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Colorado Coalition for the Homeless

Applications Specialist

Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, Denver, Colorado, United States, 80285


The mission of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is to work collaboratively toward the prevention of homelessness and the creation of lasting solutions for homeless and at-risk families, children, and individuals throughout Colorado. The Coalition advocates for and provides a continuum of housing and a variety of services to improve the health, well-being, and stability of those it serves.The Colorado Coalition for the Homeless seeks an

Applications Specialist

to provide consistent, high-quality support, service documentation, and reporting to a wide variety of both internal and externa stakeholders for multiple software applications, primarily the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). This position collaborates with others to provide ongoing technical assistance and support through data collection, synthesis, and reporting. Monitors programs to ensure timely completion of data entry, data integrity, mandated reports, and collection of outcomes data. Provide tier-1 support and data integrity review for multiple enterprise applications.

This position is located at

2130 Stout St., Denver, CO 80205

and reports to the Vice President of Information Systems.

In addition to the unique challenges and extraordinary rewards of our work, eligible Coalition employees enjoy a rich benefits package, including:C

hoice

of

HMO

or

PPO h

ealth insurance coverage

options

: full-time employees contribute only 1% of their earnings for their own

HMO

health coverage and no more than 4% of their earnings for coverage of eligible dependents.

We’re

proud to offer same-and opposite-sex domestic partner

coverage.Choice of d

ental

insurance or discount plan

.F

lexible spending

accounts for

health care

/

dependent care

/ parking

expenses.Free basic life

and AD&D

insurance

coverage.Employee Assistance Program

,

a problem-solving resource available to you and your household members.Dollar-for-dollar retirement plan matching contributions up to 5% of earnings

with

3

-

year vesting

.Extensive paid time-off, including

9

holidays,

12 days

of sick leave, and three weeks of vacation for new full-time employees in their first year.The effective date for your benefits will be the first of the month following your date of hire.Essential Job FunctionsManages and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders. Serve as liaison between EHR and HMIS technical teams, outcomes team, and program management.Meets with program staff on a regular basis to develop objectives, discuss findings, address data trends, review reports, and identify areas of focus.Collects,

organizes,

and

interprets

statistical

information

with

computerized

systems

and

complex

calculation

applications

to make

assumptions,

develops

trends

analysis

and

draws

conclusions,

and

educates

leadership

on

how

to

use

the

information.Works

collaboratively

with

leadership

to

design

and

build

the

reports

necessary

to

answer

questions

and

achieve

strategic goals.Exhibits

initiative

to

identify

needed

enhancements

to

current

process

flows

and

help

to

implement

change,

working independently and using sound judgment, escalating issues when

appropriate.Participates in ongoing decisions concerning data collection methods and data analysis; identifies, develops and proposes alternative data

metrics.Identifies and quickly resolves or if needed, escalates issues, provide resolutions, and communicates timely status updates.Conducts needs assessments with user groups, determines skill level for end users, and proactively develops targeted training based on identifying opportunities for training.Uses system data to communicate progress toward quality metrics and provides regular updates on quality reporting requirements including monitoring data quality.Compiles data from multiple sources to support monitoring of social, housing and healthoutcomes

, including conducting regular data validation activities to ensure data quality.Maintains tracking system of data required for programs, grants, and other outcomes as well as grant reporting deadlines to support staff and ensure that grant-funded requirements are met.Prepares regular reports to funders regarding progress towards outcomes.Responsible for the support of data collection, data entry, and quality assurance of the data in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for internal and external stakeholders who use the HMIS database to collect information.Performs other duties as assigned.Employee must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of self or others. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.Qualifications SummaryAssociate’s degree in a related field; experience may be substituted for education.Demonstrated experience with data management and report creation.Experience with HMIS preferred.WHERE A CANDIDATE IS PLACED IN THE COMPENSATION RANGE DEPENDS ON TOTAL RELEVANT YEARS OF EXPERIENCEThe Colorado Coalition for the Homeless is committed to delivering services, making employment-related decisions, selecting volunteers, and selecting vendors without regard to age over 40, race, sex, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, military status, or any other applicable status protected by law.

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