Network Developer Bridge-To-Home Program Springfield

Position: Network Housing Developer BRIDGE-TO-HOME Program Springfield
Working at TASC:
At TASC (Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities) our mission is to build a healthier, safer, more just society. Since 1976, we have been guided by the belief that every individual holds the potential for positive change. We advocate, support, and most importantly, empower people to break barriers, find recovery, and reshape their destinies. Through the use of SPECIALIZED CASE MANAGEMENT, we create a world where recovery, justice and empathy lead to thriving communities.

Our foundation is anchored at the intersection of behavioral health and the criminal legal system. Today TASC also operates at the forefront of transformative solutions. We are a social impact organization that embodies a future where health, safety and justice is synonymous with hope. We are TASC!

Division Overview:
The Corrections Transition Programs (CTP) is a statewide network of clinical reentry management services with the overall purpose of increasing opportunities for successful reentry outcomes. CTP provides specialized case management services to help people prepare to return to their families and communities after incarceration. CTP works both inside prisons and in communities to provide reentry support, including, but not limited to, behavioral health referrals, public benefits enrollment, finding employment and housing resources and obtaining state IDs and vital records.

We are currently looking for full-time Network Housing Developer

Starting at $45,000 $ 50,000 contingent upon experience, education, etc.

Position Summary:

The Returning Home Illinois (RHI) Program serves individuals returning from prison to Central and Southern Illinois who face significant and often compounded barriers to successful reentry, including serious mental illness, sex offense registry requirements, and arson-related convictions. Frequently excluded from traditional housing and support systems, these individuals are at increased risk of homelessness and recidivism. The programs primary goal is to provide Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) for individuals traditionally considered hard to place, creating a foundation for long-term stability and successful reintegration into the community.

Guided by low-barrier, housing placement principles, the RHI Program eliminates preconditions such as abstinence or mandatory treatment participation, offering immediate access to housing.

The Network Housing Developer (NHD) supports the PSH program by identifying and expanding safe, affordable housing opportunities for justice-impacted individuals. The NHD builds and maintains strong relationships with landlords, property managers, and housing providers to secure units and address barriers to housing access. Working closely with the PSH team, the NHD serves as a key liaisoncommunicating housing availability, lease updates, and any changes affecting client placement.

The role also includes developing landlord engagement strategies and to ensure housing quality and client stability and education adherence.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

* Recruit landlord and building owners who want to lease to PSH participants in the Central and metro east region of the Illinois to include St. Clair, Madison and Sangamon counties;

* Recruit new landlords and provide education on program eligibility, support services, and landlord/tenant responsibilities.

* Complete rental pre- move in readiness inspection with client and landlord - assessing for building code violations, lease assessment review for sublease, grievance process, etc.

* Conduct quarterly property inspections with clients and landlords

* Work with landlords and property managers to address any lease or client issues, document all incident reports with landlords and TASC

* Assist with processing new rental applications; create a rent computation on new applications and assist with obtaining keys and move in details.

* Answer inquiries regarding rent charges, admission policies and procedures for new landlords.

* Make recommendation for termination of assistance when appropriate; assist with client move out and final unit inspection with landlord.

* Completes a variety of daily, weekly and monthly logs and reports

* Utilize internal ECR to document all client engagement activities

* Attend all PSH trainings as requested and require by funder

* Create an affordable housing directory for PSH program

Our Ideal candidate:

* Bachelors degree in Social Work, Urban Planning, Real Estate, Human Services, or related field (or equivalent experience).

* Minimum 2 years of experience in housing placement, landlord engagement, property management, or community development; familiarity with HUD housing programs, or local rental assistance models such as Section 8, etc.; knowledge of housing systems, fair housing laws, and supportive housing models (e.g., Housing First) a plus.
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Experience in community outreach and building relationships with community providers Ability to manage complex landlord-tenant…