Housing Associate

Since 1985, Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless has dedicated its mission exclusively to providing services to people experiencing homelessness.  AHCH provides a distinctive continuum of integrated care through outreach and site-based services to address the health-related causes and consequences of homelessness.  Our vision is to live in a world that is just and without homelessness.  We believe that homelessness is an issue that can be solved through access to quality health care, adequate and affordable housing, and a living wage.

AHCH currently has an open opportunity for an engaging, detail-oriented person that seeks to have direct, positive impact on client lives through our Housing Associate position.

The Housing Associate position reports to the Housing Coordinator and is responsible for all aspects of Rental Assistance Programs (RA) of Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless in accordance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines. This includes applicant approval, intake, file maintenance, housing inspections (using a HUD approved inspection checklist), client relationships, and data entry into the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). This position also utilizes AHCH's electronic health record to document progress, interactions, and client compliance with the program.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate all Housing Program activities including monitoring policies and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance with HUD and Coalition to end Homelessness (COC) guidelines.


• Maintenance of housing files.


• Maintain and develop landlord relationships to increase housing options as well as identification of housing resources.


• Conduct successful completion of initial inspection, prior to client move-in and annual inspections.


• Report required deposit and rent information to finance.


• Maintain all appropriate data for all quarterly and annual reports including timely and accurate data entry into HMIS, to include entry, exit, and annual updates.


• Facilitate and follow up to ensure timely repairs by the landlord, work closely with Community Support Workers (CSWs) to address landlord/client issues including evictions, move outs, move in.


• Attend and facilitate lease signings.


• Assist with external audits

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to work with diverse groups of people


• Valid NM driver's license or ability to obtain NM driver’s license within 30 days


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills


• Must have good organizational skills


• Comfort with working in variable work locations


• Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft Office 365

• 2 years of experience oversight of a housing/voucher program


• Bachelor’s degree in human/social services or related field or commensurate work experience\

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with people with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder


• Bilingual English/Spanish


• NSPIRE certified

We offer a comprehensive benefits package for all employees that work 20+ hours per week. All benefits begin the month after hire:

• Low cost medical, vision, and dental insurance with health club membership


• Life insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment fully paid for by organization


• Long Term Disability fully paid for by organization


• Paid Time Off - 24 days in first year of employment


• Catastrophic Sick Time accrual


• 7 Paid holidays


• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts


• 401k with employer match
  


• Paid New Mexico State License renewal
  


• Yearly stipend towards CEUs


• Student loan forgiveness eligible

We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.