Street Outreach Coordinator

Street Outreach Coordinator

Community Housing Network (CHN) is a nonprofit organization committed to providing homes for people in need through proven strategies of homeless prevention, housing assistance, affordable housing development, community education, advocacy, and referrals. Since 2001, CHN has served as the leading housing resource nonprofit organization in southeast Michigan and serves thousands of families and individuals annually who are facing homelessness, people with disabilities, low-income households, and other vulnerable Michigan residents.

CHN provides excellent employment opportunities with competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefit package. All full-time employees enjoy a rich package of benefits including:

• Health Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending
• 401k
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance (Full-Time Salary staff)
• Voluntary Products:
  Short Term Disability Insurance, Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident
• Generous Vacation and Medical Leave Time

CHN is an equal-opportunity employer recognized by the Detroit Free Press as a Top 100 Workplace and honored as a Crain's Cool Place to Work.

The Street Outreach Coordinator will conduct assessments to identify eligibility for potential program participants within the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) grant and other street outreach grants. The coordinator will work with identified potential program participants through the assessment process, if eligible, also provide housing case management.

This includes an array of services including financial assistance as eligible and prescribed in the specific grant, creation of a housing plan that addresses short term and long terms goals towards self-sufficiency, linking with mainstream resources and programs. Exploring long support subsidies and supports as available and eligible. The coordinator will actively participate in the housing Coordinated Entry System (CES) as well as the larger service network as needed.

The coordinator will also contribute to outcomes and continuous quality improvement at the agency and Continuum of Care (CoC) level.

Essential Functions:

• Street outreach, in the field, to meet with identified potential program participant to complete a full assessment to identify eligibility for available programs and resources. This will include community mental health and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)/Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), Outreach, Access, Recovery (SOAR) referrals and review of available financial assistance.
• Exploring affordable housing opportunities for potential program participants to assist in identifying housing of their choice that meets program requirements. This will include development of new landlord connections, fostering existing relationships and utilizing advocacy in the community.
• Provide housing case management services to program participants following the Housing First model with a strength-based approach, developing an individualized housing plan in collaboration with the individual/household receiving services.
• Document all contacts and produce appropriate reports related to the case file and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) per grant and agency requirements.
• Explore and identify additional community resources to benefit program participants, linking with available programs and services.
• Participate in community-based activities when appropriate, representing Community Housing Network at community forums, serve on work groups as needed at Continuum of Care (CoC) level as well as statewide initiatives including groups that focus on coordinated entry and outreach efforts. This will require evening and…