Senior Program Coordinator — Homelessness & Coordinated Care

Senior Program Coordinator – Homelessness & Coordinated Care Division

The 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.

• Lead unsheltered homelessness and encampment response efforts
• Oversee contracted outreach services for unsheltered homelessness and encampment response
• Manage grants, contracts, budgets, and reporting requirements
• Coordinate cross‑agency responses and community partnerships
• Use data to assess needs, monitor performance, and improve outcomes

The Health and Human Services Department has embraced a hybrid work schedule that considers that some duties of this position may be performed remotely. However, the successful candidate must be able to report to County facilities for meetings, work assignments, and/or disaster service work upon short notice, as needed and deemed appropriate. During the initial probationary period, the successful candidate may be required to work primarily onsite before establishing a hybrid work schedule.

The highly qualified candidate is an experienced program leader who brings strong strategic thinking, operational management skills, and a commitment to equity and housing‑focused solutions. They are comfortable coordinating complex initiatives across multiple partners, navigating fast‑paced environments, and managing shifting priorities.

• 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 being detail oriented and 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

• 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.

• 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, which one year includes responsibility for program administration, planning, monitoring and evaluation. Additional related experience may substitute for the education on a year for year basis. A graduate degree in a field closely related to the assigned program(s) is highly…