Bmc
Housing and Community Support Specialist
Boston · Full-time
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About the role
- Boston Medical Center and its affiliated providers and Community Health Centers serve tens of thousands of patients who face housing issues or are experiencing homelessness.
- As a trusted member of the community, the HCS Specialist will help patients access and obtain and stabilizing in independent housing.
Responsibilities
- Housing and Community Support Specialist
- Position: Housing and Community Support Specialist
Requirements
- Basic knowledge of housing systems, and passion for serving individuals who are unhoused through a non-stigmatizing, patient-centered approach.
- Preference for individual with knowledge of Boston area resources specifically.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to communicate in a courteous, pleasant, and professional manner with families and patients, staff, supervisors, and others.
- ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks.
Nice to have
- Driver's license and access to a car preferred.
- Will be required to complete community visits across Greater Boston region in a timely manner.
- Prior experience working with individuals experiencing homelessness preferred
Skills
- Demonstrated prudent judgement and professional presence and demeanor.
- Ability to adapt to changes in care delivery at local and systems level.
- Reliability, commitment to setting and meeting goals is a must.
- Exceptional organizational skills; ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks.
- Demonstrated oral and written English communication skills.
- Fluency in Haitian Creole or Spanish preferable.
- Understanding of how language, culture and socioeconomic circumstances affect health.
- Desire to work with diverse, multi-cultural and multi-lingual populations.
Compensation
- However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer.
- In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.
Benefits
- Boston Medical Center's Living Well at Home Program (LWAH) provides high-quality housing case management services to support clients in obtaining and maintaining tenancy and living healthy lives in independent housing.
- New initiatives across the health system have led to the expansion of LWAH services, including the formation of a new Community Support Program for Homeless Individuals.
- As part of the LWAH team, the Housing and Community Support (HCS) Specialist will provide case management services to high-risk patients with behavioral health diagnoses who are experiencing long-term homelessness.
- As part of an interdisciplinary team, the HCS Specialists provides community-based one-on-one support in collaboration with family, social supports, and their health care team, both pre- and post-tenancy.
- Minimum of 2 years prior healthcare, public health, or social services work in community-based setting
- Prior experience working with individuals impacted by mental illness, substance use disorder, and/or chronic health conditions preferred
- Bachelor's degree in a behavioral health or related field OR Two years of relevant work experience OR Lived experience of homelessness or behavioral health conditions
- Understanding of the social determinants of health impacting this patient population and importance in addressing them (housing, food insecurity, transportation, etc).
Equal opportunity
- Employer/Disabled/Veterans
- According to the FTC, there has been a rise in employment offer scams. Our current job openings are listed on our website and applications are received only through our website. We do not ask or require downloads of any applications, or "apps" job offers are not extended over text messages or social media platforms. We do not ask individuals to purchase equipment for or prior to employment.
- According to the FTC, there has been a rise in employment offer scams.
- Our current job openings are listed on our website and applications are received only through our website.
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