Aspiranet is a one-of-a-kind social service agency dedicated to building a world where all children and youth are loved and cared for, and all families have the resources to thrive. Founded in 1975, our core mission is to help California kids and families. Aspiranet’s services include foster care and adoption family support, residential care, support for youth making the transition from foster care to adulthood, mental and behavioral health services, intensive home-based care, and community-based family resources. We provide services throughout California.

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Leasing Consultant Housing Specialist

Location: Long Beach, CA, USA

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This position is no longer open.

Requisition Number: 10472

Position Title: Housing Specialist

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Your Opportunity

Are you interested in being part of positive changes in child welfare services?

Founded in 1975 with locations across California, Aspiranet is a trusted neighbor, partner and care provider that exists to help families thrive. With personalized care, Aspiranet offers a unique blend of services including foster family support, residential care, adoption services, services for foster youth transitioning to adulthood, mental health services, intensive home-based care, and community-based family resources. We celebrate our values of respect, integrity, courage and hope through our work, and most importantly, our people.

Aspiranet staff gain inspiration from human connection and understand that success is the product of teamwork. We seek champions for our mission and those committed to excellence.

Your Future Team

Our Long Beach office is seeking a Housing Specialist to support our local program in securing, furnishing and maintaining affordable housing options for young adults learning to live independently.   Aspiranet’s Transition Age Youth (TAY) programs offer assistance that is client-centered, trauma-informed, and reflective of best practice standards in the field.  When you join our multidisciplinary team, you become part of a passionate group determined to impact lives and empower youth.

Your Impact

Aspiranet’s Transitional Aged Youth (TAY) services close a critical gap for youth who are preparing for their transition to exit the foster care system towards independent living.  Serving youth ranging in age from 18-21, our multi-faceted approach ensures youth receive the guidance to support housing, employment, education, wellness, and other needs they may have for a successful transition.  

Your Skills and Duties

  • Under the direction of the Program Director, the Housing Specialist researches and then secures sufficient program resources (housing, furnishings and household supplies).
  • Assists in the establishment and monitoring of monthly payments inclusive of rent and utilities.
  • Completion of initial, ongoing, and exit apartment inspections which support the maintenance of housing standards.

Education & Work Experience

  • AA degree or two years experience working in a professional office handling petty cash, disbursement of funds and data entry. Proficient in Outlook, Excel.  Must be organize and detail oriented.  Experience with apartment rental market preferred.  Good People skills. 

Licenses & Certifications

  • Meets all state required conditions of employment as set forth by funder and regulatory body; i.e. Fingerprint and Child Abuse Index Clearance, TB/Health Physical, valid CDL and clean driving record.

Aspiranet engages in value-based decision making to create the best possible outcomes for our stakeholders, including our employees.  We offer an excellent work environment and competitive benefits.  If our values are inspiring to you and you thrive in a collaborative, team-based environment then ASPIRAnet may be the right choice for you. You may be one step closer to making a difference in a child, family, and community’s life.

Compensation: Competitive DOE $14-$16

Benefits: Aspiranet is a collaborative environment where everyone has a voice in creating the best possible outcomes for our clients and our staff. We offer an exceptional work environment and a competitive benefits package for full-time employees. Our benefits package is robust, aimed at keeping you healthy and well, financially secure, providing a work-life balance, and protecting you from the unexpected.
 
Aspira means hope. We are a network of people bringing hope forward. We look forward to learning what makes you passionate.

Job Category: Transitional Age Youth

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Aspiranet is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer; all applicants will be given full consideration under state, local, and federal law.

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