Housing Specialist

About Cornerstone Family Healthcare

Cornerstone Family Healthcare is a non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center dedicated to providing high-quality, comprehensive primary and preventative health care. For over fifty years, we have served our communities with a commitment to caring, dignity, and respect for all people, regardless of their ability to pay. Our mission emphasizes serving the underserved and those without access to health care, ensuring inclusivity across race, economic status, age, sex, sexual orientation, and disability.

About the Role

We are actively recruiting a Housing Specialist to join our growing team in Newburgh, NY. In this role, you will work under the supervision of the Senior Program Supervisor to develop housing plans tailored to client needs. You will be instrumental in addressing social determinants of health by providing emergency rental and utility assistance, short-term rental support, security deposits, and housing retention services.

Your day-to-day involves conducting outreach to community providers and members to promote our services, screening clients for eligibility, and performing housing assessments. You will coordinate case conferences with program staff to ensure comprehensive service delivery and collaborate with medical providers and community-based organizations to address barriers to care. A key part of your responsibilities includes working directly with clients to create and maintain household budgets and providing health education sessions to encourage treatment adherence.

Hiring Process

Interested candidates should submit their application through our standard recruitment channels. Please ensure your resume highlights relevant experience in human services, HIV/AIDS, behavioral health, or substance use, as these are critical for our mission-driven work.

Our Culture & Commitment

At Cornerstone, we value confidentiality in all aspects of our work, including patient privacy and financial integrity. We foster an environment where diversity is celebrated and every team member is empowered to make a difference in the lives of those we serve.