What are the responsibilities and job description for the Housing Support Specialist (Whitfield County) position at Highland Rivers Community Service Board?
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Highland Rivers provides treatment and recovery services to individuals impacted by mental illness; substance use disorders and intellectual developmental disabilities.
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JOB SUMMARY: The Housing Support Specialist performs a variety of duties. These duties include, but are not limited to: coordination of and conducting client interviews, managing eligible clients requesting to move, maintaining effective lines of communication, processing rent determinations, managing GHV/HCV applications
Duties and Responsibilities include:
- Perform and complete all intakes, GHV/HCV applications, and provide participants and their assigned case managers with required documentation to proceed in procuring housing
- Regularly schedule interviews, obtain income verifications, compute rents and utility allowances, property notify participants and their case managers of any changes to program and perform all tasks related to the timely conduct of initial, annual, and interim recertifications in accordance with pre-established deadlines.
- Explain policies and regulations to owners participating in or interested in the GHV and HCV Programs.
- Ensure that vouchers are issued timely and managed after issuance.
- Assist voucher holders and their case managers with finding acceptable units.
- Schedule, interview, and transition eligible GHV participants to HCV after initial year of GHV is completed or when requested by DBHDD and DCA.
- Explains the rights and responsibilities of the GHV/HCV Programs, HUD, Owner and Participant, including Equal Opportunity requirements to Property Managers, Owners, and Managing Agents.
- Collect, compile, and submit data required for program evaluation and grant reporting under contract. Maintain accurate and detailed participant records.
- Tracks all move-ins and transitions and provides monthly reports to the Residential Recovery & Support Services (RRSS) Program Manager for analysis.
- Monitors regulatory changes and attends workshops, trainings, and seminars as deemed necessary for job description.
- Ability to be CPR and SAMA certified.
- Other responsibilities as requested.
Benefits:
- Health Insurance through the State Health Benefit Plan of GA
- Flexible Benefits such as dental, vision, life, critical illness, etc.
- Retirement Plan with employer matching
- 4 weeks of Paid Time Off with increase of accruals based on years of service
- 10 paid holidays
- 1 personal day
- Qualifying employer for Public Student Loan Forgiveness
- NHSC loan forgiveness in qualifying counties.
- Clinical supervision for candidates on a licensure track.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 1 year experience in MH field
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Certified Peer Specialist (CPS) Preferred
- 1 Year Documented Experience and Competency in Working in Crisis or within Behavioral Health Preferred
- Bilingual abilities a plus
Highland Rivers Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of color, race, national origin, age sex, religion, or disability.
Selected applicants must pass a pre-employment background investigation and a pre-employment drug screen. Employment is contingent upon passing the background and the drug screen.
