Assistant Staff Analyst (N382)

Salary Range: $35.23 - $50.83 hourly

SUMMARY

In June 2024 the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office - Homeless Initiative (CEO-HI) was awarded the Youth Homelessness Systems Improvement (YHSI) grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The YHSI grant established a Cross-System Leadership Table (CSLT) comprised of CEO-HI the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) the Departments of Mental Health (DMH) and Children and Family Services (DCFS) the Long Beach Continuum of Care (CoC); and a 14-person youth committee. The CSLT partners collaborate to make policy and funding improvements to the homeless services delivery mental health and child welfare systems in Los Angeles County.

To ensure that the work of the CSLT is done in authentic partnership with youth and young adults we are seeking to fill one full-time position. The position will support the CSLT in reaching the goals of the YHSI grant including:

• Implementing a county wide youth needs assessment
• Offering training and education opportunities for youth and system leaders
• Hosting an annual LA Youth conference
• Developing two new policy priorities to help increase housing stability for young people who have been involved with the homelessness child welfare or mental health systems including strategies to increase access to homelessness and mental health services and
• Transforming the culture of County HI and LAHSA to promote integration of young people with lived experience in systems level work particularly in paid full time employment positions.

This position is one of three positions hired to support the YHSI work and will work in collaboration with the positions at Los Angeles Emissary (LAE) and LAHSA. The grant period ends April 302027 unless extended by HUD.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Below is a list of tasks this position would be responsible for accomplishing over the grant period:

1. Cultivate maintain and expand relationships with stakeholders including:

• Young people: Engage with youth leaders through countywide Youth Action Boards to understand the gaps and elevate needs of young people.
• Transition Aged Youth (TAY) service providers: Build relationships with and engage with TAY service providers to ensure the perspectives and expertise of providers are included in the YHSI work.
• LA County Departments (CEO-HI DCFS DMH) LAHSA and Long Beach CoC: Engage in collaborative meetings and engage with system leaders to understand the gaps and elevate the needs identified by TAY Providers and Youth about whats working and whats not working in the systems.

2. Coordinate the following activities:

• Facilitate and coordinate monthly CSLT & Liaison meetings in collaboration with YHSI positions at LAHSA and LAE.
• Facilitate a collaborative process to identify at least two policy and funding changes to improve the homeless response system mental health and child welfare systems in collaboration with the CSLT and YHSI positions at LAHSA and LAE.
• Support selected consultant on the development and implementation of a needs assessment in collaboration with YHSI positions at LAHSA and LAE.

3. Work in collaboration with LAE and LAHSA YHSI positions to support the following activities:

• Support LAHSA position to plan and implement an annual youth conference that highlights the YHSI policy priorities identified at the CSLT.
• Support the LAE position in curricula development training and education plan for systems leaders providers and young people & in coordination with LAHSA centralized training academy.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Three or more years of highly complex administrative experience in the health housing social services or related sectors.
• Lived experience within the last 5-7 years accessing youth services in a homeless services agency such as foster care mental and/or physical healthcare and/or juvenile justice system.
• No formal education required.

Education/Experience

Below is a list of desired core competencies for interested candidates:

• Ability to understand the policies procedures and culture of public systems (county departments and Homelessness CoCs.
• Strong interpersonal skills that facilitate connection with key personnel within county departments and organizations to gain support for young adults and addressing community needs.
• Knowledge and understanding of working with 1) Young people ages 18-30 who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness; 2) foster and justice system impacted youth; and/or 3) young people experiencing mental illness.
• Effective oral and written communication skills including the ability to facilitate and lead collaborative conversations navigate sensitive discussions with young people and organizations like county departments CoCs and funders. Interested candidate must be able to reply professionally to various forms of communication (text email or letters).
• Strong meeting coordination and facilitation skills including agenda setting meeting notes and tracking commitments.
• Familiarity with and ability to provide general information on trauma informed care adultism intergenerational power sharing and restorative justice practices.
• Cultural awareness and ability to connect with and to work with historically marginalized communities (BIPOC LGBTQ people with disabilities and/or neurodiversity).
• Willingness to engage in training and skill building related to YHSI.
• Approaches the work from a person-centered perspective and has skill in building relationships with young people system partners and providers.

Certificates/Licenses/Clearances

• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
• Successful clearing through the Live Scan and the Health Clearance process with the County of Los Angeles.

Other Desired Skills Knowledge and Abilities

• Familiarity with Microsoft Suite Outlook/Enterprise Canva and Google Suite (training will be offered).
• Two years of work or volunteer experience engaging in youth advocacy including working directly with young people setting meeting agendas and priorities and performing other competencies described above.
• Experience with systems focused on serving TAY is highly desired.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Stand: Frequently

Walk: Frequently

Sit: Frequently

Reach Outward: Occasionally

Reach Above Shoulder: Occasionally

Climb Crawl Kneel Bend: Occasionally

Lift / Carry: Occasionally - Up to 15 lbs

Push/Pull: Occasionally - Up to 15 lbs

See: Constantly

Taste/ Smell: Not Applicable

Not Applicable Not required for essential functions

Occasionally (0 - 2 hrs/day)

Frequently (2 - 5 hrs/day)

Constantly (5 hrs/day)

WORK ENVIRONMENT

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.

Required Experience:

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