Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority
Director, Permanent Housing
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) seeks motivated professionals who want to use their talents and skills to make a difference. Our 750+ FTE staff are adaptive problem solvers and passionate about enriching people’s lives. If you are mission-driven, dedicated to superior service and support, and can diligently work independently in a collaborative environment, we would love for you to join our team. LAHSA is leading the fight to end homelessness in LA County. Here, not only would your work have a real impact on the community, but we also offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package.
Created in 1993, LAHSA is a joint powers authority of the city and county of Los Angeles. As the lead agency in the HUD-funded Los Angeles Continuum of Care, we coordinate and manage over $800 million annually in federal, state, county, and city funds for programs providing shelter, housing, and services to people experiencing homelessness.
The Director of Permanent Housing oversees the programmatic budgeting and performance management of LAHSA’s Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), Rapid Rehousing (RRH), and Recovery Rehousing (RecRH) programs to ensure maximum utilization and impact of these resources across Los Angeles County. The Director of Permanent Housing will work closely with LAHSA’s public partners including the LA County Departments of Mental Health (DMH) and Health Services (DHS), public housing authorities, and housing departments to ensure coordination across all permanent housing programs within the county. The Director of Permanent Housing will work collaboratively across multiple LAHSA departments to ensure that all available resources are integrated into a well-functioning rehousing system in compliance with all federal, state, and local requirements. The position ensures LAHSA performs at the agency’s highest capacity as both a grants administrator and as the system administrator for Los Angeles’s homelessness response, ensuring the regions resources to address homelessness serve as many people experiencing homelessness as possible and provide the highest quality of services possible.
The functions listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities.
Note:
“This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.”
Essential Job Functions
Ensure that Los Angeles has a strong, nimble, and well-coordinated rehousing system by ensuring maximum utilization of all resources and strong collaboration with other systems of care.
Strategically deploy resources to combat racial disparities in homelessness and cultivate strong partnerships with community providers to support healthy communities.
Establish equitable and effective methodologies for management and oversight of LAHSA’s PSH, TLS, HN and prevention contracts.
Lead Housing Central Command, LAHSA’s initiative to utilize real-time awareness of LA's permanent supportive housing (PSH) portfolio across all jurisdictions and funding streams to drive efficiencies in the match-to-move-in timeline.
Lead PSH advisory Council, LAHSAs initiative to utilize the property development community to enhance an expedite housing.
Oversee and monitor Continuum of Care investments in PSH and TLS, as well as all investments in RRH, HN, SUNOFO and state encampment portfolios.
Oversee the matching of LAHSA’s PSH, TLS and HN resources to people experiencing homelessness.
Oversee centralized matching and CES systems.
Oversee and Direct active system management of all PH portfolio.
Oversee LAHSA’s work to align private market rental housing opportunities with rental subsidies.
Collaborate closely with LAHSA’s other program component departments to ensure that all programs are strategically aligned to scale system and achieve maximum performance.
Meticulously monitor and track all permanent housing contracts.
Work collaboratively with the Director of Allocations and the Finance Department to closely monitor funding utilization and spenddown data.
Collaborate with the Director of Allocations to develop funding requests.
Collaborate with the Data Management Department and Finance Department to ensure timely reporting on programmatic outcomes to public funders.
Responsible for ensuring provider agreements are executed in a timely fashion and amended as needed.
Support and utilize matrix organizational structure to achieve desired collaboration and implementation of these goals.
Provide strategic and effective leadership for the Permanent Housing Department
Provide support and reporting to the LAHSA Commission and relevant Committees.
Oversee Universal Housing Application (UHA) and Resources management system (RMS).
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Commitment to racial equity and LAHSA’s core values.
Mission driven, with a strong commitment to Housing First principles.
Ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends, and adjust course accordingly.
Knowledge of Los Angeles’ political environment.
Knowledge of the LA CoC HMIS.
