Housing and Employment Coordinator
Chicago
Housing and Employment Coordinator
Full Time • Chicago
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Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Above and Beyond Family Recovery Center
Housing and Employment Coordinator
Department: Operations
Reports To: Director of Housing
Employment Type: Full-Time
Reports To: Director of Housing
Employment Type: Full-Time
Position Summary
The purpose of this position is to assist Above and Beyond’s clients in becoming sustainably housed and employed. Under the direct supervision of the Director of Housing & Employment and direction of the Director of Operations, a Housing and Employment Coordinator will create case management service plans for clients, assessing their needs and goals.
The ideal candidate is organized, personable, community-oriented, and passionate about engaging our clients to make a meaningful impact.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
· Assist clients in identifying, securing, and maintaining safe, stable, and affordable housing.
- Conduct housing assessments and develop individualized housing plans based on client needs, goals, and circumstances.
- Coordinate housing searches, applications, interviews, and move-in processes with clients and housing providers.
- Develop and maintain relationships with landlords, property managers, housing agencies, shelters, and community-based organizations.
- Provide ongoing housing stabilization support, including assistance with lease compliance, landlord communication, and referrals to supportive services.
- Assist clients with identifying employment opportunities that align with their skills, experience, interests, and career goals.
- Provide job-readiness support, including resume development, job applications, interview preparation, and workplace expectations.
- Establish and maintain relationships with employers, workforce development agencies, staffing organizations, and community partners to identify employment opportunities.
- Coordinate referrals to job training, education, certification, transportation, childcare, and other supportive services that promote employment success.
- Track client progress toward housing and employment goals and provide ongoing coaching, follow-up, and problem-solving support.
- Advocate on behalf of clients when appropriate and assist with resolving barriers related to housing, employment, transportation, documentation, or access to community resources.
- Maintain accurate and timely case notes, client records, service plans, referrals, and outcome documentation in accordance with organizational policies and applicable requirements.
- Collaborate with case managers, social service providers, employers, housing providers, and other professionals to ensure coordinated services.
- Assist clients in accessing public benefits, identification documents, housing resources, employment services, and other community resources.
- Monitor housing and employment outcomes and prepare reports as required by the organization or funding sources.
- Maintain confidentiality and comply with all applicable organizational policies, ethical standards, and privacy requirements.
- Participate in team meetings, training, community outreach, and professional development activities.
- Perform other duties as assigned to support client stability, self-sufficiency, and successful community integration.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 1–2 years of experience in housing services, employment services, case management, workforce development, social services, or a related field.
- Experience working in a nonprofit, healthcare, behavioral health, or community-based organization is preferred.
- Knowledge of nonprofit operations and community housing engagement strategies.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Paid holidays
- Retirement plan (401(k))
- Professional development and training opportunities
Compensation: $24.00 per hour
Our Mission
The vision of Above and Beyond is to build an individualized treatment experience that is available to anyone in need regardless of their economic status. Our clients and clinicians create therapeutic alliances that design and execute personalized programs of recovery that co-exist side-by-side personal development and growth goals. We believe that recovery is a process that requires meeting individuals where they are at as well as addressing their environmental life circumstances such as: education, employment readiness, interpersonal relationships, and social reintegrative abilities and activities.
Our Philosophy - Compassion. Competence. Communal Healing. “We believe you can be well.” With these simple words, the founders of Above and Beyond have brought together a seasoned team of staff members from the healthcare community with decades of personal and professional experience in the ever changing field of addiction recovery. When we say, “we believe you can be well” we’re stating our belief in everyone’s ability to experience healing, hope and health when properly stimulated, educated, and supported. It’s this expectation of communal success that drives us to provide our solid foundation of excellence in prevention/intervention to the most fragile and vulnerable people of Chicagoland.
Above and Beyond, committed to the idea that, “everything begins in the relationship,” is intentional about unique hybrid recovery model by incorporating what has worked in the past with what evidence-based modern recovery methodology tells us to do in the present. We’re trying to graft a humanitarian touch into the highest standards of professionalism known in the substance use industry.
This is our quest, with an intended outcome of returning our clients to their birthright status of being responsible agents of their own destinies.
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