Supportive Services Specialist VISTA

Supportive Services Specialist VISTA The Housing Authority of the City of Brownsville is a non-profit organization with a mission to provide access to affordable, quality housing, and achieve self-sufficiency through education and collaborative partnerships, for all residents of our community. The main focus of the Supportive Services Department (SSD) is education, digital literacy, financial literacy, health & wellness, and employment. The SSD believes that by improving households' outcomes related to employment and income, health, and children's education, citizens will become self-sufficient, allowing them to rise above poverty. The SSD is a VITA site with four opportunity centers and two BiblioTechs. The SSD provides after-school/out-of-school programs, where we provide tutoring, mentoring, workshops, and summer learning for grades K-12. The SSD also has a Youth Leadership and Internship Program, and a Road to College Program to encourage young adults to achieve a higher education. Further help on this page can be found by clicking here. Member Duties : The Supportive Services VISTA member will help the Supportive Services Team to reach more residents by enhancing the programming already present in the community, creating a strategy, and coordinating the project. Some activities include developing surveys for the residents to evaluate the programming. Researching our current programs and preparing a report with recommendations to improve the programming. Collaborating with staff to develop a strategy that includes a timeline/calendar explaining how the recommendations will be implemented. Developing training materials for the staff to implement the changes being made. Program Benefits : Health Coverage* , Training , Living Allowance , Childcare assistance if eligible , Relocation Allowance , Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend . Terms : Permits working at another job during off hours , Permits attendance at school during off hours . Service Areas : Education , Housing , Children/Youth . Skills : Youth Development , Social Services , Microsoft Office , Fund raising/Grant Writing , Computers/Technology , Writing/Editing , General Skills .

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