Housing Recovery Specialist, Full-Time Position

Sharing this full-time salaried job posted by the Red Bank Salvation Army on its Facebook page April 14: 

Affordable Housing Alliance, Inc. 
Job Description
Housing Recovery Specialist 
Under the direction of the Housing Counseling Director, the Housing Counselor will be responsible for the following:

· Schedule and staff specialized workshops on skills required to rebuild and relocate.

· Perform Intake and assessment of disaster client needs during telephone and or direct contact to our agency.

· Provide one on one counseling to disaster clients in foreclosure to help them find realistic work out, options to either avoid foreclosure or transition into other housing situations that best meet their needs.

· Increase awareness of AHA as a convenient local resource by establishing a presence in some of the hardest hit areas.

· Establish a permanency housing plan;

1. Rebuild-Relocate-Rehabilitate

2. Create manageable steps to achieving the plan agreed upon.

3. Coordinate financial and technical expertise and resources necessary to achieving steps.

· Refer disaster clients to appropriate community and/or social services agencies, based on their needs.

· Keep client tracking tool updated on a regular basis of all disaster clients served and provide monthly reports

· Provide regular follow up with disaster clients

· Present at various workshops and training sessions provided by the agency

· Design and administer HomeShare program for emergency/disaster victims who need permanent housing situations.

· Participate in planning of long term recovery efforts.

· Create a database of legal and contractual documents necessary to achieving permancy goals.

· Other duties as assigned and necessary for the administrative functioning of the housing counseling department.

Qualifications:

· Ability to speak English while responding to clients in needs and sometimes in crisis;

· Bachelor’s degree in a Social Service, Business or Finance plus 2 year experience in any of these three fields.

· Strong Computer skills.
· Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills, ability to multitask.

· Certification as a Housing Counselor within 1 year of employment.

· All employees are required to submit to drug, criminal, driving and personal reference checks as appropriate to their position.

Hours:

· Full-time salaried position
· 40 hours a week 
· 2-4 evenings a month
Salary Range: $40,000.00 - $45,000.00

Please submit resume to Debra Agresti, Director of Administration at aha-officemangaer@housingall.org