Community Life Service Coordinator

About The Community Builders (TCB)

Join a growing organization that is strengthening neighborhoods across the nation! The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB) is one of Americas leading nonprofit real estate developers and owners. Our mission is to build and sustain strong communities where all people can thrive.

About Community Life at TCB

Community Life (CL) is TCBs place-based model that uses stable housing as a platform for connecting families, seniors, and households with disabilities to community resources and opportunities. We engage residents in creating programs and building strategic partnerships with local stakeholders to create pathways to opportunities in early education, economic mobility, youth development, voting registration, health, and resident leadership. Community Lifes goal is to create equitable access to community supports, resources, and opportunities for all residents so that everyone can thrive.

About Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant (CNI)

The Choice Neighborhoods Implementation grant leverages significant public and private dollars to support locally driven strategies that address struggling neighborhoods with distressed public or HUD-assisted housing through a comprehensive approach to neighborhood transformation. Local leaders, residents, and stakeholders, such as public housing authorities, cities, schools, business owners, nonprofits, and private developers, come together to create and implement a plan that unleashes the full potential of communities by revitalizing severely distressed public and/or assisted housing and catalyzing critical improvements in the neighborhood, including businesses, services, and schools.

Woodhill Homes

The Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority and the City of Cleveland were awarded a $35 million FY 2020 Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant for the Buckeye-Woodhill neighborhood. In 2018, the Housing Authority, City, and community partners secured a Choice Neighborhoods Planning award. Now through the Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant, the partners are moving from planning to action. The grantee (CMHA) and their partners will:

• create 800 new, mixed-income rental units
• develop a new health clinic, early childhood education center, and retail space on a commercial corridor
• rehab owner-occupied housing and infill vacant lots
• connect residents to employment, health, early learning, and education opportunities

Position Description: Community Life Service Coordinator (CLSC)

Reporting to the Community Life Senior Manager-Resident Experience, the Community Life Service Coordinator (CLSC) (also known as case manager or resident services coordinator) develops, coordinates, and implements support services for residents of Woodhill Homes. The case manager will ensure resident and community success through close work with the property management team, the economic stability coordinator, youth development specialist, and all Choice partners.

Essential Functions:

• Provide mobile case management and resident services, meeting with residents once a quarter, at minimum, in their homes or within the community
• Conduct assessments of resident households for strengths and areas of growth/opportunities
• Develop and implement a Family Success Plan for each household to assess and develop SMART goals and outcomes aligned with Choice metrics
• Participate in resident and community meetings that are relevant to advancing Choice goals and outcomes
• Integrate relocation activities into Family Success Plans to ensure residents experience minimal interruptions to their lives and personal and professional goals
• Work collaboratively with property management and TCB development team to ensure smooth transitions, housing stability, and clear communications about the Choice grant, construction, and relocation
• Build positive relationships in the community to build capacity and maintain current partnerships to ensure resources are available through resident services
• Monitor residents housing stability on an ongoing basis and provide mediation services between residents and Property Management should there be any issues, maintenance requests, late rent payments, or conflicts of any kind
• Coordinate with other agencies/partners to deliver services to residents in need of rent and utility assistance
• Assist in development of plans to address barriers to lease infractions
• Coordinate and communicate with TCB property management as residents begin returning to the new housing, assisting in the lease-up process for residents and welcome orientation clinics conducted by TCB PM
• Administer an annual survey to residents
• Attend training and continuing education opportunities offered by the Community Life team
• Attend weekly and monthly staff meetings
• Keep CL Senior Manager-Resident Experience apprised of issues affecting residents
• Document and maintain accurate and up-to-date records in data-tracking software

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to understand and respect values, attitudes, and beliefs that differ across cultures and to respond appropriately to these differences with residents in planning, implementing, and evaluating programs and services
• Willingness to work in the community, enter residents homes, and meet residents where they are to provide them with the support needed
• Personal transportation required to meet with families in their new temporary residences during relocation phase
• Ability to attend evening and weekend community events as needed
• Excellent communication, organization, and writing skills
• Capable of building and maintaining positive relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, including but not limited to: residents, senior staff, volunteers, interns, and community partners
• Experience working with families to support their aspirations
• Ability to collect, track, and understand data to assess programs and partnerships and inform strategies
• Operate on time, with consistency and a high level of integrity and professionalism; provide excellent customer service to residents and partners
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local policies affecting housing is a plus

Education & Experience:

• Bachelors degree with a focus in social work, human services, public health, education, or community development
• An Associates in a relevant field combined with professional experience will also be considered
• CHW certification or MSW is a bonus
• 2+ years of overall professional experience working with families in housing or human services agencies required
• Proficiency with MS Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and other computer programs
• Previous engagement, communication, and collaboration with residents of diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds preferred
• Experience working with partners and team members to implement programs and initiatives
• Experience working with data management software is a plus

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 12 Paid Holidays & tenure-based PTO accruals
• Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
• Company paid Life & Disability Insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match
• Tax-advantage accounts: commuter/parking, medical & dependent care FSA
• Hospital & Critical Illness Insurance
• Confidential, 24/7 Employee Assistance Program

Salary Range: $50-55k annually

Note: This is a 4-year grant-funded position which will be extended based on future funding. The role is on-site 5 days per week. The Community Builders is an equal opportunity employer.