Housing Finder - Project Home

SLCS is currently seeking a full-time Housing Finder for Project Home. Project Home helps to serve individuals and families who are experiencing, or at-risk of homelessness. As a member of this interdisciplinary team, you will work closely with other team members to support youth, adults and/or families experiencing or at-risk of homelessness to find and maintain safe, appropriate and permanent housing.

As a Housing Finder, you will build and maintain a landlord portfolio and housing stock; you will identify housing leads, develop relationships with landlords, tap into the hidden housing market, and develop promotional materials and presentations to help educate and entice landlords and property managers to participate in helping to solve homelessness in our community. Within the role, you will be responsible for ensuring units meet bylaws and the building code act, assessing cleaning and repairs required in all units and utilization of advocacy skills in initial viewings with landlords on behalf of participants. This role also requires preparing and maintaining statistical data, compiled on an on-going basis to assist in identifying trends and developing strategies to navigate them. You will work with individuals from diverse populations using a trauma informed and harm reduction approach. This role requires the candidate to be outgoing and creative in their approaches with landlords as well as thinking outside of the box, understanding the housing market issues and how to approach landlords as well as negotiation tactics.

You will be responsible for the safety and security of the individuals, co-workers and community during your employment. You will work collaboratively with other team members and community partners to complete administrative functions for the program. This position is split between office and community, and you will be expected to regularly travel within the London community. This position is for an existing vacancy.

This position would be working Monday – Friday , between the hours of 8:30am – 6pm.

Required Qualifications:

• Post-secondary education from an accredited institution or relevant work experience (eg. social services, real estate, property management, sales, marketing)
• Experience in sales, marketing or real estate is beneficial to the role
• Excellent knowledge of the Residential Tenancy Act, housing first and harm reduction philosophy and the local housing market
• Standard First Aid /CPR with AED – Level C
• Valid G Class Driver's License and access to reliable vehicle
• Experience using HIFIS 4.0 considered an asset

What we offer:

• Employer paid benefits package
• 3 weeks paid vacation
• Paid Personal days
• Employer RRSP contributions
• Wage grid includes annual wage progression
• Investment in your professional growth through professional development funds
• A great team to work with

This position requires a clear Police Check with vulnerable sector screening as a required condition of employment, as per SLCS policy. We adhere to the French Language Services Act and are committed to equity, diversity, and an inclusive, barrier-free workplace under the AODA. If accommodation is needed during recruitment, please inform the contact person. This posting is for an existing vacancy within the agency and no AI is used in screening applicants.

SLCS values a diverse workforce to achieve our mission. We encourage applications from racialized communities, First Nations, Inuit, Métis, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, people with disabilities or chronic illnesses, diverse faith communities, and those with varied lived experiences. Feel free to share your story in your cover letter.