Rapid Rehousing Manager

Alameda County Health is looking for Rapid Rehousing Manager in Oakland, CA.

$-$ Annually

Provisional recruitment. Provisional Appointments:
For a provisional appointment, a civil service exam is not required. However, to obtain a regular position, the appointee will need to compete successfully in a County Exam when open. This position requires CA residency. After satisfying a training period, an Alternative Work/hybrid schedule will be offered.

Housing & Homelessness Services works to build a robust, integrated, and coordinated system for housing and homelessness services and acts as the County's point of contact on homelessness strategic planning and program development. Formerly the Office of Homeless Care and Coordination (OHCC), Housing & Homelessness Services (H&H) works to improve health and housing outcomes among people experiencing homelessness. H&H operates within Alameda County Health and alongside other County agencies and departments, as well as cities, community-based organizations, and other Continuum of Care partners.

Housing & Homelessness Services oversees Coordinated Entry and System Access services, the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and works with 50+ providers across more than 145 contracts to provide comprehensive crisis response/diversion, interim, and permanent housing services throughout the County's homelessness response system. Health Care for the Homeless (HCH), which also sits within Housing & Homelessness Services, is a federally designated health center program offering medical, mental health, dental, optometry, pharmacy, and case management services.

Under direction, the Rapid Rehousing Program Manager provides leadership in developing, planning, organizing, and directing a team that oversees the County's inventory of rapid rehousing units for County residents experiencing homelessness. The Manager will supervise the use of funding from federal, state, and local sources to provide rapid rehousing opportunities to further the County's goal of reducing and ending homelessness. Under direction, the Manager will plan, supervise, review, and evaluate the work of program staff;

ensure compliance with federal, state, and local funding sources; and provide program planning and coordination.

Distinguishing Features:
This position is located within Alameda County Health Housing and Homeless Services (H&H) Office and reports to the Director of Permanent Housing, or designee. Incumbents in this class are responsible for managing H&H's existing portfolio of rapid rehousing programs as well as helping to develop the strategy to make more rapid rehousing opportunities available. The Manager collaborates with the full H&H team, along with the Public Health Department, Social Services Agency, the Probation Department, and other County agencies/departments;

state and federal funding partners; the Continuum of Care; people currently or recently experiencing homelessness; and community organizations and nonprofits implementing H&H's programs. This position oversees the utilization of a variety of funding sources that provide rapid rehousing services and creates a program to monitor program outcomes. Successful performance of the work requires a high level of technical programmatic knowledge in addition to well-developed supervisory skills.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in developing and managing housing programs for people experiencing homelessness. They will also have significant experience supervising staff. Candidate will also have a deep expertise in federal, state, and local contracting. This role requires strong administrative and fiscal budgeting and reporting, analytical skills, excellent writing skills, and an ability to work independently as well as collaboratively.

The ideal candidate is both organized and detail oriented, comfortable with public presentations and has sensitivity to working with people of different cultural backgrounds. The ideal candidate will stay current with best practices, a committed advocate of Housing First, and Harm Reduction principles and expertise in managing supportive services programs while centering equity and the voices of people with lived expertise.

They will also enjoy working in a fast-paced, supportive environment where collegiality, professionalism, and teamwork are valued.

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