Part-Time
Client Support Specialist
Posted on 7/11/2025
Crossroads Rhode Island
51-200 employees
Non-profit housing solutions and emergency shelter
No salary listed
Providence, RI, USA
In Person
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- Associate degree in human services or Peer Navigator Training Certificate strongly preferred.
- A combination of education and equivalent experience working with under-served populations may be substituted for degree.
- Advocates for the mission of the organization and promotes and upholds the agency’s values.
- Follows all policies and procedures of the organization.
- Delivers services with safety, respect and effectiveness.
- Uses a client-centered, Trauma Informed approach in all interactions with clients and tenants.
- Promotes a safe, calm, non-chaotic environment by actively engaging clients and tenants.
- Assists clients and tenants with immediate basic needs and provides or refers for extended services as needed.
- Responds courteously and professionally to requests for assistance from clients and tenants, colleagues, and others.
- Assists with life skills and other groups for clients and tenants.
- Maintains monthly group calendar.
- Completes regular security checks inside and outside the facility in accordance with established protocols.
- Checks in daily and provides support to assigned Tower residents.
- Under the direction of the Engagement and Crisis Intervention Specialist and Housing Staff, responds to security and safety emergencies or disturbances within or immediately outside the facility.
- Performs record keeping and data entry in a timely manner, including completing daily logs, incident reports, and other required paperwork.
- Provides backup for front desk Reception staff, including answering phones and providing assistance to clients and tenants as needed.
- Completes maintenance work orders as needed.
- Responds to Tower lockouts.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Crossroads Rhode Island provides housing-focused social services to help people avoid and exit homelessness. It offers emergency shelter, housing problem-solving, and long-term housing solutions, supported by donations, grants, and government funding. Services include helping families and individuals find safe, stable housing and navigate placement into permanent homes, with an emphasis on children in poverty and BIPOC communities. The organization operates through documented standard operating procedures and consistent practices to ensure effective service delivery and scalable outcomes. Its business model blends philanthropy with public funding to sustain programs. The goal is to reduce the number of households entering the homeless system and to improve clients’ quality of life by securing safe, stable housing and related supports.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Grant
Total Funding
$5.2M
Headquarters
Providence, Rhode Island
Founded
1984
Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- Served 5,598 individuals in 2024, up from 4,000 prior years.
- Roads to Home campaign builds 300+ PSH apartments at 94 Summer, 160 Broad, 371 Pine.
- City Center Apartments partnership adds 144 units, 40% PSH, groundbreaking end-2025.
What critics are saying
- Declining RI homelessness shrinks demand 20-30% within 12-24 months.
- Real estate inflation exceeds $15M campaign by $3-5M in 12-18 months.
- Zoning blocks 94 Summer Street, losing 176 units and $5-8M capital in 12-24 months.
What makes Crossroads Rhode Island unique
- Crossroads Rhode Island owns 375+ residences using Housing First model statewide.
- Operates six specialized shelters for families, couples, women, men, and DV survivors.
- Deploys four full-time Housing Navigators for statewide rapid re-housing since 2009.
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