Job Information
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 *