Housing Specialist​/FUP Coordinator, Independent Living Program

Overview

Description

AGENCY OVERVIEW Since our founding in 1895 in Marin County as an orphanage – and through subsequent years as Sunny Hills Services – Side by Side has been at the forefront of best practices in child welfare, working with the most vulnerable youth in our community. Today, Side by Side operates in four counties – Marin, Alameda, Sonoma, and Napa – across the Bay Area, reaching nearly 2,000 children, young adults, and family members per year with much-needed services related to behavioral and mental health, early intervention in schools, LGBTQIA+ support, transitional housing for foster youth, and special education.

Side By Side places high value on individuals with a passion for helping underserved youth and families in a collaborative and inclusive work culture. We strive to work together to create a trauma-informed workplace where we walk the walk of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging principles.

This position has an hourly rate of pay between $32.00 to $34.67 based on experience.

• 3 weeks of paid vacation for F/T employees increasing to 4 weeks of vacation after 2 years of service (for all non-school based employees)
• 2 weeks of sick leave for F/T employees with 2 additional sick days for direct service staff
• 10 paid holidays per year and 1 Self-Care Anniversary Day each year
• 99% employer-paid Medical for F/T employees including platinum level Kaiser Permanente insurance, Sutter Health or Anthem options
• Dental and Vision Insurance
• Long Term Disability insurance up to $9,000 per month, plus $50,000 Life and AD&D insurance. Employees also have the option to purchase additional life insurance at their own cost.
• 403b Retirement Plan with agency match after one year of employment
• Professional development and other learning opportunities including unlimited access to over 1,000 behavioral health courses online. Side By Side is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer
• FREE Employee Assistance Program including up to 10 complimentary personal counseling sessions per problem, per year for staff and dependents
• Employee recognition program with $500 bonus awards
• Employee referral bonus of up to $1,000
• Pet Insurance

The Independent Living Program provides every eligible youth in care with independent living skills training to assist in the transition to a successful and independent lifestyle. ILP services are currently delivered to youth ages 14-21 by Side by Side and partnered with Alameda County Social Services.

There is an option for this position to become hybrid based on an on-going demonstration of autonomy and continuously meeting program deliverables.

The Housing Specialist/FUP Coordinator works in conjunction with youth’s Case Managers/Coaches and will play a crucial role in supporting current and former foster youth and their families in securing and maintaining stable housing. The Housing Specialist/FUP Coordinator is responsible for maintaining housing resources and functions as a consultant for case managers and as a one-on-one support for youth with identified housing goals.

This position work directly with the Family Unification Program and local THP/THP+ housing programs to ensure that youth and families are appropriately housed.

• Provide client-centered, strengths-based, and culturally responsive educational case management to a designated caseload of ILP-eligible foster and probation youth; helping them to find and maintain appropriate housing placement(s).
• Regularly meet and assess the needs of each youth on assigned caseload, support them with achieving their housing goals, including those outlined in their TILP, and help them to solve problems and address challenges.
• Meet clients in the field when needed to assist them with accessing housing resources and support services.
• Support at risk populations, for example: pregnant and parenting teens, LGBTQIA+, and CSEC with accessing additional services unique to their situation.
• Meet with youth and their care team in the community to encourage youth participation in ILP related services.
• Support youth and supports completion of housing…