What are the responsibilities and job description for the Housing Specialist Trainee position at Horizon Behavioral Health?
Hours: full-time (37.5 hours per week), Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm or Tuesday-Saturday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm.
Location: Lynchburg VA, 24501
Position Summary
The Housing Specialist Trainee will be responsible for maintaining relationships and problem solving with landlords, as well as completing interim and annual reviews, HQS inspections, initial needs assessments, initial intakes and annual assessments. The Housing Specialist - Trainee will serve as a liaison between tenants, case managers and landlords. The Housing Specialist - Trainee will be required to complete mandatory training within six months of employment.
Required Education and Experience
- High School Diploma / GED No professional experience required
- - less than one year of human services experience.
- Will be required to complete Housing Specialist training program, to be transferred into a full Housing Specialist position upon completion of the training.
Related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of the services, systems, and programs available in the community including primary health care, support services, eligibility criteria and intake processes, generic community resources, and mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse treatment programs; Ability to identify and document an individual's needs for resources, services and other supports; Ability to review and utilize information from assessments, evaluations, observation, and interviews to develop individual service plans; Ability to identify services and resources within the community and established service system to meet the individual's needs.
Ability to drive and must possess a valid driver’s license. May be called upon to travel to any Horizon worksite; transport clients, provide services to client @other locations. Regular attendance at trainings and Horizon meetings may require travel to a variety of Horizon sites; Ability to participate in and successfully pass behavioral intervention training; includes both verbal de-escalation skills and physical skills techniques to be utilized with consumers as needed; Willing and available to work modified schedules (weekends, holiday, etc.) as required.
HORIZON ENVIRONMENT
Horizon Behavioral Health is located in the beautiful heart of Central Virginia. Whether your passions be hiking the Appalachian Trails, kayaking the James River Blueways, or a Sunday drive along the world-famous Blue Ridge Parkway, Lynchburg Virginia offers small-town southern charm with an active culture of music festivals, outdoor activities, world-class performing arts, and a revitalized downtown that placed it at the top of the list by Reviews.org as the 2019 best place for millennials to move. Horizon is also the proud recipient of Living in Lynchburg’s 2021 Giving Back Award, Best of Lynchburg for Counseling Services for multiple consecutive years, and named Best Place to Work by Lynchburg Business Magazine in 2023, and again in 2024!
To Apply – Please visit our online career center at https://www.horizonbh.org/careers/
Horizon Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
