Supportive Housing Counselor (Bilingual Spanish/English)

Why Work at APM?
Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) is a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia, PA providing human services to the community including early childhood education, foster care & adoption, child welfare, mental & behavioral health, community and economic development, housing, violence intervention, and services to community schools. APM has been servicing the North Philadelphia community since 1970.

Salary: $18.82 per hour
Status: Full Time / On Site
Work Hours: Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 am to 5 pm
Benefits: To show appreciation to our employees, we offer the following benefits throughout the year.

- Medical Insurance or $100/month medical insurance waiver reimbursement

- Vision and Dental Insurance

- Life and AD&D Insurance

- 403b Retirement Plan with company contribution

- Flexible Spending Accounts

- Short-term and long-term disability

- Employee Assistance Program at no cost

- 20 Days of Paid Time Off

- 12 Days of Paid Holidays

- Other voluntary benefits

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Initiate the process of housing counseling for all the clients that enter the program: Performs face to face housing assessment with all new applicants.

- Conducts client interviews, analyzes client-housing needs and formulates a plan for action with client to achieve and maintain clients permanent housing.

- Along with case managers, determines income eligibility for rental-based subsidy and for waiting list placement.

- Assist Case Manager in gathering documents for rental subsidy certification and recertification.

- Prepares tenant-based calculations worksheet.

- Develops network of real estate agencies.

- Assists client to locate adequate housing units.

- Helps clients negotiate lease with Real Estate agency.

- Maintains data base for rental subsidies.

- Conducts housing inspections of tenant-based rental units prior to client moving in, and as stated in the Housing Counseling Procedure.

- Conducts periodical or as needed home visits of tenant-based rental units paid for by subsidy component.

- Conducts reasonable rental analysis of tenant-based rental units. ? Participates in regular supervisory meetings and in others as needed.

-  Writes a weekly scheduled, and updated weekly report, a monthly report, and any documentation as needed.

- Maintains timely and accurate progress notes of each contact with client and others in client’s chart and/or HIMS.

- Attends and participate in appropriate professional training and self-improvement programs.

- Performs other duties, including back-up case management, as assigned
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bilingual/Bicultural (Spanish/English) is a must.

- Aptitude for calculations and negotiations related to HUD rental/based subsidy, budgeting, and mortgage delinquency and mortgage applications.

- High School Diploma or equivalent. Associate or Bachelor preferred.

- Good communication and writing skills