Director, Project Based Housing (Avenida)

Role: Director, Project-based Housing

Reports to: Senior Director, Project-based Housing

Program: 1603-Housing Retention

Department: Permanent Housing

Location: Avenida - 321 N. Vermont Ave LA CA 90004

Setting: 100% Onsite 

Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8:00am -4:30pm

Status: Full-Time, Exempt (salary), Management

Benefits:  Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement planning (403b), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.

Openings: 1 

Job Description Summary:

Under the direction of the Senior Director, Project-based Housing, the Director, Project-based Housing will provide administrative and clinical care and oversight to Project-based Housing programs located throughout Los Angeles County. This includes managing Assistant Directors and Program Managers and working in collaboration with the Director of Housing Administration on relationships with Housing Authorities and other funders. The Director of Project-based Housing will also provide direct oversight regarding program operations, reporting, outcomes, intakes, and referrals.  

Job Description Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Provide oversight to the supportive service teams connected to housing programs to engage and provide stabilization and retention services to homeless individuals living in Project Based Housing.
• Interface with Housing Developers, Landlords, and Property Management companies to collaborate on housing placement, retention, and program operations improvements. 
• Work in collaboration with Assistant Directors, Program Managers, and other Project-based team members to remove barriers to Clients’ access to permanent housing as well as long-term Client housing retention.
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to Assistant Directors and Program Managers.
• Provide clinical care directly to Clients living in Project-based Housing and role model Client assessment and treatment best practices for Project-based housing staff.
• Lead and facilitate team meetings and case conferences of Project-based Housing management and program staff.
• Engage in Project-based program assessment to identify process gaps and create responding trainings or program improvements to ensure continued innovations and enhancements in client care and staff support/retention.
  
• Directly engage in clinical Client crisis evaluation with an individual basis and respond by directly providing clinical care and crisis intervention and/or triage with staff and guide responding to medical and mental health crises, including writing LPS 5150 applications.
  
• Work collaboratively with each Project-based management teams and case managers to build appropriate intervention plans and provide Client clinical care as well as case management referrals and resource connections.
  
• Oversee and conduct ongoing file review and client file management for quality assurance and audit preparation.
  
• Conduct ongoing trainings with staff on file documents and contract outcomes/ goals.
  
• Generate HMIS and CHAMP reports, locate errors, and provide follow-up reports to staff for corrective plan(s) of action.
  
• Assist with program and fiscal audits.
  
• Act as the Liaison with all Housing Authorities, DHS, DMH, and Brilliant Corners leadership.
  
• Assist with gathering necessary documentation for RFP process when funding opportunities are identified.
• Provide oversight regarding hiring and ensure Diverse and Equitable hiring practices to appropriately reflect the diversity of the population served.
  
• Ensure OSHA reports on completed on a monthly basis.
  
• Special projects and other duties, as assigned.

Job Description Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in the mental health field (Social Work, MFT, or Psychology).
• Extensive experience working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and co-occurring disorders
• Able to work in a high-tolerance Harm Reduction model with Members who have multiple barriers.

Job Description Preferred Qualifications:

• Active clinical license and good standing with California Board of Behavioral Sciences for over 2 years.
• At least 4 years of management/supervisory experience.

Job Description Work Environment:

• Field (may need to travel) and indoor office environment. 
• On occasion, walk or drive to different local sites. 
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend and occasionally lift or carry up to 35 pounds. 
• Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments. 
• Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor. 
• May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day. 

Salary : $95,000 - $130,000