HOUSING RESOURCE COORDINATOR na Children's Law Center of California

Description

POSITION TITLE: HOUSING RESOURCE COORDINATOR 

Reports to: Housing Project Manager   

Salary: $55,000-$65,000/annually

Job Snapshot

CLC is seeking a Housing Resource Coordinator. The Housing Resource Coordinator will have a critical role working collaboratively with members of CLC's internal housing teams, external partners-community organizations, and transition age youth (TAY) clients, particularly those youth who are young adults in foster care (known as Non-Minor Dependents “NMD”). The Housing Resource Coordinator will be responsible for ensuring the team has current, accurate, and comprehensive information to all available housing options for our clients throughout Los Angeles and surrounding counties. 

The Housing Resource Coordinator will maintain a robust database of housing providers and conduct searches to secure safe and stable housing for clients in need. The Housing Resource Coordinator will also work closely with the housing team supervisor to identify and build relationships with community partners, including landlords and developers, to expand the universe of housing options for CLC clients. 

Requirements

Your Impact on the Mission – Excellence in Advocacy

• Establish, update, and maintain comprehensive list of available housing opportunities in Los Angeles and surrounding      Counties.
• Conduct community outreach to connect and build relationships with landlords and other housing providers to continually increase the portfolio of housing options for youth including creating, building and maintaining relationships that create direct referral opportunities for clients to community housing partners.
• Identify potential barriers for clients related to securing housing; problem-solving with team members to secure alternative housing options.
• Conduct field work including site visits to potential housing resource locations including transitional and permanent housing providers and emergency shelters to assess safety, suitability and accessibility to available options.
• Collaborate with the housing teams and other CLC staff to ensure streamlined referral process as well as housing connection process.
• Support the team by gathering case details and communicating with clients in a compassionate and respectful manner      including maintaining a small caseload of clients to support the work of the Housing Case Manager.
• Maintain, compile, track, and regularly update data and information related to clients and/or community resources.
• Perform other tasks to support the team and the project as requested by the Firm Director or Housing Program Supervisor.
• Continuous learning: staying informed and adapting evolving social dynamics to better engage and support clients from all backgrounds.  

The Assets You Possess/Essential Qualifications

• Skilled in verbal, written, and interpersonal communication.  
• Collaborative and adaptable with a proactive and supportive approach.
• Able to successfully prioritize workload and multiple competing tasks. 
• Highly organized with strong time management, database management and case management skills 
• Experience and background in the public housing sector and/or public housing benefits work 
• Resourceful and able to find solutions and answers to problems quickly and independently.  
• Tech-Savvy: Possesses an advanced working knowledge of all Microsoft Office programs as well as Adobe Acrobat, Excel; experienced with database programs and knowledgeable of best practices for data entry and research; can quickly and easily learn new programs and systems. 
• Minimum of 3 years of experience working with homeless service providers or Coordinated Entry System (CES) sites. 
• Experience building and creating public/private partnerships; familiarity with grant-related work and deliverables a plus (but not required).   
• Location of position is based in Los Angeles; on-site attendance and the ability to travel locally required. 
• Proficiency in fluent Spanish preferred. 
• Lived experience in child welfare/foster care is a plus. 
• A valid California driver’s license, reliable automobile, and auto insurance are required while working for the Children’s Law Center.

Perks + Benefits Employees of CLC Enjoy:

Health + Wellbeing

• Employee Assistance Program
• Company-Sponsored Benefits (Medical, Dental, Life Insurance) *
• Up to 6% employer matched retirement plan*
• Generous Parental Leave + Additional Leave Options* 
• Fitness/Wellness Program*
• Health Care & Dependent Day Care FSA * 
• Transit + Parking Benefits * 

Growth + Development

• Durfee Professional Development funds are available for all employees, in good standing, who have been with CLC for at least two years.

Flexibility + Additional 

• Flexible working environment (depending on position requirements)
• Paid vacation/sick/holiday time
• CLC will pay the current year’s mandatory bar dues for all attorneys actively employed on the date bar dues are owed and who have no known plans to end employment with CLC within 30 days of the due date. CLC will also pay bar dues for new admittees who are actively employed on their initial payment due date and have no known plans to end employment with CLC within 30 days of the due date. 

* Must meet eligibility requirements upon open enrollment

CLC recognizes the importance of bringing together a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and talents across all roles, and we encourage candidates with varied backgrounds and lived experiences to apply. CLC is committed to fair and welcoming practices in recruitment, hiring, promotion, and retention.  

About CLC

CLC is the largest children's legal services organization in the nation, advocating for tens of thousands of children and youth in Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Placer County foster care systems. We are a powerful voice for our clients, fighting in and out of the courtroom for family reunification, permanence, educational opportunity, health and mental health services, self-sufficiency, and overall well-being. We want all of California’s children to have the support they need to succeed. We work to accomplish this goal through direct legal representation for children, multidisciplinary advocacy and support, and public policy.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment : All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, individual with disability, medical condition, marital status, ancestry, military status, veteran status, protected veteran status, genetics or any other legally protected group status or non-job related characteristic of an individual as directed by law.

Equal Employment Opportunity—Reasonable Accommodation Assistance: Children’s Law Center of California is committed to maintaining an environment of equal opportunity. If you need a reasonable accommodation to access the information provided by this organization, please contact [email protected] further assistance regarding job postings.