Housing Advocate

Apply here: https://nhwa.org/careers/open-positions/

• Employee Type: FT Non-Exempt
• Job Category: Education & Community Services, Regular, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year
• Neighborhood House is hiring 3 Housing Advocates:
• Housing Advocate
• Housing Advocate- bilingual in Marshallese
• Housing Advocate- bilingual in Spanish, French, and Portuguese

Having trouble completing your application? For support, please call (206) 461-8430.

Closing Date: Until filled

Agency Overview

At Neighborhood House (NH), our vision is a healthy, diverse, and welcoming community, free of poverty and racism, where all people thrive. We serve over 16,000 individuals in Seattle/South King County in the areas of early learning, youth development, citizenship, employment, health, housing, resource navigation, and aging adults. In addition to direct services, we use our experience and deep connection to our communities to advocate for equitable access to services, and policy changes that advance equity for all.

When one of us succeeds, we all succeed!

Neighborhood House is on a mission to becoming a multi-cultural, anti-racist agency. We are achieving this by sharing power, listening to and learning from each other and our communities, and working to repair past inequities. We are building a culture where equity is the foundation, inclusiveness is the default, and access for marginalized communities is the norm.

Our Agency Values include Community, Equity, Integrity, Relationships, and Sustainability. More information about our Agency Values can be found here: https://nhwa.org/about-us/.

Click here for more details about our benefits program: https://nhwa.org/careers/benefits/.

Job Summary

The Housing Advocate has the primary responsibility to secure and stabilize housing for community members experiencing homelessness, or housing instability. These services include, but are not limited to: housing relocation, eviction prevention, housing search, landlord liaison activities, financial coaching, and housing counseling. This position will work closely with the Housing Stability Manager to implement new housing and employment strategies aimed at linking housing case management and employment services with the goal of making progress toward living-wage employment and housing stability. NH HS Case Mangers work in diverse communities where the majority of clients may have Limited English Proficiency.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $26.75 - $29.72 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Seattle, WA 98168