What are the responsibilities and job description for the REHOUSING MANAGER position at City of New York?
The Department of Homeless Services is one of the largest organizations of its kind committed to preventing and addressing homelessness in New York City. As it engages in this mission DHS employs a variety of innovative strategies to help families and individuals successfully exit shelter and return to selfsufficiency as quickly as possible.
The Department of Homeless Services is recruiting for one (1) Administrative Community Relations Specialist NMI to function as a Rehousing Manager who will :
Oversee supervise and coordinate the daytoday activities of Rehousing Coordinators including managing which DHS shelters they will travel to and assist clients.
Track client progress towards permanent housing.
Meet directly with DHS shelter clients to assist in moving into permanent housing.
Provide expert guidance assistance and daytoday training to rehousing coordinators & DHS shelter staff with rehousing tools and techniques including knowledge of comprehensive services from communitybased organizations.
Apply interview techniques to assist in identifying barriers to housing and referrals in order to address the specials issues that perpetuate a clients homelessness.
Assist and ensure rehousing coordinators assess and implement rehousing plans with clients.
File and help complete applications for rental assistance.
Prepare evaluation reports.
Input relevant information into DHS IT systems.
ADMIN COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPEC 1002F
Qualifications :
1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university accredited by regional national professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and four years of satisfactory fulltime community liaison community organization or community relations experience at least two years of which must have been in a broad administrative or policymaking capacity with responsibility for planning organizing coordinating developing evaluating and / or administering a large community service program or activity; or
2. A fouryear high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a States Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and eight years of satisfactory fulltime experience as described in 1 above at least two years of which must have been in a broad administrative or policymaking capacity with responsibilities as described in 1 above; or
3. Education and / or experience equivalent to 1 or 2 above. Undergraduate education above the high school level may be substituted for the community liaison community organization or community relations experience but not for the two years of broad administrative or policymaking experience described in 1 above at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university (as described above) for each year of experience up to a maximum of 4 years. Graduate education beyond the baccalaureate degree may be substituted for the community liaison community organization or community relations experience but not for the two years of broad administrative or policymaking experience described in 1 above on the basis of 30 graduate credits from an accredited college or university (as described above) for each year of experience up to a maximum of 2 years. However all candidates must possess a fouryear high school diploma or its educational
equivalent approved by a States Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and two years of fulltime experience in a broad administrative or policymaking capacity with responsibilities as described in 1 above.
Additional Information :
The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.
Remote Work : Employment Type :
Fulltime
Key Skills
Restaurant Experience,Customer Service,Employee Evaluation,Management Experience,Math,Employment & Labor Law,Sanitation,Leadership Experience,P&L Management,Mentoring,Supervising Experience,Restaurant Management
Vacancy : 1
