Duties and Responsibilities Include:Intake, Assessment and Documentation:
- Respond to referrals of new clients in timely manner, including completing the intake form and assessment of the client’s needs and preferences.
- Keep client case files up to date and organized.
- Maintain current client data and keep detailed case notes on VTFM database.
- Diligently maintain detailed case notes, UCI [Unique Client Identifier] numbers of clients, and current/accurate data about the client.
- Communicate regularly and effectively with the client, service coordinators, service providers, and support personnel to ensure that clients meet house application requirements and maintain housing when secured. Information and Assistance to Clients
- Identify and present housing options for clients that fulfill their specific location, size, and affordability requirements.
- Assist clients in understanding and signing the lease agreement.
- Assist clients, along with their support staff and family members, in completing applications and providing necessary documents to be placed on waiting lists for affordable housing rental properties as well as the HUD/VASH program.
- Based on their disability and medical needs, assist clients in requesting reasonable accommodations from lease requirements.
- Assist clients in qualifying for housing. This can require making community referrals for credit counseling/legal assistance, assembling letters of support, helping them apply for eligible financial assistance, and other third parties in paying for all or part of the rent.
- Help client’s budget and plan for move-in expenses including the security deposit and first month’s rent. This may require applying for various programs that offer financial assistance for move-in expenses.
- Be available to respond to questions from clients and authorized service providers/family members.
- Facilitate all aspects of the application process once the client becomes a potential qualified applicant. This includes maintaining and administering the waitlist, showing the property to interested clients, and assisting clients who have been selected in submitting the necessary documents to qualify for the unit.
- Ensure that clients maintain housing by responding to request for assistance in lease renewals, lease violations, or re-certifications. Community Engagement and Landlord/Property Manager Relationships
- Be professional in representing VTFM while in meetings throughout the greater community.
- Be professional in representing VTFM to landlords/property managers with the intention of expanding the network of properties which house people with developmental disabilities.
- Organize regular client community workshops.
- Regularly communicate with property managers/affordable housing developers in order to maintain a current and accurate list of affordable housing/rental properties which are accepting applications for a wait list. Additionally, keep current application forms and other requirements for being places on the wait list.
- Identify opportunities for housing advocacy and collaborate with Housing Development Advocate and Executive Director in pursuing them.
Ensure the clients receive three [3] nutritious meal per day- Minimum Qualifications and Experience:
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- BA/BS required [Preferably in Social Services or another relevant field]
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- And/or the minimum of two years of relevant experience in providing services to low-income individual. This requirement may be substituted by additional relevant education
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- Possess a valid Driver’s License and provide proof of automobile insurance/clean driving record.
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- Must be able to pass Department of Justice criminal background check
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- First Aid/CPR Training
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- Knowledge of community resources, social services, and benefits administered by the county.
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- Exemplify experience working directly with people with developmental disabilities.
If interested, please send updated resume and completed application to glchoicesr@vtfm.org