Director of Supportive Services

Schedule: Full-Time, WFH

Summary: This is a key position, and part of the company’s Senior Management Team—a dynamic group of individuals striving to increase housing opportunities for the most vulnerable people experiencing homelessness in the Bay Area. The Director is responsible for providing oversight of supportive housing and supportive services programs across Santa Clara County. This includes developing protocols, policies, and procedures applicable to supportive housing programs and staff. Also, the Director is responsible for the quality of care, effectiveness, and efficiency of services maintaining contractual relationships, and supervising staff. This is a dynamic and growing department with opportunities to partner with a cross section of providers across Santa Clara County including the Office of Supportive Housing, law enforcement, property management entities, non-profit partners, Board of Supervisors, and City Council members.

Responsibilities:
1. Program Oversight: Oversee all supportive services/supportive housing programs in Santa Clara County. Directly responsible for the development and implementation of, policies, procedures, and outcomes, and providing leadership to all supportive housing staff and programs, including new program development and any emerging issues affecting service delivery.
2. Ensure that programs comply with funding regulations, goals, and stakeholder expectations.
3. Program/Staff Supervision: Supervise associate directors, program managers and other staff as needed, to provide oversight on all departmental program activities.
4. Provide regular and appropriate feedback and supervision including training, opportunities for professional growth, verbal, and written improvement plans when needed, and regular evaluations. Develop annual staff training and professional development programs.
5. Coordination of Departments:  Ensure that programs are successfully integrating supportive services and housing components to stabilize and improve housing, income, and health outcomes of participants.
6. Evaluation and Quality Systems Management: Lead program evaluation efforts and ensure consistent quality improvement. Ensure compliance with all program’s contractual requirements and funding streams.
7. Agency Liaison to the Community: Maintain effective public relations.  Develop relationships with the community.  Serve as a spokesperson for agency when called upon.
8. Fiscal Management: Work collaboratively with finance to ensure that budgets are complete as well as on-going tracking of financials.
9. Senior Management: Collaborate regularly with agency management. Participate in regular Senior Management meetings to discuss issues relating to finances, human resources, and program operations.
10. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:
1. MSW, MFT or MA/MS in Psychology from an accredited university.
2. 10 years of professional experience in the human services, social work, or related field.
3. 5- years’ experience in nonprofit management with a proven record in successful implementation of housing/supportive services programs for people who are homeless.
4. Use of personal vehicle and proof of valid California Driver’s License and current auto insurance, along with a clean DMV record, is required.