What are the responsibilities and job description for the Permanent Supportive Housing Specialist position at Burlington Housing Authority?
Burlington Housing Authority is seeking a full Permanent Supportive Housing Specialist (PSHS) in our Housing Retention Services department. The PSHS position provides assistance to community members within Chittenden County who are without housing and have significant medical/mental health barriers to locating and securing housing in Burlington Housing Authority’s service area.
The PSHS works collaboratively with community service agencies and providers in addition to Chittenden County’s Coordinated Entry System, and reports to the Director of Housing Retention and Services.
Candidate must have a Bachelor’s degree in social work (or related field) with previous experience in direct service and advocacy. Knowledge of social services network is required. Must have experience with diverse and vulnerable populations. Excellent time-management and organizational skills, as well as effective verbal and written communication skills are required. Proficiency with Microsoft Office and internet navigation is also required.
BHA serves a diverse population of tenants and partners with a variety of community agencies. To most effectively carry out our vision of delivering safe and affordable housing to all, we are committed to cultivating a staff that reflects varied lived experiences, viewpoints, and educational histories. Therefore, we strongly encourage candidates from diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, and women to apply. Multilingualism is a plus!
Our robust benefit package includes premium medical insurance with a health reimbursement account, dental, vision, short and long term disability, 10% employer funded retirement plan, 457 retirement plan, accident insurance, life insurance, cancer and critical illness insurance.
We provide a generous time off policy including 12 days of paid time off and 12 days of sick time in the first year. In addition to the paid time off, BHA recognizes 13 (paid) holidays and 2 (paid) floating cultural holidays.
About Burlington Housing Authority
Burlington Housing Authority (BHA), located in Burlington, Vermont, is leading the way in helping to end homelessness in our community, through a variety of strategic, innovative, and exceptional policies and initiatives. BHA's knowledgeable team promotes access to affordable housing for the most vulnerable members of our community, prioritizing rental subsidies, affordable housing, and support services to extremely low-income members of our community, enabling them to obtain and retain safe, affordable, permanent housing.