Homeless Coordinator

Provides management and strategic planning of the development and coordination and monitoring of the County’s internal and external response to homelessness. This position will work in collaboration with state, local, nonprofit, for profit and faith-based organization to ensure programs, initiatives and resources are aligned with Hernando County goals to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring. The position is responsible for developing and coordinating homeless services, strategies, and initiatives in areas such as prevention, early detection, intervention, emergency, and other support services designed to permanently house the homeless and/or address their immediate needs.

• Coordinate response plans for homelessness to minimize the effects on neighbors and the community’s image.
• Collaborate with community partners to establish preventive efforts to reduce homelessness and optimize the effectiveness of existing homeless services or initiatives.
• Work with agencies to conducts strength-based assessments to collect functional, environmental, psychosocial, financial, employment, housing, educational and health information as appropriate to development a comprehensive management plan for each client. 
• Work with community partners, service providers, program administration, contract administration and others to identify, communicate, and ensure federal, state, and local compliance requirements are met. 
• Evaluate best practices, identify the needs for sheltered and unsheltered homeless population, assess operational improvement opportunities, and attend organizational and community meeting to ensure all concerns are heard. 
• Establish partnership with the Continuum of Care, Law Enforcement, Code Enforcements, Planning, Parks, Emergency Management, Fire Rescue, Public Works, and others to identify and track participants activities and progress, ensure timely and accurate collection of program data, input of client data info the Homeless Management Information System for the establishment and coordination of services. 
• Develop plans for obtaining and maintaining permanent housing, and short- and long-term goals for obtaining and maintaining employment, disability benefits, vocational training, and other/or potential fund or assistance. 
• Provides advocacy-based-case management to clients to support their process on goals aligned with their individual case plan.
• Provides referrals to other local services provides as may be necessary to ensure maximum delivery of available services.
• Develops and maintain effective working relationship with public and private service providers. 
• Assist with the development and analysis of procedures. 

Emergency Response 
County employees are required to report for work during a state of emergency and are subject to recall around the clock for emergency response operations which may include duties other than those specified in this job description. Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, sociology, psychology, criminal justice, Public Health, Public Administration or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• Minimum four (4) years full time program or project management experience in a homeless services, human services, public health, or public sector field with at least two years involved in the evaluation of community programs.

A combination of education, training and experience may be substituted at the County's discretion.

Licenses, Certifications, or Registrations

• Must possess and maintain a valid Florida Driver’s License and be insurable by current insurance carrier. 
• Must possess and maintain a Florida Notary within three (3) months of hire. 
• Must be able to pass and maintain all certifications and trainings for all programs of the department to include NIMS 100, 200, and 700.

Special Requirements

• This position is subject to the Hepatitis B Vaccine and other vaccines as necessary.

Required Competencies

• Broad knowledge of poverty and homelessness causes, trends, issues, and solutions
• Knowledge of current operations, principles, policies, practices, procedures and governing laws and regulations of the department, County, and other local, state, and federal government.
• Strong community engagement skills and knowledge of homeless or human service programs with a thorough understanding of confidentiality and HIPAA, Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act.
• Must be able to communcate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Strong customer service, temperament, and relationship skills.
• Strong judgment and problem-solving abilities to work with citizens, businesses, and others in emotional and stressful situations. 
• Familiarity with programs administered by Health and Human Services, Department of Children and Families, Department of Economic Opportunity, Housing and Urban Development, USDA, state and federal housing and community development programs.
• Ability to deal effectively in a politically complex environment with superior interpersonal skills and a sensitivity and enthusiasm for working with diverse populations, environments.
• Establish and maintain effective and positive working relationships and or partnerships with applicants, other interested parties, local agencies and/or providers, and department team.
• Research, compile, analyze and interpret data and information; write administrative summaries, reports, and other documents. 
• Ability to multitask, meet numerous deadlines, and work independently for long periods with minimal supervision.

Physical Demands

• Light to moderate lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds occasionally and 10 pounds frequently. Walking, sitting, standing, kneeling, pulling, lifting, grasping, seeing up close, talking, hearing, driving, reading, writing, finger movement, bending, and stooping are performed frequently. 

Environmental Conditions

• Work is primarily performed in an indoor, climate-controlled environment with occasional work being outside for various events, meeting, various locations, and sites. Some outside walking, standing, kneeling, bending, stooping, increased noise levels, heat exposure, unpleasant odors, frustrated clients, pest, and unpleasant sights may be experienced. Employee is occasionally required to be reached and to be mobile. Some travel is required to attend local and non-local events, trainings, committee meetings, workshops and various sites.

Pay Grade: 8

Hernando County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, gender, orientation, national origin, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, disability, or any other protected characteristic as defined by law.
Hernando County is a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to drug testing in accordance with Federal and Florida State Law. 
Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must provide notification to the BOCC in advance to allow sufficient time to provide an accommodation.

Salary : $50,981 - $71,386