Housing Coordinator

Location: Sacramento 

Salary: $24.04 / hour 

Organization Overview 

Founded in 2004, Brilliant Corners provides innovative housing and housing-related services to California’s most vulnerable individuals, with an emphasis on those transitioning from, or at risk of, homelessness or institutionalization. We develop, own, and manage multi-family supportive housing and licensed residential care homes. We implement a broad array of scattered-site, one-on-one supportive housing, and clinical case management programs through partnerships with developmental services, homeless services, veterans’ services, and health care sectors. 

In short, we do good work. 

We have offices statewide with a staff of passionate people. While we are growing rapidly, we are also selective: We’re seeking inspired, talented people who want to be effecting profound change and who have fun doing it. 

Program Summary 

The Sacramento Flexible Housing Pool (FHP) is a new countywide initiative led by Brilliant Corners in partnership with the Sacramento County Department of Homeless Services and Housing (DHSH). The program provides a centralized system to help individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness quickly access and maintain permanent housing. 

In its first year, FHP will serve at least 250 households prioritizing adults experiencing homelessness who also live with serious mental illness (SMI) or substance use disorder (SUD) Through rental subsidies, housing navigation, tenancy supports, and landlord engagement, FHP connects people to stable housing while offering the supports needed to prevent returns to homelessness. By braiding multiple funding streams, including CalAIM, BHSA, PATH CITED, and others, FHP is designed to grow over time into Sacramento County’s primary rehousing pathway, ensuring equitable access to housing and long-term stability for the community’s most vulnerable residents. 

Position Summary 

Housing Coordinators provide direct services to formerly homeless individuals throughout Sacramento County—this includes support with all aspects of the housing process. The Housing Coordinator will help formerly homeless individuals move into housing, predominately scattered-site units, in Sacramento County and provide housing retention services after move in. The Housing Coordinator will work directly with program participants and work collaboratively with property providers, case management and/or service providers to ensure that participants successfully retain their housing over time. The Housing Coordinator will ensure program participants’ well-being and unit habitability by conducting regular home visits and annual inspections. The Housing Coordinator will work creatively to prevent eviction and other housing-related issues.  

Position Responsibilities 

• Complete housing needs assessment and housing support plan to determine participant’s housing-related needs and goals  

• Work with the Housing Acquisitions team to assist with housing placements and assignments. 

• Coordinate program participants' move-ins into interim housing, scattered-site units, project-based units, and/or residential facilities. 

• Ensure unit habitability through a regular schedule of unit inspections. 

• Assess the need for reasonable accommodations/unit modifications and ADA compliance and assist program participants through the process of obtaining the appropriate information and documentation, if applicable. 

• Provide education on tenant rights and responsibilities as well as life skills related to housing. 

• Routinely make home visits and phone calls to program participants to ensure housing stability. 

• Respond to housing and tenant-related emergencies. 

• Submit and follow up on tenant maintenance requests. 

• Collaborate with case managers, service providers, and property providers to ensure any issues that threaten tenancy are promptly addressed  

• Maintain thorough and accurate progress notes, files, and correspondences while maintaining the confidentiality of program participants, staff, and organizational information at all times. 

• Update multiple data systems with appropriate participant information. 

• Attend all agency staff meetings and trainings, as well as department meetings and case conferences. 

• Other duties as assigned by the Program Supervisor or Program Manager.