Housing Specialist - Liberty Plaza in Queens, New York at Lantern Community Services Inc
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Job Description
Job Title: Housing Specialist
Classification: Non-Exempt
Reports to: Director of Social Services
Location: Jamaica, Queens
Status & Hours: Full-time, five days a week; the schedule may include a weekend day and/or night shift. The schedule will be discussed during the interview process and upon hire. Flexible hours are also required.
Who We Are: Lantern Community Services helps New Yorkers impacted by homelessness move from surviving to thriving by pairing safe, supportive housing with wraparound services that build lasting stability and independence. If you believe a steady home can be the start of everything else, you’ll fit right in with our mission-first team. Lantern was also recognized as a Top 2025 Workplace by City & State New York - a great place to do meaningful work with people who care!
About The Role:
We are seeking an experienced Housing Specialist to support clients in securing permanent housing and achieving greater self-sufficiency. Housing Specialists are part of an interdisciplinary team and work closely with shelter and case management staff to support clients through the housing placement process. The Housing Specialist is responsible for orienting clients to the housing search process, providing instruction on apartment searches, interviews, and housing applications, and facilitating connections to housing opportunities. The role also includes escorting clients to housing-related appointments and providing direct support during the move-out and transition to permanent housing. The successful candidate will have prior experience working with homeless and/or vulnerable populations.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Required Education and Experience:
Work Environment: This job operates in a shelter environment and works with a population that may experience mental illness, substance use, disability, HIV/AIDS, and other chronic illnesses.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, climb stairs, and/ or kneel. Occasionally, the employee will have to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Note:
Lantern Community Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Lantern Community Services (Lantern) values the diversity of all our clients, staff, Board of Directors, and partners. By bringing diverse individuals and viewpoints together, we create more vibrant, healthy, and just communities.