Knowledge of Federal, State, and Local funding regulations and best practice guidelines for rehousing programs.
Excellent people skills, specifically customer service skills and a capacity for collaboration and interpersonal relationships.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to express technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong public speaking skills and comfort testifying at public hearings.
Strong organizational skills with a strong attention to detail.
Intermediate level of computer software programs specifically, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point and Outlook).
Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and timelines.
Advanced communication skills, and the ability to communicate with all levels of management, staff, and external clients, especially those who are not well versed in computer technology.
Demonstrated ability to work with diverse community and organizational groups.
Training & Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of experience related to the position.
Must have extensive experience managing large grant portfolios.
Extensive experience working with public funding sources, ideally with public funding sources to address homelessness.
Master's degree preferred; advanced degree related to the position is highly desired.
Any combination of extensive and applicable work experience and educational credentials to perform the above duties successfully.
Schedule
The
Chief Executive Officer
or designee may change the schedule of positions between remote, hybrid and onsite, as necessary to accomplish LAHSA's business needs.
Applicants may make a reasonable accommodation request for this job by calling the Human Resources Department at (213) 683-3333; or via email at
humanresources@lahsa.org
.
We are an Equal Opportunity / E-Verify Employer
We want to support all staff in reaching their personal and professional goals. Working for LAHSA has many benefits. Join our LAHSA team!
Medical InsuranceLAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for medical for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
Medical plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:
MedicalHMO/PPO:
Kaiser Permanente, Aetna
Dental InsuranceLAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for selected dental benefits for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.Dental plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:
DentalHMO/PPO:
Guardian Dental
VSP Vision PlanLAHSA offers this voluntary comprehensive vision plan to all full-time employees through ADP Workforce. It includes yearly comprehensive exams, lenses, frames and contact lenses. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
AFLAC Supplemental InsuranceLAHSA offers this voluntary supplemental insurance to all full-time employees. Plan options include personal accident, personal cancer indemnity, personal short-term disability, and personal life insurance plans. Most premiums are pre taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
ADP Flexible Spending AccountsLAHSA offers employees this voluntary flexible spending account plan through ADP Workforce. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.
Life InsuranceLAHSA pays 100% of the premium for $50,000 basic life insurance coverage through ADP.
Voluntary Group Life InsuranceLAHSA offers employees this voluntary group life insurance through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.
Long Term DisabilityLAHSA pays 100% of the premium for long term disability coverage through ADP.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program EligibilityLAHSA is considered a government employer for the PSLF Program.
Pension PlanLAHSA provides a 401A pension plan through Lincoln Financial. After 6 months of employment, employees are eligible for contributions of 5% of the employee’s salary with a qualification date of 500 hours or 6 months after the date of hire.
Deferred Compensation PlanLAHSA provides a 457 Deferred Compensation plan through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to defer up to IRS maximum limit per year of their earned salary for income tax purposes.
Time Off Administrative LeaveExecutive Director, chiefs, and directors receive five (5) days of admin leave each calendar year in addition to the time-off below.
VacationVacation is earned according to each month of service commencing with the employee’s initial date of hire.
Less than five (5) years of employment, eighty (80) hours per year.
Five (5) to ten (10) years of employment, one hundred twenty (120) hours per year.
More than ten (10) years of employment, the one hundred twenty (120) hour total shall be supplemented by one (1) workday of paid leave for each twelve (12) months greater than one hundred twenty (120) months of employment. This vacation accrual is capped at twenty (20) workdays per year
Maximum accrual of vacation leave is 200 hours.
Sick LeaveFull-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of 12 days per year. Maximum accrual of sick leave is 160 hours.
Paid HolidaysAll employees receive the following observed company holidays off:New Year’s DayMartin Luther King Jr. DayPresident’s DayCesar Chavez DayMemorial DayJuneteenth DayIndependence DayLabor DayIndigenous People’s DayVeteran’s DayThanksgiving DayDay After ThanksgivingChristmas Day
In addition to the above holidays, full-time regular employees who have completed their 1-year introductory period are entitled to two (2) “Floating Holidays” during the calendar year.
