About The Position
Dallas is Growing. Grow With Us. Looking for more than just a job? The City of Dallas offers careers with purpose. With competitive benefits, growth opportunities, and a vibrant work culture, we’re committed to helping you thrive while you help our city flourish. Be part of a team that’s committed to service, innovation, and community. Job Summary Job Description Overview The Assistant Director - Housing and Homelessness Resources and Services directs, leads, plans, and oversees the activities, operations, and systems supporting homeless programs and projects. Oversees programs, personnel, outreach, and advocacy.
Requirements
- Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
- Knowledge of homeless population and city demographics.
- Knowledge of public administration and departmental management.
- Knowledge of advocacy and housing homeless support.
- Ability to develop and implement effective budget and funding resources.
- Ability to interpret and explain homeless systems and programs.
- Ability to manage the work of contractors and other personnel.
- Ability to direct and lead personnel and department providing Homeless Services and Outreach.
- Ability to draft documents and findings and represent the department when needed.
- Communicating effectively verbally and in writing.
- Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.
- 10 Years' working in social services, community development, or related.
- May require specialty license, certification, or registration.
- Bachelor's Degree in Social Services or related.
Responsibilities
- Directs and leads the daily operations of the Housing and Homeless; develops, analyzes, and institutes all programs, systems, and outreach activities to ensure effective budget development, community support and advocacy, and information delivery and support; builds strong relationships between the department and the surrounding communities.
- Lease and directs personnel providing guidance, support, and performance evaluations; creates and implements policies and procedures to enhance service delivery; ensures personnel are engaging and supporting homeless communities providing strong outreach, advocacy, and support services; analyzes success of programs and facilitates changes to support population.
- Plans, develops, and implements budget and funding for the department's activities.
- Establishes goals and objectives and researches trends that may impact housing and homeless program effectiveness and funding; directs and supports multiple external and internal audits and addresses findings to improve the services and processes.
- Creates and reviews monthly reports to measure department objectives and performance; oversees productivity and service metrics and communicates with personnel to strengthen the departments services.
- Represents the program area at meetings, hearings, trials, conferences, and seminars or on boards, panels, and committees.
- Prepares and presents written reports and documents; communicates and summarizes internal program findings and corrective action recommendations.
- Performs any and all other work as needed or assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
