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Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. Housing Specialist in Wailuku, Hawaii

Please apply at the MEO website:https://www.meoinc.org/careers/current-career-opportunities/

**SUMMARY: Responsible for identifying and assisting families obtain permanent, affordable, market rental units from subsidized and transitional housing. Position will facilitate the rental process and ensure that good tenant/management relations are maintained to ensure long term housing stability.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Interviews clients to determine and verify program eligibility, competencies and ability.
  • Conducts outreach to identify eligible families to meet target program objects.
  • Develops for each client an Individual Service Plan or Residential Service Plan outlining the specific activities and actions needed to achieve the plan objective.
  • Assists clients in obtaining services by aiding in the completion of application forms and following through on the application process.
  • Identifies barriers such as personal and family adjustments, finances, employment, food, clothing, housing, and physical and mental impairments to determine nature and degree of barrier(s).
  • Secures information such as medical, psychological, and social factors contributing to client's situation, and evaluates these and client's capacities.
  • Assess information collected in interviews and on intake/assessment forms and determines the need for referrals and assistance; and assists clients in obtaining needed social, health and emergency services to include food, shelter, medical, education, and employment and training, etc.
  • Refers clients to appropriate government or community resources and other organizations.
  • Makes regular contact with client through scheduled visits, email, texts and telephone calls.
  • Creates, updates employer and client case record documentation as needed.
  • Collects and compiles data and completes reports as needed.
  • Receives and disseminates information of interest and/or importance to client.
  • May serve as an interpreter or translator.
  • Sets up and maintains individual case records, and accesses and records client information.
  • Assembles and posts information to various control records and/or reports.
  • Provides over the counter and telephone assistance and referrals; gives information regarding program eligibility, and policies and standards.
  • May operate a company vehicle for company business.
  • Maintains a high level of customer service ensuring that clients needs are met.
  • Understands, follows and supports all safety policies and programs.
  • Regular attendance.

NONESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

*SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBIL *

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