Breaking the Cycle Operations Fellow - Dept. of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (TEX 0923 Manager II)
About The Position
The San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH) strives to make homelessness in San Francisco rare, brief, and one time through the provision of coordinated, compassionate, and high-quality services. HSH provides assistance and support to homeless and at-risk youth, adults, and families to prevent imminent episodes of homelessness and end homelessness for people in San Francisco. San Francisco is a pioneer in homeless services and a leader in providing supportive housing as a permanent exit from homelessness. The Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH), founded in 2016, is a national leader in the movement to end homelessness by developing a coordinated, equity-driven, client-focused system of compassionate services while piloting innovative models, and implementing best practice solutions with measurable results. HSH’s Homelessness Response System (HRS) funds, oversees and implements a system of care that shelters, houses, and serves approximately 15,000 people daily. Major programs include: street outreach and service connection through the Homeless Outreach Team (SFHOT); 3,600+ bed shelter system for transitional age youth, adults and families including shelters for members of the LGBTQ community; rapid rehousing rental subsidies for families, adults, older adults, and transitional aged youth; the Problem Solving and flexible financial assistance programs; and robust supportive housing programs with over 14,500 units which provide housing and services to formerly homeless transitional age youth, individuals, and families.
Requirements
- Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
- Three (3) years of professional experience in public policy, operations, consulting, or program management related to healthcare and/or homelessness systems.
- Additional qualifying experience as described above may substitute for the required degree on a year-for-year basis up to a maximum of two (2) years. One year is equivalent to thirty (30) semester or forty-five (45) quarter units.
Nice To Haves
- Demonstrated ability to navigate complex organizations, manage stakeholders, and translate strategy into implementation.
- Two (2) years of supervisory experience.
Responsibilities
- Operationalize key Mayoral initiatives and policy reforms related to Breaking the Cycle, including PSH rebalancing and exit flow work and recovery housing pilots.
- Support implementation of homelessness prevention strategies.
- Accelerate Journey Home implementation and expansion.
- Manage operational rollout of family housing initiatives tied to the vehicular homelessness strategy.
- Support implementation of citywide policy changes, including to shelter and PSH systems.
- Track implementation milestones and identify operational barriers.
- Provide executive updates highlighting progress, risks, and opportunities.
- Gain direct exposure to mayoral decision-making, applied experience implementing complex homelessness system initiatives, and opportunities to build leadership and operational execution skills within a large public system.
Benefits
- Employee Benefits Overview
- Municipal Executive Association Benefits Overview
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
