Position Title: Homeownership Assistance Specialist | Host Site: MiSide |
Position Type: Full time, 40 hours/week | Site Supervisor: Alex Makohn |
Dates of Service: September 9, 2024 – August 15, 2025 | Stipend: $26,000 |
CEDAM’s AmeriCorps Information: CEDAM’s AmeriCorps program connects local and statewide agencies to meet neighbors’ critical needs. Members create community, build capacity and serve neighbors across Michigan. Our AmeriCorps program advances equity for Michiganders in two key ways 1. Cultivating the next generation of leaders in the community economic development field and 2. Supporting economic inclusion for Michiganders.
Organizational Information:
The mission of Southwest Economic Solutions (SWES) is to provide opportunities for individual and families to achieve greater economic success. We promote and preserve homeownership and advance financial literacy, and have become a leader in workforce development and adult literacy services. All our services are free or low-cost for eligible individuals and families. To learn more visit: https://www.swsol.org
Role and Responsibilities:
- Plan, coordinate and provide educational workshops to SWES participants, focusing especially on homeownership, home preservation, Detroit Land Bank and digital literacy programming.
- Increase Capacity of the Homeownership Assistance team at Southwest Economic Solutions (SWES) by providing triage and intake services to prospective homebuyers, at-risk homeowners, and financial coaching clients, as needed.
- Supporting the Homeownership Assistance Team with client follow up and retention to ensure for complete files and outcomes.
- Participate in CEDAM AmeriCorps monthly meetings, trainings, events, data collection, reporting and additional items as needed.
- Participate in AmeriCorps & Michigan’s AmeriCorps events and trainings.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Willingness and interest in working with a diverse population while modeling patience, kindness, flexibility, respect, and maintaining privacy of those we’re assisting;
- Strong written and oral communication skills;
- Experience, knowledge, or interest to learn about financial literacy.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Be at least 18 years of age. Applicants must have HS diploma, GED or working toward the completion of one.
- U.S. citizen, U.S. national or lawful permanent resident of the U.S.
- Pass the following National Service Criminal History Checks: State of Michigan background check, State of residency (if not Michigan), FBI Fingerprinting, and State & National Sex Offender Registry
- Moderate to proficient computer skills and the ability to learn new software quickly.
Compensation:
Members will receive a living allowance of $26,000 distributed in even increments, bi-weekly between September 9, 2024 – August 15, 2025. Members will receive student loan forbearance for qualified loans, health care package, childcare assistance upon eligibility, and continual professional development. Upon successful completion of service an education award in the amount of $6,495 will be issued. Members will serve 1,700 hours for the term = 40 hours/week. CEDAM’s AmeriCorps Program is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations will be made for interview/service as needed. All interested candidates must be available to spend 40 hours in training the week of September 9.