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Located in the Bronx, Park House offers 248 units of permanent supportive housing to low-income New Yorkers, and chronically homeless individuals, including individuals with mental illness. Breaking ...

Housing Specialist The Housing Specialist works closely with clients, members of the city contracted outreach teams, and partner agencies to prepare clients for permanent housing. The Housing ...

The Prince George Located in Manhattan, The Prince George offers 416 units of permanent supportive housing to low-income New Yorkers, people living with HIV/AIDS, and chronically homeless individuals ...

90 Sands Located in DUMBO, Brooklyn, 90 Sands offers 491 units of permanent, supportive housing to low-income New Yorkers, people living with HIV/AIDS, and chronically homeless individuals, including ...

Painter

Lee, NY · On-site

$17.50 - $23.75/hr

Painter At Breaking Ground, our residential buildings help to end homelessness by providing a home to formerly homeless individuals. The Painter is a part of the maintenance department that maintains ...

Reporting to the Senior Consumer Advocate, Transition, the Consumer Advocate, Transition provides guidance and support to clients through the move-in process into permanent housing. The Consumer ...

Reporting to the Program Director, Tenant Success Services the Housing Retention Supervisor, Tenant Success Services manages a team of Housing Retention Specialists providing time-limited services ...

Reporting to the Maintenance Supervisor, the Engineer is a part of the department maintaining the common areas and apartments of our residential buildings. Examples of common areas include offices ...

Case Manager, Outreach

New York, NY · On-site

$22.25 - $27/hr

Breaking Ground's Street to Home program makes regular contact with more than 2,000 street homeless individuals and connects more than 500 individuals to housing, medical and mental health services ...

Breaking Ground's Street to Home program makes regular contact with more than 2,000 street homeless individuals and connects more than 500 individuals to housing, medical and mental health services ...

The Lee Located on the Lower East Side, The Lee offers 262 units of permanent supportive housing to low-income New Yorkers, people living with HIV/AIDS, and chronically homeless individuals ...

Street to Home, Brooklyn Breaking Ground's Street to Home program makes regular contact with more than 2,000 street homeless individuals and connects more than 500 individuals to housing, medical and ...

The Rent Administrator is responsible for overseeing the rent collection process. They are responsible for responding to tenant questions and concerns about rent. The Rent Administrator also works ...

Leasing and Compliance Breaking Ground is the largest developer and manager of permanent supportive housing in New York. Since its founding in 1990, Breaking Ground is regarded as industry leaders in ...

Porter

New York, NY · On-site

$15.50 - $19.50/hr

Edwin's Place Located in Brooklyn, Edwin's Place offers 126 units of permanent supportive housing to low-income New Yorkers, veterans, and chronically homeless individuals, including some with mental ...

Housekeeper

New York, NY · On-site

$15.25 - $19.75/hr

90 Sands Located in DUMBO, Brooklyn, 90 Sands offers 491 units of permanent, supportive housing to low-income New Yorkers, people living with HIV/AIDS, and chronically homeless individuals, including ...

Located on the Bowery in Manhattan, The Andrews is a Safe Haven comprised of 146 units for individuals not yet ready to transition into permanent housing, as well as those who may have struggled in ...

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Consumer Advocate, Outreach Brooklyn

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New York, NY

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Posted 11 hours ago


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Street to Home, Brooklyn 

Breaking Ground’s Street to Home program makes regular contact with more than 2,000 street homeless individuals and connects more than 500 individuals to housing, medical and mental health services, substance abuse counseling, and other essential supports each year. The caring, individually tailored attention clients receive at each stage of their journey from street to home ensures that more than 95% of people who Breaking Ground places remain stably housed.

Consumer Advocate, Outreach

The Consumer Advocate, Outreach, works with people experiencing street homelessness and living with chronic medical conditions in BOROUGH with the objective of engaging individuals to connect them to appropriate social and medical services and, ultimately, to help improve their overall health and wellbeing and secure appropriate housing solutions.

The Consumer Advocate, Outreach, builds a relationship with clients utilizing motivational interviewing to encourage clients to work towards self-identified housing, health, and other goals. The Consumer Advocate spends most of the shift in the field either in an automobile and/or on foot conducting street outreach, accompanying clients to appointments, and following up on service referrals. The Consumer Advocate conducts assessments, engages clients in self-directed service planning, and enters all required data into required databases.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Engage with identified persons currently experiencing homelessness and living with chronic medical conditions in BOROUGH
  • Draw on lived experience of homelessness, mental illness, substance use, and/or immigration issues to build rapport with clients and develop appropriate service connections
  • Conduct required assessments
  • Attend clinical supervision and training
  • Maintain record keeping in compliance with agency standards as well as those of City and State agencies
  • Collaborate with Parks Dept., NYPD, DSNY, MTA, and other agencies
  • Accompany clients to appointments and follow up on service referrals
  • Perform other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • High School diploma or equivalent required
  • Minimum 2 years of related experience
  • Lived experience with homelessness, mental illness, substance use, and/or immigration issues, and willingness to appropriately use lived experience as a tool for building client rapport and developing service connection preferred
  • Knowledge of local benefit agencies (e.g., Public Assistance) and familiarity with substance abuse, mental health, immigration, and employment resources
  • Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to liaise with internal and external stakeholders
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite programs including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Microsoft Teams
  • Valid NY, NJ, CT, or PA driver’s license with a good driving record, as defined by Breaking Ground, is a condition of employment
  • Bilingual preferred