Housing Specialist

Housing Stabilization Services is a new Minnesota Medical Assistance benefit to help people with disabilities, including mental illness and substance use disorder, and seniors find and keep housing.

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We are looking for a housing specialist with excellent people skills to assess candidates for housing and assist clients with securing and maintaining affordable, permanent housing. The housing specialist's responsibilities include liaising with community organizations, government agencies, and property owners to source the means and negotiate terms that enable clients to rent suitable housing. To be successful as a housing specialist you should have good listening skills and a great deal of patience. An outstanding housing specialist should be an excellent mediator and highly knowledgeable about the property market, social services, and legal restrictions.