FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community! 

Position Summary: Assists clients in completing Centralist Waitlist and subsidized housing applications. Assists with administrative duties, such as development of marketing materials, filling, conducting online research, and compiling information. Assists with the coordination of the Housing Stabilization waiting list by calling clients and conducting program eligibility screenings. Carries a small caseload of clients, inputting data into the HMIS system.

Specific Duties/Responsbilties:

• Provides direct service to individuals and families in an office or community setting.
• Conducts Housing Stabilization Program screenings 
• Stays current on housing resources statewide and assists service recipients with permanent housing searches and housing applications
• Enters programmatic data into the HMIS system.
• Assists with outreach and engagement activities with a wide range of housing and community organizations to promote awareness of and access to services
• Completes all professional and administrative documentation and forms in accordance with agency standards and within established guidelines and timeframes
• Maintains appropriate standards of confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA and agency guidelines
• Attends team meetings, supervision and Hope Division meetings as scheduled
• Participates in professional development opportunities aligned with professional goals and position responsibilities
• Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor

Qualifications:

• Case management experience in child welfare and housing preferred.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Experience providing housing support services within Rhode Island preferred.
• Possession of valid drivers’ license, reliable transportation and proof of current automobile insurance required.
• Must be agreeable to a flexible schedule to meet recipient needs.
• FSRI values staff with bilingual language capacity and familiarity with the local community they will be serving.

Physical Requirements: This position requires a mix of visits located in offices, community spaces, and virtually. Interns in this position must have the ability to:

• Travel to and from office sites and community locations which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators. 
• Interns must also have the ability to lift up to 20lbs.

Don’t meet every single requirement?  Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity! 

Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
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Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and families. We are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and hope. FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across the Health, Healing, Home and Hope divisions, are experts in their fields, delivering strategies to positively impact lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield. 

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.