the process because they do not meet every qualification, which may disproportionately impact people from historically marginalized backgrounds. We know that our greatest strengths come from the people who make up our team and a welcoming, inclusive, and culturally diverse staff allows us to best serve our community. 

We look forward to your application. 

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