Director of Housing & Services, Northern Region

Abode one of the largest and effective nonprofits working to end homelessness in the Bay Area is seeking a Director of Housingâfor our programs in our Northern Regions.

About The Role: The Director of Housingâprovides support and oversight in assigned region/area.ââThis is a Senior Management position that will assist Abode Services in accomplishing our mission to end homelessness. âAs part of the Senior Management team the person in this position must be a leader committed to excellence and growth as Abode Services is a dynamic agency continually changing to meet the needs of those we serve. The position oversees housing programs at Abode Services fosters new housing partnerships and provides input and expertise to achieve the agencys strategic goal.

The People and Culture: You will be surrounded by some of the most talented supportive smart and kind leaders and teams - people you can be proud to work with! Abode Services regularly recognizes employees efforts seeks employees input and cares for employees as people with lives outside of work. We believe that we make better decisions and provide quality services when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. People of color make up nearly 70% of our workforce and we strive to recruit and retain employees from all backgrounds.

Our Benefits and Perks:

• $135000 - $148000 annually
• Health vision and dental benefits available
• 19 PTO days & 12 Holidays per year
• Professional Development Trainings and Opportunities Leadership Academy Programs and All Staff Events
• Dynamic mission-driven culture and supportive leadership. We support you in supporting others

How You Make An Impact:

Program Oversight (40%):

• Provide oversight to all assigned Housing Programs and housing components of other programs within Abode Services including ensuring successful implementation evaluation and coordination of services.ââEnsure that programs are in compliance with funding regulations program goals and stakeholder expectations.âProvide high level program development goal setting and engagement with external stakeholders specific to programs.

Senior Management (10%):

• Collaborate regularly with agency management.
• Participate in regular Senior Management meetings to discuss issues relating to finances human resources and program operations.â

Program/ Staff Supervision (25%):â

• Provide coaching and direct supervision to all staff managing the above-mentioned programs.ââ
• Provide regular and appropriate feedback including training opportunities for professional growth verbal and written improvement plans when needed and regular evaluations.

Evaluation and Quality Systems Management (10%):

• Work collaboratively with other managers and directors to ensure that a culture of outcome driven performance is maintained by valuing data quality evaluation of programs. âAssist in the creation of the annual report for the public which describes all service outcomes for internal and external stakeholders.

Agency Liaison to the Community (10%):

• Maintain effective public relations.â
• Develop relationships with the community.ââServe as a spokesperson for agency when called upon.
• Coordination of Departments (5%): Ensure that programs are successfully integrating supportive services and housing components to stabilize and improve housing income and health outcomes of participants.
• Other duties as assigned.

How You Meet Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in social services business or related field or equivalent experience required.
• 10 years of professional experience in the human services social work or related field.
• 5 years experience in nonprofit management with a proven track record in successful implementation of housing programs for people who are homeless.
• Use of personal vehicles and proof of valid California Drivers License and current auto insurance along with a clean DMV record is required.

Competencies:

• Excellent verbal & written communication organizational and time management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Ability to work well independently and collaboratively with teams.
• Supervisory experience with strong skills in program development policy and procedures.
• Ability to meet the geographic range of the position. Position requires frequent travel throughout the assigned geographic region/area.
• Strong ability to represent the interests of the agency interact effectively with a diverse population and be comfortable building successful collaborative relationships with tenants staff and with community and resource building.
• Strong understanding and belief in Housing First philosophies.
• High level of proficiency in all Microsoft Office programs systems and platforms especially Excel.
• Ability to learn and use required mobile devices and business-related applications.
• Outstanding communication skills and high degree of emotional intelligence cultural humility with a proven track record to build and maintain effective relationships with a wide variety of internal and external contacts.

Notice: This description is to be used as a guide only. It does not constitute a contract commitment or promise of any kind. Abode Services reserves the right to change add delete upgrade or downgrade the position as dictated by business necessity at any time with or without notice.

Notice: Abode Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug Free Workplace.

Required Experience:

Director