Housing Stabilization Specialist

RTI has a decade of experience and effort focused on people and outcomes, serving those in the area with severe mental illness and traumatic brain injuries; helping them live more fulfilled and independent lives.

BENEFITS OF WORKING FOR RTI:

• $19 / Hour
• Up to 21 days of PTO after 3 years, 16 days of PTO at start.
• 7 Company Paid Holidays + 1 Paid Floating Holiday
• Matching 401k, we are invested in your future.
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Paid Training Sessions
• Advancement Opportunities, around 80% of our managers started at entry-level.

What Does a Housing Specialist Worker Do?

This is the role that started it all with RTI. Housing Specialists will assist clients with disabilities obtain stable and affordable housing. Common tasks are meeting with clients, assessing and overcoming barriers pertaining to housing, identifying and accessing community financial resources, and assisting clients in developing skills to maintain housing.

What Can I Expect Working for RTI in this Role?

You will report to the program manager and have no direct reports. Above your Program Manager is a Director, and then the CEO. You can expect your day-to-day responsibilities to include:

• Meet with clients in community settings and virtually.
• Visit and Tour potential properties.
• Communicate with external resources regarding funding and access.
• Identify and encourage client strengths regarding maintaining housing.
• Identify client weaknesses regarding maintaining housing, and help client develop skills to overcome.
• Documentation of individual client progress, and communication to internal and external stakeholders

Who is eligible to apply?

We encourage those with a passion for working with clients like ours to apply. Specific requirements include the following:

• 1 year Meet with clients in community settings and virtually.
• Visit and Tour potential properties.
• Communicate with external resources regarding funding and access.
• Identify and encourage client strengths regarding maintaining housing.
• Identify client weaknesses regarding maintaining housing, and help client develop skills to overcome.
• Documentation of individual client progress, and communication to internal and external stakeholders

Be the difference by making a difference. Advance your career in mental health today and change someone’s life tomorrow with Residential Transitions Inc., an award-winning organization that puts the people they serve and employ first.

RTI provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• This role can require up to 100% in person with Clients; is that something you are open to?
• Have you worked at RTI before?
• The Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requires all private employers with 100 or more employees as well as federal contractors and first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees AND contracts of at least $50,000.00 to invite applicants to self-identify gender and race and complete an EEO-1 report each year. Completion of this form is voluntary and will not affect your opportunity for employment, or the terms or conditions of your employment. These answers will be used for EEO-1 reporting purposes only and will be kept separate from all other personnel records only accessed by the Human Resources Department.

PLEASE CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Race/Ethnicity

• Hispanic or Latino
• White
• Black or African American
• Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
• Asian
• Native American, or Alaska Native
• Two or more races
• I do not wish to disclose.
• The Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requires all private employers with 100 or more employees as well as federal contractors and first-tier subcontractors with 50 or more employees AND contracts of at least $50,000.00 to invite applicants to self-identify gender and race and complete an EEO-1 report each year. Completion of this form is voluntary and will not affect your opportunity for employment, or the terms or conditions of your employment. These answers will be used for EEO-1 reporting purposes only and will be kept separate from all other personnel records only accessed by the Human Resources Department.

PLEASE CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Gender

• Male
• Female
• Other
• I do not wish to disclose.

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Saint Paul, MN 55120