Housing Resources Associate – Hamilton Family Center – Oakland, CA

Hamilton Family Center’s mission is to end homelessness for families in the San Francisco Bay Area. HFC is nationally recognized as a leader in homelessness prevention, rapid re-housing, emergency and transitional shelter, and services for children experiencing homelessness.

The First Avenues program assists families to secure permanent housing through housing search assistance, move-in financial assistance, eviction prevention and median-term shallow rent subsidies, and home-based case management. For more information, visit www.hamiltonfamilycenter.org.

Position Summary

The Housing Resources Associate serves as a hub of information about housing resources for Hamilton Family Center staff and program participants. This position is responsible for developing and maintaining landlord relationships for housing placement and for conducting outreach to promote the program and gain information about relevant resources. The HRA is also responsible for maintaining the housing resources database, including current available housing units in San Francisco and the surrounding Bay Area counties. The HRA is primarily based in the First Avenues Oakland office but will travel locally based on job necessity.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

Conduct outreach to Bay Area landlords, landlord groups and/or associations, present information about the program, build landlord partnerships.
Collaborate with HFC Case Managers to support client housing placement and retention, including assisting participants and landlords with mediating and resolving conflicts in coordination with Case Managers.
Record, track and disseminate information on identified available housing units.
Create and maintain resource guides on Bay Area housing market, local landlords, tenant rights, eviction prevention, financial advice and other topics to assist families in securing and maintaining housing.
Prepare and deliver presentations about housing resources to Hamilton Family Center staff, current and potential First Avenues program participants and other service providers.
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university and a minimum of three years of professional experience in a relevant position.
Real Estate experience/license preferred.
Valid CADL, satisfactory driving record, and proof of insurance.
Able and willing to travel locally as needed.
Click on Job Description for additional required duties and qualifications specific to this position.

How to apply

Reply to jobs@hamiltonfamilycenter.org and attach your résumé and a letter of interest.
Include position title Housing Resources Associate in the subject line of your email.
No faxes or phone calls.
Hamilton Family Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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