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Daybreak Venture, LLP

Housing Manager

Daybreak Venture, LLP, Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45444

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Oversee the daily operations of Daybreak's housing programs, ensuring smooth client transitions, strong landlord partnerships, and high-quality, youth-centered service delivery aligned with Housing First for Youth principles. The Housing Manager facilitates client move-ins, maintains landlord relationships, ensures regulatory compliance, and supports staff in addressing housing-related challenges. This role collaborates with internal teams to enhance program effectiveness, develop policies and procedures, and implement a low-barrier, harm reduction approach that prioritizes stability, choice, and self-determination for youth and young adults.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities Program Coordination and Client Transitions

Coordinate the transition of clients from the streets or shelters to Daybreak Housing options, ensuring 100% occupancy based on the client's needs and progress.

Responsible for the client's move-in process, ensuring units are ready with bedbug treatment, cleaning, painting, furnishings, and all necessary paperwork completed.

Meet with clients as needed to address housing-related matters, including lease agreements, program compliance, financial responsibilities, and tenant rights.

Operational Oversight and Coordination

Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Housing Program, addressing operational issues and problem-solving as they arise.

Ensure effective coordination between the Housing and Facility departments, ensuring units are turned over promptly and are ready for new tenants.

Maintain open communication with service provider supervisors to ensure clients are progressing according to their Individualized Treatment Plans.

Landlord Relations and Housing Stability

Act as the primary liaison to landlords, cultivating relationships, understanding landlord perspectives, marketing the program, and negotiating leases on behalf of participants.

Perform routine check-ins with landlords to support clients in obtaining and maintaining housing and provide apartment inspections as needed.

Continuously recruit landlords willing to rent to youth and young adults served by Daybreak's Housing options.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in human services, business management or a related field required.

At least three years of experience working with youth or young adults, preferably those experiencing homelessness or housing instability.

Must have valid Ohio Driver's License and safe driving record per Motor Vehicle Record check required.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Proficiency in basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office Suite.

Ability to work independently with minimal supervision while maintaining high performance standards required.

Ability to work well within a team, contributing positively to group dynamics and collaborative efforts.

Exceptional organizational and time management abilities to effectively balance multiple tasks and responsibilities.

It is the policy of Daybreak to ensure that the facility is in compliance with all license requirements and that all employees are fit for duty. Once a conditional offer of employment has been given, Daybreak requires that all prospective employees sign a background check release form and pass pre-employment testing before a start date may be given.

Background Check Daybreak is required by State of Ohio law to perform a criminal background check, which includes fingerprinting, of eligible applicants. In addition to the fingerprints, Daybreak requires the following additional background checks.

Federal Exclusion databases including:

National Sex Offender Registry

Office Inspector General (OIG)

Nurse Aide Registry

SAM

of Developmental Disabilities (DODD)

Motor Vehicle Report

Pre-employment Testing The following pre-employment tests will be conducted at Daybreak's expense. Tests include:

A tuberculin skin test or chest x-ray (by a physician of Daybreak's choosing)

A urine drug screening (by a testing facility of Daybreak's choosing)

If the background or pre-employment reviews indicate that the prospective employee does not meet the employment requirements, Daybreak has the option of either not hiring the person or postponing employment until the condition prohibiting employment has been removed. If the background or pre-employment checks contain information that the applicant has committed, been convicted of, or pleaded guilty to any criminal offense, unless the charge was a minor misdemeanor not involving violence or a sexual offense at least 5 years old, or if the applicant refuses to submit fingerprints for a criminal background check, the conditional offer of employment will be withdrawn immediately. Pursuant to SB 38 (child-serving agency), if it is determined that the applicant has committed one of the disqualifying events listed on the attached Ohio Revised Code Disqualifier sheet may prevent employment at Daybreak.

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