Description
POSTING # EHW 2025-003
POSITION TYPE PERMANENT, FULL-TIME
Under the general direction of the Director Housing Supports, the Resource Inventory Development Officer is responsible for creating and maintaining a resource inventory of housing support services and housing units appropriate for people at risk of homelessness or experiencing homelessness, developing and maintaining good working relationships with landlords/property managers and community organizations/workers that participate in the Coordinated Access, and identifying and working at closing the gaps and barriers in housing supports and policies that may lead to people becoming or experiencing homelessness.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- Work collaboratively with community organizations/workers, landlords and property managers, and other stakeholders to address homelessness in Winnipeg
- Work at the system, sector, and program levels to ensure that housing supports and housing are designed to respond to the needs of individuals who experience homelessness across the lifespan and continuum of services
- Research and report on practices that may be useful to improve housing supports and housing options for diverse groups of people experiencing homelessness
- Lead, facilitate, and/or support various committees and subgroups to support the philosophy of cocreation as it is connected to the development of a resource inventory
- Oversee the procurement of housing support services and rental housing for participants identified as priority population in Coordinated Access
- Develop operating procedures and administrative forms from a cocreation philosophy and revise them as needed
- Actively recruit, develop, and maintain partnerships, formal agreements, and respectful working relationships with organizations that provide housing supports
You are passionate about ending homelessness and have an in-depth understanding of homelessness and housing, as well as the needs of over-represented populations and the issues affecting many homeless and low-income people. You also possess the following qualifications or an equivalent combination of education and related experience:
- Post-secondary certificate or degree in a related discipline, e.g. social work, community development, Indigenous studies, social services, planning
- Three years related experience in the homeless-serving sector or an equivalent combination of training and experience
- Working knowledge of community issues related to homelessness and knowledge of colonization and the historical factors that continue to impact Indigenous people regarding homelessness, poverty, etc.
- Working knowledge of property management and Manitoba’s Residential Tenancies Act
- Ability to work in a Windows environment including intermediate to advanced skill using Microsoft Office programs
- You must have a good knowledge of Housing First philosophy programming and supports
As EHW is committed to reconciliation and the inclusion of an Indigenous world view, experience with the practice of Indigenous culture, history, knowledge systems, and Indigenous community relationship building practices and protocols is required.
Please send a cover letter and a resume to employerrep@abcentre.org.
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