Allegheny County

Housing Solutions Specialist II (Closes 8/3)

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Mid

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 2 days ago

CommunicationCollaborationProblem SolvingOrganizational Skills

About the role

To meet these goals, the Housing Solutions Specialist II position will work directly with individuals to establish connections with housing opportunities.
They will provide guidance and collaboration with other members of housing focused teams at DHS.
The position will serve as a liaison between participating landlords, property managers, participants, and housing program staff.

They will do this to design housing pathways for those experiencing homelessness using experiential knowledge as well as best practices.
They will work across the array of CoC providers to develop processes to improve outcomes of new initiatives.
The Housing Solutions Specialist II position will maintain an expanding database of available and accessible housing opportunities as well as the requirements to determine eligibility for interested individuals.
Assists households with completing paperwork and becoming 'document ready' for housing.
Completes assessments, as appropriate, for homeless housing services & supports relating to homeless services.
Supports individuals as they transition into housing by providing needed resources and tangible goods.
Maintains available housing database with eligibility requirements.
Maintains waiting list of eligible individuals for housing opportunities.
Connects individuals experiencing homeless to housing opportunities through community partners and internal DHS teams.
Provides case management support and guidance to other members of housing focused teams within DHS

This position sits in the Office of Community Services within the Allegheny County Department of Human Services as part of the Housing Solutions Team.

This listing is sourced directly from Allegheny County's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.