CFTH- By-Name-List Coordinator

Council for the Homeless•Vancouver, WA

4d•$26 - $28•Onsite

About The Position

The By-Name-List (BNL) Coordinator position is responsible for leveraging and promoting continuous quality improvement best practices to actively reshape community processes and behavioral norms. This position will co-develop a shared vision for success across the community, provide the project management support to actualize that vision, and embed principles of relationship and community-building into processes to ensure system-level gains are sustained. This position will establish and maintain critical communication and knowledge-sharing lanes between end users, providers, the community as a whole and the broader systems that touch the homelessness response system. SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED Receives direction from the Coordinated Outreach Manager or Chief Impact Officer. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Supports the agency’s mission, values, equity statement, strategic goals and policies through words and actions. Builds and maintains strong relationships with key stakeholders, including direct service providers, government agencies, Persons with Lived Experience of Homelessness (PLEH) advisory groups, and housing providers, Models and promotes the use of continuous quality improvement methods for system-improvement and population-level change Develops community feedback and communication loops to collect broader community input in strategic direction, ensure the community is read into progress, and to build PLEH input into the community’s decision-making structures Establishes community-wide goals and efforts to support it through setting system-level goals, monitoring progress, and working with the core team to decide which projects do or do not contribute to goals and aims Serves as source of accountability and project management follows up on action items, creates consistent lanes of communication, setting and facilitating meetings, and ensures data transparency Supports the strategic deployment of capacity through identifying where resources are being underutilized and developing a responsive structure to capacity needs Performs system analysis in collaboration with stakeholders such as risk assessments, asset and system mapping, and population-level data analysis Supports providers in their own tests of change by establishing improvement projects, facilitating provider goal-setting, and serving as an accountability partner Scales tests of change to wider populations through collecting data on what works at small scales and distributing that learning to the broader community Connects the community to adjacent systems in the community by developing strong relationships outside the HRS and fostering a shared understanding of how adjacent systems connect with the HRS Establish and maintain positive, productive relationships with colleagues, team and partnering agencies. Represent the agency at various community meetings and with stakeholders in a manner aligned with agency values and policies. Seek to create a trauma-informed environment for participants, colleagues, and partners. Consistently comply with position and department human resources, safety and attendance standards. SECONDARY FUNCTIONS Performs related duties and responsibilities as required. Requirements The BNL Coordinator establishes practices and procedures within CFTH guidelines and contributes to the development of new concepts. Work situations are frequently new and varied. Position receives minimal supervision. Incumbents are required to meet established performance standards. Position requires a high degree of complexity, self-direction, customer service skills, strong interpersonal boundaries, self-care practices and understanding that errors can result in an individual or family being placed in an inappropriate program and prolonging their homelessness. A strong relationship with community partners will be essential for the success of the position. Position is onsite and in the community.

Requirements

At least two years’ experience providing resources to people experiencing homelessness and/or people that have lower incomes.
Commitment to ensuring there is equitable access to the local homeless crisis response system for all.
Strong customer service, time management and interpersonal skills
Strong cultural awareness and humility.
Ability to accept feedback as an opportunity to improve and excel.
Ability to remain empathetic, kind, and nonjudgmental regardless of the situation.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills are important to the success of the Housing Specialist position.
Strong interpersonal skills are required to work with staff and participants from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.
Knowledge of best practices around coordinated entry/assessments and understanding of Clark County resources for low income and homeless individuals and families is essential for this position.
Position requires moderate computer and analytical skills to perform job functions.
Constant independent judgment and/or action, organizational skills, customer service, decision making, and use of discretion are required.
Frequent teamwork, problem analysis and training and supervising are required.
Incumbent must read, speak, write and understand English to work effectively with staff, community partners, and clients.
Basic data entry and math skills are necessary to input data and generate reports necessary to fulfill job functions.
Criminal records satisfactory to the VHA are conditions of employment.

Nice To Haves

Lived experience as someone who has or had low-income and/or has formerly experienced homelessness
Exceptional verbal and written communication.
Speaks a language(s) other than English and reflects our diverse community.
Experience with working on or supervising a street outreach team.
Experience using HMIS or other databases.
Knowledge of Clark County resources and agencies that serve people experiencing homelessness.
Candidates from Communities of Color, Veterans, seniors, people with disabilities, and those who identify as members of the LGBTQ+ community are highly encouraged to apply.
Language (Russian, Ukrainian Spanish, Chuukese, ASL) skills are helpful.

Responsibilities

Supports the agency’s mission, values, equity statement, strategic goals and policies through words and actions.
Builds and maintains strong relationships with key stakeholders, including direct service providers, government agencies, Persons with Lived Experience of Homelessness (PLEH) advisory groups, and housing providers
Models and promotes the use of continuous quality improvement methods for system-improvement and population-level change
Develops community feedback and communication loops to collect broader community input in strategic direction, ensure the community is read into progress, and to build PLEH input into the community’s decision-making structures
Establishes community-wide goals and efforts to support it through setting system-level goals, monitoring progress, and working with the core team to decide which projects do or do not contribute to goals and aims
Serves as source of accountability and project management follows up on action items, creates consistent lanes of communication, setting and facilitating meetings, and ensures data transparency
Supports the strategic deployment of capacity through identifying where resources are being underutilized and developing a responsive structure to capacity needs
Performs system analysis in collaboration with stakeholders such as risk assessments, asset and system mapping, and population-level data analysis
Supports providers in their own tests of change by establishing improvement projects, facilitating provider goal-setting, and serving as an accountability partner
Scales tests of change to wider populations through collecting data on what works at small scales and distributing that learning to the broader community
Connects the community to adjacent systems in the community by developing strong relationships outside the HRS and fostering a shared understanding of how adjacent systems connect with the HRS
Establish and maintain positive, productive relationships with colleagues, team and partnering agencies.
Represent the agency at various community meetings and with stakeholders in a manner aligned with agency values and policies.
Seek to create a trauma-informed environment for participants, colleagues, and partners.
Consistently comply with position and department human resources, safety and attendance standards.