Bilingual Housing Specialist - The City of Providence

Receive a $500.00 Sign-on Bonus within 6 months of employment! 

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

Position Summary: Under the direction of the Housing and Economic Mobility Director, and in collaboration with AIDS Project Rhode Island (APRI), the Housing Opportunities for People With AIDS (HOPWA) Housing Specialist is responsible for managing the process for connecting people living with HIV (PLWH) to and ensuring they can attain and maintain safe, stable, and affordable housing.  

Qualifications:

• Associate’s Degree in human/social service field or relevant field with one-year field experience preferred. In lieu of college degree, a high school diploma with 4 years of case management or field experience required
• Either have a Community Health Worker certification with an HIV specialty or have the ability to obtain certification within first 12 months of employment
• Experience providing housing support services within Rhode Island, preferred
• Knowledge of and demonstrated sensitivity to LGBTQ+ communities, racial and ethnic minorities, and those impacted by HIV
• Possession of valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and proof of current automobile insurance required
• Must be agreeable to a hybrid work environment and flexible scheduling to meet recipient needs
• FSRI values staff with bilingual language capacity and familiarity with the local community they will be serving. FSRI includes pay incentives for bilingual staff
• Ability to utilize Microsoft platforms and an Electronic Medical Record
• Bilingual English/Spanish is required.
• Bilingual skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.

Physical Requirements: Employees in this position must have the ability to:

• Use walkways, stairs, and elevators
• Sit continuously for up to two hours
• Stand continuously for up to two hours
• Walk as needed
• Communicate effectively
• Drive within the community
• Stoop or bend as needed
• Push, pull, lift, and carry up to 20 lbs.

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!

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.
Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities.
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About Us: Dynamic and innovative, Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families all across our state.  We are passionate about our mission to advance equity, opportunity and hope across ALL communities – we succeed by lifting others.  FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams – working across Health, Healing, Home and Hope pillars, are experts in their fields – every day designing and delivering cutting edge strategies to save and improve lives.  We provide services statewide, and currently operate in 3 locations in Providence; and in 4 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.