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Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Houston, TX
Job Type: Regular Full-time
Job Number: 17112
Department: Harris County Resources for Children and Adults
Opening Date: 08/28/2026
Closing Date: 9/30/2026 11:59 PM Central
Max Number of Applicants: 300
Position Description
Department History Overview
Harris County Resources for Children and Adults was founded in 1966 as the Harris County Child Welfare Board to provide support services for children taken under the wing of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Fifty years later, Harris County Resources for Children and Adults still provides this support. But the now-county department has expanded services for early prevention, intervention, and adult services.
Vision:
To better the lives of children and adults in Harris County.
Brief Position Overview:
Under the supervision of the Housing Options Supervisor, the Housing Case Manager will work with youth ages 18 through 25 who are referred to The HAY Center Housing Continuum for housing case management services. This position determines the best way to address a youth's unique housing needs which can include intervention with the leasing office, landlord, or housing authority on the youth's behalf. This position also provides crisis intervention as needed by providing linkage to resources and services.
Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provides housing case management to youth transitioning to independence, this can include reviewing and explaining lease agreements, conducting home visits, collecting and reviewing rent ledgers to ensure rent and fees are current, providing instruction on ways to communicate concerns with the unit, reviewing initial assessments, plan of service, budgets and providing life skills instruction/community resources needed to ensure youth maintains housing stability and independent, advocating for the youth with landlords/apartment management and local housing authorities with the goal of avoiding evictions and sustaining housing ability.
• Completes required case documentation in a case management database system and maintains case files for assigned cases to ensure that all information regarding the youth's housing plan is current and updates are available to the HAY Center team.
• Assists the youth in completing and submitting documentation as needed to the local housing authorities throughout the housing process including the initial application, recertifications, move requests, income changes and family composition changes to ensure the youth remain in compliance with the housing program.
• Attends and participates in wraparound meetings to provide status updates on the youth's housing goals/plan and works in coordination with the youth and other HAY Center program representatives on action items to ensure the youth continue to progress on their goals including housing.
• Attends and participates in all HAY Center and Housing Continuum events and workshops.
• Attends and participates in life skills training class - Housing and Transportation to review housing readiness with youth in care. These events may take place on some weekends.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer
https://hrrm.harriscountytx.gov/Pages/EqualEmploymentOpportunityPlan.aspx
If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net
Requirements
Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Criminal Justice, or relevant field.

Experience:

• Two (2) years of verifiable full-time paid case management experience (including case documentation) working in an educational, institutional, counseling, or social service setting working with youth who have challenging life circumstances.
• Training and experience using a personal computer with a variety of software, including Microsoft Office.

Licensure:

• Reliable transportation with a valid driver's license (Texas) and auto liability insurance.
• Ability to become CPR/First Aid certified.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge and understanding of adolescent/transition age youth stages of development and the transitional needs, including life skills and linkages of youth aging out of the foster care system
• Must be detail-oriented and self-motivated
• Ability to problem solve and demonstrate critical thinking skills
• Ability to follow written and oral instructions
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality
• Interacts and maintains professional working relationships with individuals of varying social and cultural backgrounds
• Ability to contribute effectively to the accomplishments of team or work unit goals, objectives, and activities
• Skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.
Preferences
Experience:

• Experience working with transition-age youth and young adults (18-25 years old) transitioning into stable housing.
• Some experience working with or knowledge of public housing and housing subsidies.
• Some experience working with or knowledge of the transitional needs of youth aging out of foster care.

General Information
Position Type, and Typical Hours of Work:

• Regular | Full-Time
• Monday -- Friday 8:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m. or 9:00 a.m. -- 6:00 p.m (Some Saturdays and evenings)

Salary:

• Depends on Qualifications
• Based on 26 Pay Periods
• Plus, Mileage Reimbursement

Work Location:

• 3131 Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX 77003

Employment is contingent upon passing a background check and drug screen.
Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.
HARRIS COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
Harris County offers a highly competitive benefits program, featuring a comprehensive group health plan and defined benefit retirement plan.
The following benefits are offered only to Harris County employees in regular (full-time) positions:
Health & Wellness Benefits

• Medical Coverage
• Dental Coverage
• Vision Coverage
• Wellness Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability (LTD) Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Ten (10) days of vacation leave per year (accrual rate increases after 5 years of service)
• Eleven (11) County-observed holidays
• One (1) floating holiday per year
• Paid Parental Leave*
• Sick Leave

Retirement Savings Benefit

• 457 Deferred Compensation Plan

The following benefits are available to Harris County employees in full-time and select part-time positions:

• Professional learning & development opportunities
• Retirement pension (TCDRS defined benefit plan)
• Flexible work schedule*
• METRO RideSponsor Program*

* Participation may vary by County department. The employee benefits plans of Harris County are extended to all eligible participants across various departments with the exception of the Harris County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, for which the cited Health & Wellness Benefits are administered through the State of Texas.
In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, group health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Harris County Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.
For plan details, visit the Harris County Benefits & Wellness website:
01
Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?Qualifying information must be documented in the Education section of your application.

• High School or GED diploma
• Associate Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or higher
• None of the above

02
If you selected a college degree in response to the previous question, which of the following best describes your major?

• Psychology
• Sociology
• Social Work
• Criminal Justice
• Other Related Field
• Unrelated Field
• N/A; No Degree

03
Which of the following best describes your verifiable full-time paid case management experience (including case documentation) working in an educational, institutional, counseling, or social service setting working with youth who have challenging life circumstances?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

• Less than two (2) years
• Two (2) years but less than three (3) years
• Three (3) years or more but less than four (4) years
• Four (4) or more years
• I do not have this experience

04
Please describe your experience providing housing-related services or case management to individuals with housing needs. In your response, please include the types of populations you have worked with, the housing challenges you have helped address, and your experience communicating or advocating with landlords, leasing offices, housing authorities, or other housing providers.
05
Do you have some experience working with or knowledge of public housing and housing subsidies?

• Yes
• No

06
Do you have experience working with transition-age youth and young adults (18-25 years old) transitioning into stable housing?

• Yes
• No

07
Do you have some experience working with or knowledge of the transitional needs of youth aging out of foster care?

• Yes
• No

08
Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions:Advanced:A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Intermediate:A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Basic:A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.Entry Level:A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

• Advanced
• Intermediate
• Basic
• Entry Level
• Not proficient

09
This role requires reliable transportation with a valid Texas driver's license and auto liability insurance.Do you meet this requirement?

• Yes, I have a Valid Texas Driver's License
• Yes, I have a Valid Driver's License but understand I must obtain a Valid Texas Driver's License prior to start date
• No, I do not have a Valid Driver's License

10
Do you have the ability to become CPR/First Aid certified?

• Yes
• No

Required Question