Housing Navigator

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!

Position Summary: Responsible for partnering with families and supporting the Community Health Team (CHT) members by providing assistance with housing, including problem solving for immediate shelter needs, gaining access to the Regional Access Points (RAP) and shelters, negotiating with landlords to preserve current housing, connecting with housing programs, and teaching skills for housing stability, such as budgeting and tenant rights and responsibilities.

Qualifications:

• The Housing Navigator must have the experience, knowledge, and competencies needed to effectively support families with immediate or pending housing needs, as well as knowledge of the RI housing system and related area resources.
• The Housing Navigator preferably has personal, lived experience similar to the families served.
• Experience working with families at risk for involvement with child mental health, child welfare, or juvenile corrections systems preferred.
• Must be willing and able to work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends as needed.
• Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
• Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.

Physical requirements: This position requires residential and community visits, employees in this position must have the ability to:

• Travel to and from clients’ residences, community locations and office site, which could include using walkways, stairs, and/or elevators.
• Ability to lift up to 20lbs.
• Ability to communicate by voice, use sight and hearing.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
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Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and families. We are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and hope. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across the Health, Healing, Home and Hope divisions, are experts in their fields, delivering strategies to positively impact lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield. 

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.