Housing Specialist - Permanent / Great Benefits

A great not for profit with exceptional benefits is hiring for an Employment Specialist. This is a full-time office position.

Housing Specialist: $45k - $50k

The Housing Specialist builds and maintains relationships with key housing providers throughout the Arlington boundaries to meet the needs of incoming arrivals.

Primary Responsibilities

• Reviews leases for clients to ensure ethical agreements
• Works to identify possible housing in the target location for client.
• Identifies, initiates, and deepens relationships with various community partners and stakeholders.
• May assist with voucher preparation for security deposit and rental payments
• Maintains databases landlords/housing options in various geographic regions of the service area.
• Assists in developing relationships with current landlords and facilitating communication about MRS services to landlords.
• Distributes information to the community and increases public knowledge of the work of MRS through multiple sources.
• Assesses housing needs for clients including housing supplies, transportation, etc
• Conducts outreach to potential landlords for housing.
• Communicates and coordinates with listing agents and real estate agents in the local communities of resettlement
• Responsible for assisting with informational presentations to landlords/potential landlords.

Documentation and Reporting

• Reports to the site supervisor for submission of statistics and required data.
• Assists with quarterly reports preparation to ONA, USCCB and CCDA, when applicable.

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Strong presentation and advocacy skills.