Supportive Housing Specialist

Description

If you are looking for employment with a purpose where you can help improve the daily lives of the members of your community, then consider a career with Pioneer Human Services!

If you are looking for employment with a purpose where you can help improve the daily lives of the members of your community, then consider a career with Pioneer Human Services!

We are currently looking for a Supportive Housing Specialist with a passion for human services. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved with an organization focused on a transformative path towards social change, creating pathways for rehabilitation, reintegration, and redemption.

We empower justice-involved individuals to overcome adversity and reach their full potential.

For over 60 years, we have proudly serviced our clients with professionalism and empathy. We are a nationally recognized non-profit with 35+ locations across Washington state that provided a chance for change to over 9,500 individuals in 2024.

At Pioneer, our employees are important. That is why we offer a Total Rewards package that includes compensation and benefits to support employees' health, security, and balance.

New hires for this position typically start between $23.54 and $29.42 hourly, depending on factors such as work location, experience, qualifications, skills, competencies, internal equity, and market conditions. While the full pay range is provided to support pay transparency, individual compensation will vary within the range based on these factors.

At Pioneer, we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your health, financial well-being, and continued growth.

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

• Employer-provided life insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Disability coverage

• Front-Loaded Tuition Assistance
• Retirement Plan
• Employee recognition programs
• Public transportation discounts
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Join Pioneer and build more than a career.

Benefit eligibility, coverage, contributions, and program provisions are subject to the terms of the applicable benefit plans and policies.

• Provide coaching, education, support, and skill-building related to individualized housing stability and community integration goals.
• Deliver services using SAMHSA Evidence-Based Practices that support the fidelity model for Supportive Housing.
• Operate from a peer-informed, person-centered lens that honors participant choice, voice, and self-determination in all housing decisions.
• Ensure services are strengths-based and trauma-informed, supporting dignity, respect, and empowerment through validation of lived experience.
• Screen individuals for eligibility (e.g., disability, homelessness, income). Complete Housing Needs Assessments.
• Support participants with developing, negotiating, and maintaining leases and housing assistance documents.
• Assist with move-in coordination, ensuring participants have required supplies and resources.
• Provide guidance on independent living skills such as budgeting, organization, time management, and community resource navigation, with attention to building skills that foster stability, mutual respect, and healthy connections within buildings, neighborhoods, and communities.
• Demonstrate and model hope, conveying optimism that stable housing and community integration are achievable.
• Educate and support participants with benefits applications, housing applications, SSI/DSHS documentation, food and transportation resources (e.g., food banks, ORCA/Hopelink), and other referrals.
• Maintain frequent communication with participants through home visits, office visits, phone calls, and outreach for those disengaged from services.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with landlords, addressing issues proactively and supporting both participants and property owners in maintaining stable housing.
• Ensure each participant has a signed agreement and supportive service plan. Participate in goal planning, providing updates on progress and recommendations for discharge when appropriate.
• Engage participants as equal partners in their housing journey, reducing power imbalances and promoting shared decision-making.
• Updates and maintain data collection and reporting systems.
• Document outcomes as they…