Housing First Coordinator - Homeless Services Low Threshold

The role

You will provide onsite case management and support to residents in a highly collaborative fashion. You will assist clients with daily independent living skills, health and wellness, and harm reduction principles.

What you will do

• Provide practical help, mentoring, advocacy, coordination, and direct assistance to help clients obtain skills for daily independent living.
• Promote health and wellness by assisting clients with accessing medical care information, HIV care resources, nutrition, and exercise.
• Work within the multidisciplinary team to guide residents through legal concerns.
• Intervene in potential crisis situations using trauma informed, verbal de-escalation techniques.
• Educate and support clients around harm reduction principles and utilization.
• Engage in client-centered, harm-reduction, and Housing First framework.
• Develop and implement safety response plan as needed.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field required for candidates with lived experience with substance use disorder who have 2 years sustained sobriety.
• High school diploma/GED and at least one year of paid or volunteer experience working with adults with mental illness and/or substance abuse.
• Strong commitment to substance use recovery and housing first philosophy.
• Skills to establish supportive relationships with persons with mental illnesses/substance use and respect for their preferences for treatment.

Nice to have

• Working knowledge of area resources/providers, housing navigation, and tenancy preservation
• Lived experience

Benefits

• Vacation, sick time, and paid holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• 401(k) with employer match
• Discounted fitness services
• Access to trusted childcare resources
• 100% company-paid life and accidental death insurance
• Ongoing training
• Career advancement programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Leadership development

About the company

Eliot is a mission-driven team committed to resilience, empowerment, and lasting change. They foster an inclusive workplace where all backgrounds and perspectives are valued.