Under the direction and guidance of the Sr. Director of Housing and Homeless Services for Flagler Services, the Director of CACH (Crater Area Coalition on Homelessness) CoC (Continuum of Care) leads the work of the CACH CoC. This includes strategic planning to support the goal of ending homelessness in the Crater Region. The Crater Region includes the cities of Petersburg, Hopewell, Colonial Heights, and Emporia, and the counties of Dinwiddie, Surry, Sussex, Greenville, and Prince George. The Incumbent will serve as a bridge between CACH, its Board and membership, and the greater community. This position will work to build the capacity of CACH by promoting a deeper awareness and understanding of homelessness, building meaningful partnerships, engaging, and leveraging community resources. The Director of CACH CoC will take the lead on managing the coordinated entry system for CACH to ensure that the system is inclusive, fair, consistent and in line with all HUD and DHCD best practices and requirements. This position is responsible for supporting St. Joseph's Villa to fulfill its responsibilities in its role as the Local Planning Agency (LPG) within the Virginia Balance of State (BOS).
The CoC Coordinator reports to and receives guidance from the CACH Board and the Sr. Director on all efforts to fulfill the CACH Strategic Plan. This position is an employee of and housed with the lead agency of CACH which provides day to day supervision. At this date, that agency is St. Joseph's Villa.
All work is performed in a collaborative, team-based model with a systems-based approach. Work is performed safely, effectively, to the highest ethical standards, and in accordance with accrediting standards and St. Joseph's Villa's mission, values, and guiding principles. This position is located at the Housing Resource Center (HRC) in Petersburg, VA.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Provide leadership, and vision to the CACH CoC
Develop and maintain partnerships with government agencies and representatives, as well as lead funders within service area
Capacity building of CACH to include increasing the size, diversity, and engagement of CACH membership, and coordinated entry process
Provide support to board and committees
Represent CACH at appropriate events and functions
Support of initiatives including implementation of best practices, development and implementation of CACH Strategic Plan, participation in Built for Zero initiative, and connection to local resources
Support of Lead Agency requirements/functions including the annual Point In Time (PIT) Count, Housing Inventory Count (HIC), and all required activities and reports
Provide operational oversite and support to the entire CACH membership, board, and processes, including weekly coordinated entry meetings, by-name list, data collection, MOUs, Policies and Procedures, CE grievances and/or complaints
Provide support to Flagler team including development and submission of funding applications, data monitoring, needs assessment and analysis, and spending rates
Provide and/or facilitate training and technical assistance to funded agencies and those who are interested in receiving coordinated funding within the CoC
Identify service gaps within the CoC and assist with building capacity to fill those gaps
Other duties as required
QUALIFICATIONS
Master's degree in human services or related field preferred. Bachelor's degree in related field required
Minimum of three years working in a professional setting required. Leadership experience in a Non-Profit or Government agency preferred
Experience in report or grant writing, program evaluation, public relations, community/coalition organizing, program development and oversight, and board development preferred
Proficiency with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Internet research required
Experience working in a Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) (Preferred)
Supervisory experience or working with volunteers (Preferred)
Valid Virginia driver's license with excellent driving record required
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
A deep understanding and knowledge of the CACH region
Demonstrated organizational and strong interpersonal skills
Knowledge and understanding of racial disparities and the impact of those experiencing homelessness
Self-motivated and independent worker
Ability to interpret legislative and regulatory guidelines as applicable within service programs
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to conduct training sessions with program participants
Understanding and ability to work with those who identify as LGBTQIA+
Ability to manage multiple projects, comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment and building and maintaining partnerships
Experience in program monitoring or evaluation
Ability to occasionally work some evenings and weekends if needed (with prior notification)
Knowledge of marketing, event planning, and meeting coordination
Ability to work collaboratively, has strong conflict resolution skills, proactive problem solver
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
This job requires extensive work in the community. Incumbent will be required attend meetings in community-based settings, which may require walking up and down steps. Work requires fingering, and repetitive motions; visual acuity is required for preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operation of motor vehicles or equipment, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities.