Housing Advocate

The Housing Advocate will provide crisis/support services and related housing services to victims, children, and significant others of domestic violence in Potter County as needed.u00a0

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

In addition to the DEI commitment outlined above the advocate is responsible for the following:

Housing Specialist Duties:

• Share monthly hotline and on-call duties as needed.
• Meet individually with clients to provide financial coaching and housing counseling, using HUD's. Housing Counseling Rules and Regulations as a guide.
• In accordance with HUD's Housing Counseling Rules and Regulations complete

client intake, counseling, and follow-up on spending plan, credit, and savings.

• Timely client tracking via Empower DB.
• Participate in local area community outreach (i.e., presentations, fairs, etc.,)
• In accordance with grant requirements, assist with quarterly and annual reporting to variousu00a0funders.
• Assist with and/or initiate marketing activities that will fulfill our advertising goals for programu00a0services.
• Actively participate in monthly quality and process reviews to improve the effectiveness of housing counseling services. Prepare in advance; provide feedback and suggestions related tou00a0improvements as needed or asked.

A full job description is available upon request.