
Director, Project Based Housing SPA 2
- Van Nuys, CA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide oversight to the supportive service teams connected to housing programs to engage and provide stabilization and retention of services to Clients living in Project Based Housing.
- Interface with Housing Developers, Landlords, and Property Management companies to collaborate on housing placement, retention, and program operations improvements.
- Work in collaboration with Assistant Directors, Program Managers, and other Project Based team members to remove barriers to Clients’ access to permanent housing as well as long-term Client housing retention.
- Provide clinical and administrative supervision to Assistant Directors and Program Managers.
- Provide clinical care directly to Clients living in Project Based Housing and role model Client assessment and treatment best practices for Project Based housing staff.
- Lead and facilitate team meetings and case conferences of Project Based Housing management and program staff.
- Engage in Project Based program assessment to identify process gaps and create responding trainings or program improvements to ensure continued innovations and enhancements in client care and staff support/retention.
- Directly engage in clinical Client crisis evaluation on an individual basis and respond by directly providing clinical care and crisis intervention and/or triage with staff and guide responding to medical and mental health crises, including writing LPS 5150 applications.
- Work collaboratively with each Project Based management team and case managers to build appropriate intervention plans and provide Client clinical care as well as case management referrals and resource connections.
- Oversee and conduct ongoing file review and client file management for quality assurance and audit preparation.
- Conduct ongoing trainings with staff on file documents and contract outcomes/ goals.
- Generate HMIS and CHAMP reports, locate errors, and provide follow-up reports to staff for corrective plan(s) of action.
- Assist with program and fiscal audits.
- Act as the Liaison with all Housing Authorities, DHS, DMH, and Brilliant Corners leadership.
- Assist with gathering necessary documentation for the RFP process when funding opportunities identified.
- Provide oversight regarding hiring and ensure Diverse and Equitable hiring practices to appropriately reflect the diversity of the population served.
- Ensure OSHA reports on completed on a monthly basis.
- Special projects and other duties, as assigned.
- Master’s degree in the mental health field (Social Work, MFT, or Psychology).
- Active clinical License and good standing with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences for over 2 years, preferred.
- Extensive experience working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and co-occurring disorders.
- Able to work in a high-tolerance Harm Reduction model with Members who have multiple barriers.
- At least 4 years of management/supervisory experience, preferred.
- Field (may need to travel) and indoor office environment.
- Regularly required to sit, stand, bend; occasionally lift or carry up to 35 lbs.
- On occasion walk or drive to different local sites
- Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments
- Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor
- May need to bend, stoop, twist and sit throughout the day