KHFS - Locator

Title: Housing Locator

Department: Katherine Hanley Family Shelter

Reports to: Assistant Director of KHFS

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary: $52-$56K

Shelter House was established in 1981 as a grassroots responder to the homelessness crisis in Fairfax County. Since the organization’s inception, we have adapted and grown to meet community needs, all while working in partnership with government and private partners and community members. Today, Shelter House is a successful and reputable organization of over 100 employees committed to preventing and ending homelessness and domestic violence.

In the last year, our compassionate team of individuals changed the lives of nearly 2,000 individuals, half of which were children.

Our Culture is built from our Core Values of Inclusivity, Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, and Empowerment (iC.A.R.E.). In addition to our incredible mission and culture, we offer our employees a work-life balance, 401K (with employer matching), and core benefits (medical/dental/vision) for full-time employees with a generous employer contribution towards premiums.

The Housing Locator is responsible for cultivating and maintaining positive relationships with landlords by marketing KHFS programs and services. The Housing Locator facilitates communication between landlords and clients as needed and empowers clients by providing housing related training (ex: maintaining a household, tenant rights, negotiating leases, landlord communication, etc.). The Housing Locator works collaboratively with the case management team to assist families in formulating and following a housing plan and a budget and identifying housing opportunities.

He/she works collaboratively with the Office to Prevent and End Homelessness, and other county agencies, nonprofits, and faith organizations to identify affordable housing options for families.

• Proactivelyandcreativelyseeknewhousingopportunitiesandresourcesin Fairfaxandotherlocalitiestoassistfamilies with locatinghousing
• Buildandmaintainrelationshipswitharealandlordswhowillworkwithfamilieswithmultiple barriers
• Maintaina Landlord Databasetoincludecontactinformationforalllandlordsthathavesignedleaseswith  clientsserved
• Regularlycommunicatewithlandlordstomaintainapositive,workingrelationshipwhereverpossible.
• Develop andutilizemarketing materials geared toward landlord and partnerrecruitment.

• Conduct initial Planning for Housing meeting with each family entering the shelter within one week of shelter entry to create a housing plan with eachfamily.
  
  Provide similarassistancetopreventionclients as needed.
• Regularly collaborate and communicate with Case Managersregardingclients.
• Facilitate initial communication between landlords and the clients
• Accompany and / or transport clients via the KHFS van to view potential housing options
• Negotiate leases on behalf of clients in collaboration with case managers and theclient
• MaintaincasedocumentationusingHMISandinaccordancewithagencyandbeststandardpractice.
• Assistfamilies with obtaining rentalassistancemoneyutilizinga variety of funding sources.
• Disseminate relevant and available housingoptionsinformation to clients and appropriate staff members astheyareidentified.
  
  Thisincludesbutisnotlimitedtoavailablehousingoptionsatorbelow Fair Market  Rate rentals (asestablishedby HUD), voucher programs, public housing programs, transitional housing programs, PSH,etc.
• Assistfamiliesasneededduringtheirmoveintopermanenthousingincollaborationwithotherinvolved staff and partners.
• Develop andfacilitatetrainings and workshops for clients on topics including but not limited to tenant rightsandresponsibilities,housingdiscrimination,communicatingwithlandlords,howtoreadalease,identifyingroommates,maintaininga household,etc.

• Collaborate with other Housing Locators within Fairfax County to stay current on best practices and local resources
• Participate in staff meetings and trainings as directed by supervisor
• Ensure compliance with all agency and program policies
• Proficiently utilize Google Suites applications (email, calendar, drive, docs, etc) as a part of…