Assistant Staff Analyst - Interim Housing Pathway Home (N308)

Assistant Staff Analyst - Interim Housing Pathway Home (N308)

Housing for Health (HFH) is a program office within Community Programs, a division under the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS). HFH was created and put into implementation in support of the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative recommendations in response to and in support of the County's effort to address and combat homelessness in the communities residing within Los Angeles County. Our organization follows a hybrid work structure where employees work both remotely and from the office, as needed.

The HFH Interim Housing (IH) program serves individuals with complex health and / or behavioral health conditions who need a higher level of support services than is available in most shelter settings. The program offers temporary housing in a stable environment to assist clients in stabilizing, increasing independence and completing permanent housing goals.

The HFH IH program collaborates with County's Chief Executive Office Homeless Initiative team to implement interim housing projects under the Pathway Home initiative. Pathway Home is an encampment resolution project with the goal of reducing unsheltered homelessness in communities across the county through the provision of interim housing and supportive services.

The Assistant Staff Analyst (ASA) on the Interim Housing Pathway Home team will provide programmatic oversight of a portfolio of interim housing projects. This oversight includes regular engagement with contracted IH providers via case conferences and other meetings, monitoring of programmatic expectations, technical assistance, and problem-solving support. As needed or requested, the ASA will be present at IH sites to support with addressing provider and / or participant needs. They will work collaboratively across IH team members and CEO stakeholders to ensure the needs of the program are being met. Ideal candidates will be organized, have knowledge of mainstream services for people experiencing homelessness, and be flexible to meet the changing needs and demands of the program.

This is a full time, benefitted position (40 hours per week). Employment is provided by Heluna Health.

Essential functions include :

• Provides oversight of a portfolio of IH facilities and is responsible for ensuring adherence to the statement of work.
• Conduct regular case conferences with assigned portfolio of IH facilities / providers, and document notes and other action items from scheduled meetings.
• Support, as needed and / or as opportunities are available, with permanent supportive housing connections for participants and / or in collaboration with partners.
• Track and complete quality assurance of contracted provider documentation (i.e., case notes, assessments, care / housing plans, etc.) in information systems.
• Provide problem solving and intervention supports and recommendations as it pertains to participant crises and / or needs.
• Facilitate, in collaboration with other IH staff, administrative tasks such as transfers of participants, daily census / participant roster reconciliation, and exit processing.
• Provide and / or connect to resources for training and technical assistance for contracted providers on topics such as : crisis de-escalation, problem solving, motivational interviewing, documentation expectations, etc.
• Recommends, develops, and implements program modifications.
• Assists in the collection and analysis of data specific to program operations which may include referral source information, provider census information, and programmatic monitoring outcomes.
• Provides regular programmatic updates to stakeholders that include internal program staff, participating departments, partner agencies, contracted service providers, and other groups.
• Regularly, at least once per month, visit Pathway Home and other IH sites to support team members in assessing provider performance and to provide any needed technical assistance and training.
• Monitors deliverables from all partners and identifies potential data collection roadblocks and solutions.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.

Job qualifications include :

Education / Experience : Three or more years of highly complex administrative experience in the health, housing, social services or related sectors.

Certificates / Licenses / Clearances :

Other Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities :

Physical demands include :

Work environment is general office setting, indoors temperature controlled.

EEOC STATEMENT : It is the policy of Heluna Health to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, without regard to age (40 and over), national origin or ancestry, race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or perceived pregnancy, reproductive health decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including cancer or a record or history of cancer), AIDS or HIV, genetic information or characteristics, veteran status or military service.