Housing & Employment Stability Specialist

Description

Housing & Employment Stability Specialist - Rapid Rehousing

Washington, DC | Hybrid | $25.96 - $26.92 | Washington Post Top Workplace 

Do you have a passion for helping families achieve long-term housing stability and economic self-sufficiency? Community of Hope is seeking a full-time Housing & Employment Stability Specialist to support families through an integrated approach to housing and workforce services. In this role, you’ll provide housing navigation, landlord engagement, and tenancy support while also connecting families to employment opportunities, education, and workforce development resources. You’ll play a key role in helping families secure and maintain stable housing while building sustainable income and career pathways. Join a mission-driven team committed to ending homelessness and strengthening families every day. This position is located at MLK Jr. Ave in Southeast, DC. 

Our Approach and Values:

• We celebrate people’s strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on people’s lives. 
• We embrace diversity, welcome all voices, and treat everyone with respect and compassion.
• We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.
• We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do

What You’ll Do

• Provides direct services and meets weekly or as needed with housing clients to support housing goals, including education on unit requirements, budgeting, and landlord engagement.
• Conducts ongoing research to identify available units and distributes housing leads to program staff at least bi-weekly.
• Provides hands-on, individualized housing search support, including unit viewings, application assistance, advocacy with landlords, and lease-up coordination.
•  Provides direct employment and education services, meeting bi-weekly or as needed with clients to achieve employment goals.
• Supports clients with resume development, job search, interview preparation, job and school applications, and professional communication skills.
• Attends intake appointments to explain employment services and integrates employment planning into the client’s supportive services team.
• Reviews employment histories, identifies barriers to employment, and develops quarterly employment plans in collaboration with clients and case managers.
• Participates in, leads, and helps design Life Skills curriculum, groups, and classes in collaboration with Housing and Employment teams.
• Maintains detailed, timely documentation including case notes, assessments, goal plans, home visit reports, releases, and financial documents in accordance with contract requirements.
• Provides updates on client successes and program outcomes for fundraising and communications purposes as needed.

Requirements

Must-Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field required or 2 years’ experience in a social services and/or human service field. 
• Minimum one year work experience in social service or related field required with degree. Minimum two years work experience in social service field if no degree.   
• Strong interpersonal, conflict-resolution, and organizational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as a team.
• A valid driver’s license and regular access to a car, as well as proof of auto insurance, required for staff working in scattered site housing programs.

Nice-to-Haves

• Prior experience working with individuals or families experiencing homelessness and/or living in poverty strongly.

Why You’ll Love Working Here!

At COH, we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance-centered benefits: (Full-Time)

• 8 x Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces winner
• 8-hour workdays with paid lunch
• 3 weeks vacation (additional week after two years), 2 weeks sick leave, + 11.5 paid holidays and one personal floating holiday      on an annual basis.
• Annual performance-based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay
• Tuition reimbursement & loan repayment (NHSC & DCHPLRP), Licensing reimbursement & CEU funding
• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance + 403(b) retirement
• Leadership development, internal promotions and career growth opportunities
• A culture grounded in equity, compassion, and well-being

About Us:

Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, rapidly growing nonprofit, and Federally Qualified Health Center. For over 45 years, we have provided health and housing services, perinatal care coordination, and community support services to make Washington, DC more equitable. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health, with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. We are honored to be one of DC’s largest providers of housing and homelessness prevention services for families and individuals throughout DC. Through our Family Success Center, our WIC nutrition centers, and our various partnerships, we have reached hundreds and believe that everyone in DC deserves to be healthy, housed, and hopeful.

With the help of our amazing staff, we have successfully provided:

• 50,000+ medical visits
• 6,300+ dental visits
• 17,000+ emotional wellness visits
• 1,384 families and 220 individuals with housing/homelessness prevention services

Ready to bring hope and health to our DC community? Apply today!

To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope, contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: hr@cohdc.org Phone: 202-407-7747. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.