What are the responsibilities and job description for the LOCAL HOMELESS COALITION (LHC) COORDINATOR position at Ouachita Childrens Youth and Family Services?
Duties And Responsibilities
Requires extensive travel across the Balance of State Continuum of Care (46 counties)
Minimum Education And Experience
ATTN: Human Resources
Ouachita Children, Youth, & Family Services
P.O. Box 1180
Hot Springs, AR 71902
or by email to humanresources@occnet.org
- Attend all BoS and LHC meetings either in person or via Zoom
- Attend and participate in CE committee meetings
- Assist Director with:
- Housing gap analysis
- Development of committees with strategic planning
- Updates for social media and website
- Involvement in Coordinated Entry and HMIS
- Training agencies in usage
- Maintain records of user agreements, training certification, and confidentiality to share information by all agencies using the system
- Assist with oversight of annual PIT Count to include training and planning
- Assist with preparation of annual NOFO
- Determine assistance needed and agency invitations for each LHC within the BoS
- Coordinate all CE Point of Contact agencies with updates of information and changes
Requires extensive travel across the Balance of State Continuum of Care (46 counties)
Minimum Education And Experience
- The LHC Coordinator will have a minimum of a High School Diploma with 2-3 years’ experience working with persons in poverty and/or housing assistance, Bachelor’s Degree with 2 years’ experience. Bachelor Degree preferred
- Experience working with homeless and survivors of domestic abuse
- Data entry experience
- Proficient in documentation and case files
- Demonstrates knowledge of the target population of the program.
- Ability to supervise clients in an assertive and pleasant manner
- Ability to role model appropriate personal hygiene and appearance
- Must be motivated to work with multi-cultural clients
- Ability to relate in a professional manner with and make connections with outside agencies for collaboration with OCYFS
- Practices excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Practices and models conflict resolution skills.
- Understands and model’s cultural sensitivity to OCYFS’s clients and families
- Must be able to pass initial and random drug screening and maintain annual TB card
- Must have a current Arkansas Driver’s license and insurable under OCYFS’s commercial vehicle insurance policy for those whose job requires provision of transportation.
- Must receive child maltreatment clearance through the Arkansas Child Maltreatment Central Registry.
- Must receive adult maltreatment clearance through Arkansas Protective Services-Adult Maltreatment Central Registry.
- Must receive Arkansas State Police criminal background clearance as mandated by Arkansas Department of Human Services, Minimum Licensing Standards for Child Welfare Agencies.
- Complete CPR/First aid and behavior management training when job requires working directly with clients in residence
- Must attend and complete all staff development trainings as required by grantors and agency
- Must participate in agency-wide PQI program
- Must maintain current licensing or certification for any position that requires such
ATTN: Human Resources
Ouachita Children, Youth, & Family Services
P.O. Box 1180
Hot Springs, AR 71902
or by email to humanresources@occnet.org