Outreach & Overflow Specialist; Management Analyst II

Overview

Make a difference – join our team to empower communities and build futures! The Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development works in partnership with the Redevelopment and Housing Authority to serve the people of Fairfax County by creating housing opportunities to promote inclusive and thriving communities. Help make our vision of a community everyone can afford to call home a reality!

The Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (OPEH) is seeking a dedicated and highly organized professional to coordinate countywide street outreach activities and seasonal hypothermia/overflow shelter responses. This position plays a critical role in ensuring life‑saving emergency shelter activation during severe weather events and strengthening the county’s unsheltered homelessness response system.

Key responsibilities include monitoring temperature and precipitation thresholds that trigger emergency overflow activation; coordinating communication with service providers; developing guidance and policies related to street outreach and hypothermia prevention; conducting on‑site visits to seasonal overflow, hypothermia prevention, and unsheltered settings; collecting and analyzing program performance data; and providing technical assistance and consultation to contracted providers.

Additional duties include coordinating cross‑agency meetings and work groups, supporting resource distribution for cold/heat emergency response, contributing to strategic planning and performance measurement, applying trauma‑informed and equity‑centered practices to data analysis, and preparing presentations, trainings, and community engagement materials. The position also represents OPEH/HCD on various work groups and may be assigned special projects based on leadership needs.

Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with a bachelor’s degree in a field related to the assigned functional area; plus two years of professional work experience in the functional area.

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The appointee must satisfactorily complete a criminal background check.

• Experience working in homeless services including street outreach, emergency shelter, hypothermia/overflow operations, drop‑in centers, or related programs.
• Knowledge of environmental triggers and emergency response thresholds related to hypothermia and heat activation.
• Experience monitoring, analyzing, and reporting program performance data; experience using GIS or similar mapping tools.
• Demonstrated ability to develop policies, guidance documents, procedures, or operational protocols.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and collaborating with community partners and contracted service providers.
• Knowledge of racial equity frameworks, trauma‑informed care, harm reduction, Housing First, and person‑centered service models.
• Experience preparing and delivering presentations, training, or community engagement activities.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with providers, stakeholders, and community members.

Work is generally sedentary in nature; however, incumbent is required to frequently move about to perform office work such as accessing files, attending meetings, making presentations, operating general office equipment, and performing other essential job duties; may be required to move items up to approximately 15 pounds in weight. Ability to read information on a computer monitor; effectively communicate; operate keyboard‑driven equipment and computer.

All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

Panel interview may include exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English  encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity. Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. DHREmployment EEO/AA/TTY.