JumpStart Coordinator

JumpStart Coordinator

About Housing Catalyst: We're a leading affordable housing provider in Fort Collins, CO, dedicated to building stronger communities and transforming lives through innovative housing solutions.

Key responsibilities are building trust, fostering honest communication, prioritizing service, and ensuring accountability. The position emphasizes integrity, adaptability, and openness within the public and affordable housing sector. We're dedicated to transforming communities through affordable housing, fostering a supportive environment where teamwork, compassion, and professional growth thrive.  Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, with its vibrant arts scene and abundant outdoor activities, we offer comprehensive benefits, wellness programs, and innovative initiatives like reduced work schedules to enhance work-life balance.

Position Overview: The JumpStart Coordinator is an essential part of the Housing Catalyst Team. JumpStart (also known as Family Self-Sufficiency) is a HUD program that assists individuals over the course of five years with creating achievable goals to promote self-sufficiency. This pivotal role is responsible for a caseload of residents and works with them regularly to set and achieve goals related to health and wellness, education and employment, financial empowerment, life skills and community engagement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and provide ongoing case management according to Family Self-Sufficiency Program.


• Coach participants in obtaining employment, educational, and financial objectives and goals using motivational interviewing principles.


• Work to resolve and mediate resident needs with other internal depts.


• Maintain case management records per company policy and applicable laws.


• Exchange information, ask questions, check for understanding in English or Spanish.


• Apply harm reduction and trauma-informed care principles and techniques into all interactions with residents, respond to residents in crisis.


• Demonstrate understanding and best practices in working with residents with a history of addiction/recovery, domestic violence, trauma, homelessness; comply with mandatory reporting situations and requirements.


• Adhere to company policies, procedures, and standards, act with an appropriate sense of urgency and accountability, correctly handle confidential information, and maintain professional relations and boundaries with those contact during work.


• Conduct staff training and education to ensure program effectiveness and a positive impact.


• Collaborate with community networks and agencies to provide coordinated services.


• Assist residents who are experiencing a mental health crisis, upset, or in need of help.


• Collect and report informational, statistical, or finance budget data as requested.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree social work or related field


• Experience: minimum 1 year of experience in case management or housing assistance programs

• Knowledge of case management practices and techniques in crisis intervention; Housing First, Trauma-Informed Care, and Harm Reduction principles and practices.


• Ability to recognize and identify risk factors and dynamics found in vulnerable populations.

Behavioral Competencies:

• Commitment to high performance standards


• Outstanding customer service orientation


• Effective communication skills


• Strong initiative and accountability


• Excellent teamwork abilities

Technical Skills:

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, Yardi, and Able to analyze and verify data from multiple sources.

Working at Housing Catalyst

• Mission-driven work making a real difference in people's lives


• Values-based culture emphasizing teamwork, compassion, honesty, accountability, and fun!


• Holistic wellness approach, including mindfulness classes and work-life balance initiatives


• Professional growth opportunities and ongoing training


• Award-winning workplace: Health Links Certified Healthy Workplace™ Leader in Colorado


• Innovative reduced work schedule pilot program

*Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

*Candidates with missing qualifications may be hired in training range 

Residency Requirement: Applicants must be residents of Larimer or Weld County at the time of hire or be willing to establish residency within six months from the date of hire.

Compensation and Benefits

• Initial Hiring Range: $28.84 -$34.66


• Expected Salary Range: $28.78 - $37.65


• Training Range (for Candidates with Unfulfilled Qualifications): $25.71 - $28.70


• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance


• Generous paid time-off and holidays


• Retirement benefits

Equal Employment Opportunity: Housing Catalyst is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a drug-free workplace. To provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to every applicant and employee, Housing Catalyst bases employment decisions on merit, qualifications, experience, and abilities.

How to Apply: Ready to make a difference? Submit your resume, cover letter, and respond to our application questions by clicking 'Apply for this Job'. Join our mission-driven team and help build a better future for our community, one home at a time!