Senior Housing Programs Manager

Description

JOB TITLE: Senior Housing Programs Manager 

REPORTS TO: Chief Program Officer

SCHEDULE: Monday-Friday (9:00am-5:30pm)

LOCATION: Los Angeles, CA

STATUS: Full-time, 40 hrs/wk, Exempt

CELL PHONE: Reimbursement for use    

DRIVER POSITION: Yes [if yes, please reference driving policy]

SALARY RANGE: $75,000 - $80,000 Annually

ABOUT US

Safe Place for Youth (SPY) is the leading service provider for youth experiencing or at-risk of homelessness in West Los Angeles. Founded in 2011, our agency offers trauma-informed, low barrier programs that support young people in exiting the streets and achieving stability so that they can thrive, not just survive. Our robust continuum of care includes street outreach, drop-in services, health and wellness programming, case management, education and employment services, and housing programs. 

SPY is a unique social impact agency that is committed to overcoming structural barriers to equity, community collaboration, and innovative youth-focused programming. If you have the skills, passion and collaborative spirit, join our growing team of over 100 employees.

SPY strives to attract and develop individuals who reflect a broad spectrum of diversity, including (but by no means limited to) racial, ethnic, gender identity and socioeconomic dimensions. We believe that inclusion of diverse perspectives is essential to achieving long-term, systemic change. We explicitly seek applications from those who self-identify as coming from historically marginalized populations to enrich and elevate our equity-centered approach to problem-solving.

ABOUT THE ROLE

A member of the Safe Place for Youth Leadership Team, the Senior Housing Programs Manager will be responsible for developing, implementing, and managing holistic, client-centered and innovative housing programs, at multiple locations. They will oversee all grant outcomes reporting, and manage programming and housing-focused case management activities to ensure efficient and equitable housing assessment, match, move-in, and retention. They will work closely with SPY program staff and to ensure developmentally appropriate resources and connections to external services as needed. This position will promote and support SPY’s mission to inspire, nurture and empower the resilient human spirit of homeless youth by providing immediate and lasting solutions, one young person at a time. 

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Manage, administer, oversee and provide support to the daily operations and delivery of SPYs Housing programs
• Establish and maintain appropriate policies and procedures as required; updating them annually 
• Ensure that program activities comply with all relevant legislation and professional standards
• Assist in organizational development, programmatic grant proposals, and the development and monitoring of program budgets
• Ensure compliance of all programmatic personnel management including scheduling, record keeping, time-activity reports, and performance evaluations of program staff and contractors
• Prepare monthly reports for agency leadership to evaluate and assess programmatic achievements regarding goals and outcomes
• Conduct appropriate and comprehensive follow-up to all incidents and issues relative to youth, and the Housing program staff and volunteers 
• Oversee the collection and maintenance of records on the clients of the programs through HMIS and CiviCore for statistical purposes according to the confidentiality/privacy policy of Safe Place for Youth
• Perform community outreach and collaborative engagement to increase and expand available shelter & housing opportunities for TAY
• Work closely with SPA 5 Housing Locator and actively engage in SPA 5 Housing Location Workgroup to share best practices and landlord resources
• Create strategic initiatives, i.e. feasibility analyses, project timeline, and financing requirements, to rollout housing partnerships appropriate for SPY’s program mix
• Manage completion of new housing opportunities identified, overseeing build-out/ renovation, financing, lease-up and/or move-in as applicable
• Identify legislative changes that impact SPY stakeholders, specifically federal, state, and local funding opportunities; affordable housing financing; and best practices within Rapid Re-Housing, Permanent Supportive Housing, Shared Housing, Crisis/Bridge Housing, and youth services including Positive Youth Development and Authentic Youth Partnership
• Other duties as assigned to support the mission of the organization

Requirements

WHAT YOU’LL NEED