Updated 04/26/2024
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Created in 1993, LAHSA is a joint powers authority of the city and county of Los Angeles. As the lead agency in the HUD-funded Los Angeles Continuum of Care, we coordinate and manage over $800 million annually in federal, state, county, and city funds for programs providing shelter, housing, and services to people experiencing homelessness.
The Director of Permanent Housing oversees the programmatic budgeting and performance management of LAHSA’s Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), Rapid Rehousing (RRH), and Recovery Rehousing (RecRH) programs to ensure maximum utilization and impact of these resources across Los Angeles County. The Director of Permanent Housing will work closely with LAHSA’s public partners including the LA County Departments of Mental Health (DMH) and Health Services (DHS), public housing authorities, and housing departments to ensure coordination across all permanent housing programs within the county. The Director of Permanent Housing will work collaboratively across multiple LAHSA departments to ensure that all available resources are integrated into a well-functioning rehousing system in compliance with all federal, state, and local requirements. The position ensures LAHSA performs at the agency’s highest capacity as both a grants administrator and as the system administrator for Los Angeles’s homelessness response, ensuring the regions resources to address homelessness serve as many people experiencing homelessness as possible and provide the highest quality of services possible.
The functions listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities.
Note:
“This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.”
Essential Job Functions
Ensure that Los Angeles has a strong, nimble, and well-coordinated rehousing system by ensuring maximum utilization of all resources and strong collaboration with other systems of care.
Strategically deploy resources to combat racial disparities in homelessness and cultivate strong partnerships with community providers to support healthy communities.
Establish equitable and effective methodologies for management and oversight of LAHSA’s PSH, TLS, HN and prevention contracts.
Lead Housing Central Command, LAHSA’s initiative to utilize real-time awareness of LA's permanent supportive housing (PSH) portfolio across all jurisdictions and funding streams to drive efficiencies in the match-to-move-in timeline.
Lead PSH advisory Council, LAHSAs initiative to utilize the property development community to enhance an expedite housing.
Oversee and monitor Continuum of Care investments in PSH and TLS, as well as all investments in RRH, HN, SUNOFO and state encampment portfolios.
Oversee the matching of LAHSA’s PSH, TLS and HN resources to people experiencing homelessness.
Oversee centralized matching and CES systems.
Oversee and Direct active system management of all PH portfolio.
Oversee LAHSA’s work to align private market rental housing opportunities with rental subsidies.
Collaborate closely with LAHSA’s other program component departments to ensure that all programs are strategically aligned to scale system and achieve maximum performance.
Meticulously monitor and track all permanent housing contracts.
Work collaboratively with the Director of Allocations and the Finance Department to closely monitor funding utilization and spenddown data.
Collaborate with the Director of Allocations to develop funding requests.
Collaborate with the Data Management Department and Finance Department to ensure timely reporting on programmatic outcomes to public funders.
Responsible for ensuring provider agreements are executed in a timely fashion and amended as needed.
Support and utilize matrix organizational structure to achieve desired collaboration and implementation of these goals.
Provide strategic and effective leadership for the Permanent Housing Department
Provide support and reporting to the LAHSA Commission and relevant Committees.
Oversee Universal Housing Application (UHA) and Resources management system (RMS).
Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Commitment to racial equity and LAHSA’s core values.
Mission driven, with a strong commitment to Housing First principles.
Ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends, and adjust course accordingly.
Knowledge of Los Angeles’ political environment.
Knowledge of the LA CoC HMIS.
Knowledge of Federal, State, and Local funding regulations and best practice guidelines for rehousing programs.
Excellent people skills, specifically customer service skills and a capacity for collaboration and interpersonal relationships.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to express technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong public speaking skills and comfort testifying at public hearings.
