Assistant Staff Analyst - Interim Housing Pathway Home (N313)

Salary Range: $35.23-$50.83 per hour

SUMMARY

Housing for Health (HFH) is a program office within Community Programs, a division under the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS).  HFH supports the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative’s recommendations and efforts to address and combat homelessness in the communities within Los Angeles County. The HFH Interim Housing (IH) program serves individuals with complex health and/or behavioral health conditions who need a higher level of support services than is available in most shelter settings.

The program offers temporary housing in a stable environment to assist clients in stabilizing, increasing independence and completing permanent housing goals.

The HFH IH program collaborates with County’s Chief Executive Office Homeless Initiative team to implement interim housing projects under the Pathway Home initiative.

Pathway Home is an encampment resolution project with the goal of reducing unsheltered homelessness in communities across the county through the provision of interim housing and supportive services.

The Assistant Staff Analyst (ASA) on the Interim Housing Pathway Home team will provide programmatic oversight of a portfolio of interim housing projects.

This oversight includes regular engagement with contracted IH providers via case conferences and other meetings, monitoring of programmatic expectations, technical assistance, and problem-solving support.

As needed or requested, the ASA will be present at IH sites to support with addressing provider and/or participant needs.

They will work collaboratively across IH team members and CEO stakeholders to ensure the needs of the program are being met.

Ideal candidates will be organized, have knowledge of mainstream services for people experiencing homelessness, and be flexible to meet the changing needs and demands of the program. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS


*  Provides oversight of a portfolio of IH facilities and is responsible for ensuring adherence to the statement of work.


*  Conduct regular case conferences with assigned portfolio of IH facilities/providers, and document notes and other action items from scheduled meetings.


*  Support, as needed and/or as opportunities are available, with permanent supportive housing connections for participants and/or in collaboration with partners.


*  Track and complete quality assurance of contracted provider documentation (i.e., case notes, assessments, care/housing plans, etc.) in information systems.


*  Provide problem solving and intervention supports and recommendations as it pertains to participant crises and/or needs.


*  Facilitate, in collaboration with other IH staff, administrative tasks such as transfers of participants, daily census/participant roster reconciliation, and exit processing.


*  Provide and/or connect to resources for training and technical assistance for contracted providers on topics such as: crisis de-escalation, p...