Senior Program Coordinator — Homelessness & Coordinated Care

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

Homelessness & Coordinated Care Division (HCC) is seeking a Senior Program Coordinator to lead the County’s efforts to address unsheltered homelessness and support coordinated encampment response. This role provides program leadership, oversees key initiatives, and partners with local jurisdictions and service providers to advance housing‑focused solutions.

Working with a high degree of independence, the Senior Program Coordinator manages operations, supports program improvements, and ensures strong alignment across multiple service systems.

• Leading unsheltered homelessness and encampment response efforts
• Overseeing contracted outreach services for unsheltered homelessness and encampment response
• Managing grants, contracts, budgets, and reporting requirements
• Coordinating cross‑agency responses and community partnerships
• Using data to assess needs, monitor performance, and improve outcomes

The Health and Human Services Department has embraced a hybrid work schedule. The successful candidate may be required to work primarily onsite during the initial probationary period before establishing a hybrid schedule.

• Knowledge of homelessness response systems, Housing First principles, and best practices for addressing unsheltered homelessness
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and community partnerships
• Experience overseeing contracts, grants, and program budgets
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret data, evaluate outcomes and identify actionable solutions
• Excellent facilitation, communication, and relationship‑building skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities while maintaining a clear focus on housing outcomes and equitable service delivery
• A commitment to collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement

• Unsheltered homelessness response
• Encampment assessment and resolution
• Street outreach services
• Coordinated Entry or housing navigation
• Local government or public‑sector program administration
• Grant administration and contract management

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of administering and evaluating programs
• Policies and procedures related to assigned program
• Needs of clients served by a public agency program
• Data collection, data analysis, and application to management information system design and implementation
• Community resources for the provision of social services, education and related services
• Contract development and monitoring
• Budget, utilization projections and cost analysis

Ability to:

• Work with individuals, groups, and communities to promote program objectives
• Develop procedures and protocols necessary to implement project designs and administer data gathering instruments
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with program participants, co‑workers, community organizations, private agencies and other public agencies
• Manage competing demands
• Interpret, explain, and apply rules and regulations
• Prepare clear and concise written and oral reports
• Coordinate, facilitate, and conduct public meetings
• Communicate effectively

Equivalent to graduation from an accredited college with a bachelor’s degree in a field closely related to the assigned program(s) and three years of experience providing community, educational or related services, including one year with responsibility for program administration, planning, monitoring and evaluation. Additional related experience may substitute for education on a year‑for‑year basis. A graduate degree in a related field is highly desirable.

If you have questions regarding equal employment opportunities, please contact Roger Crawford, Equal Employment Opportunity Director, at 415‑473‑2095.

Candidates selected are subject to fingerprinting by the Sheriff’s Department and must pass a Department of Justice Live Scan check prior to appointment.

All County of Marin employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law. Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath. Employees must complete all Disaster Service Worker‑related training as assigned and return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.