Strong organizational skills with a strong attention to detail.
Intermediate level of computer software programs specifically, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point and Outlook).
Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and timelines.
Advanced communication skills, and the ability to communicate with all levels of management, staff, and external clients, especially those who are not well versed in computer technology.
Demonstrated ability to work with diverse community and organizational groups.
Training & Experience
A minimum of five (5) years of experience related to the position.
Must have extensive experience managing large grant portfolios.
Extensive experience working with public funding sources, ideally with public funding sources to address homelessness.
Master's degree preferred; advanced degree related to the position is highly desired.
Any combination of extensive and applicable work experience and educational credentials to perform the above duties successfully.
Schedule
The
Chief Executive Officer
or designee may change the schedule of positions between remote, hybrid and onsite, as necessary to accomplish LAHSA's business needs.
Applicants may make a reasonable accommodation request for this job by calling the Human Resources Department at (213) 683-3333; or via email at
humanresources@lahsa.org
.
We are an Equal Opportunity / E-Verify Employer
We want to support all staff in reaching their personal and professional goals. Working for LAHSA has many benefits. Join our LAHSA team!
Medical InsuranceLAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for medical for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
Medical plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:
MedicalHMO/PPO:
Kaiser Permanente, Aetna
Dental InsuranceLAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for selected dental benefits for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.Dental plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:
DentalHMO/PPO:
Guardian Dental
VSP Vision PlanLAHSA offers this voluntary comprehensive vision plan to all full-time employees through ADP Workforce. It includes yearly comprehensive exams, lenses, frames and contact lenses. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
AFLAC Supplemental InsuranceLAHSA offers this voluntary supplemental insurance to all full-time employees. Plan options include personal accident, personal cancer indemnity, personal short-term disability, and personal life insurance plans. Most premiums are pre taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.
ADP Flexible Spending AccountsLAHSA offers employees this voluntary flexible spending account plan through ADP Workforce. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.
Life InsuranceLAHSA pays 100% of the premium for $50,000 basic life insurance coverage through ADP.
Voluntary Group Life InsuranceLAHSA offers employees this voluntary group life insurance through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.
Long Term DisabilityLAHSA pays 100% of the premium for long term disability coverage through ADP.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program EligibilityLAHSA is considered a government employer for the PSLF Program.
Pension PlanLAHSA provides a 401A pension plan through Lincoln Financial. After 6 months of employment, employees are eligible for contributions of 5% of the employee’s salary with a qualification date of 500 hours or 6 months after the date of hire.
Deferred Compensation PlanLAHSA provides a 457 Deferred Compensation plan through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to defer up to IRS maximum limit per year of their earned salary for income tax purposes.
Time Off Administrative LeaveExecutive Director, chiefs, and directors receive five (5) days of admin leave each calendar year in addition to the time-off below.
VacationVacation is earned according to each month of service commencing with the employee’s initial date of hire.
Less than five (5) years of employment, eighty (80) hours per year.
Five (5) to ten (10) years of employment, one hundred twenty (120) hours per year.
More than ten (10) years of employment, the one hundred twenty (120) hour total shall be supplemented by one (1) workday of paid leave for each twelve (12) months greater than one hundred twenty (120) months of employment. This vacation accrual is capped at twenty (20) workdays per year
Maximum accrual of vacation leave is 200 hours.
Sick LeaveFull-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of 12 days per year. Maximum accrual of sick leave is 160 hours.
Paid HolidaysAll employees receive the following observed company holidays off:New Year’s DayMartin Luther King Jr. DayPresident’s DayCesar Chavez DayMemorial DayJuneteenth DayIndependence DayLabor DayIndigenous People’s DayVeteran’s DayThanksgiving DayDay After ThanksgivingChristmas Day
In addition to the above holidays, full-time regular employees who have completed their 1-year introductory period are entitled to two (2) “Floating Holidays” during the calendar year.
Updated 04/26/2024
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