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GHVP - REGION 5 - Housing Specialist

Legacysga, Savannah, Georgia, United States, 31441

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Posted Monday, December 22, 2025 at 5:00 AM

Housing Specialist Are you passionate about mental health and looking for a meaningful career where you can make a real impact? Legacy Behavioral Health Services is seeking a Housing Specialist to join our Chatham team. The housing specialist under the supervision of the Housing Coordinator and Housing Manager performs a wide range of tasks in the community to assist consumers in regaining control over their own lives while promoting the recovery process.

This position utilizes interventions to provide skills training, education, and case management to consumers who are currently residing in an independent living situation such as the Georgia Housing Voucher Program, Housing Choice Voucher Program, etc. Assists consumers who meet criteria for GHVP/HCV with obtaining permanent supportive housing, monitors consumer progress toward treatment goals, documents services, and collaborates with community agencies to function as part of a team.

Flexible hours required.

Requirements

High school diploma/GED; required

Valid GA driver’s license with less than 5 points.

CPR/First Aid certification or ability to obtain CPR Certification.

Benefits Health insurance: Quality, affordable coverage through State of Georgia employee benefit plans.

Competitive pay.

24 days of paid leave in your first year.

Retirement plans: Automatic 2% employer contribution to your 401(k), plus a 3% match after one year.

Why Legacy? Legacy Behavioral Health Services is a leading provider of mental health and substance use services across 10 counties in South Georgia. Our mission is rooted in transforming lives through compassionate, individualized care.

Working Conditions Must be physically and emotionally fit to work in a stress‑filled environment to meet deadlines and deal with routine and crisis situations. May have extended periods of sitting, walking, and standing. Requires varying hours of duty to provide monitoring, educational and/or crisis handling, as well as travel to off‑campus locations.

Employees may be exposed to potential health hazards. Incumbents may be required to work extended periods of time at computer terminals and may experience traumatic situations, including psychiatric or deceased patients.

The physical demands include talking and hearing, with vision requirements for close, distance, peripheral vision and depth perception. The position requires intermittent physical activity: standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching.

All relevant information is subject to verification.

Position opened to all qualified applicants. Internal applicants must be in their current position for 6 months with no disciplinary action unless the position is within your current department and you have been employed in your current position for 1 month without any disciplinary action.

Drug‑Free and Smoke‑Free Workplace; Equal Opportunity Employer.

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