Director of Westside Outreach
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![]() United States, California, Santa Monica | |
![]() 1444 7th Street (Show on map) | |
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Title: Director, Outreach Santa Monica
Department: Mental Health Reports to: Chief Program Officer, Mental Health Supervises: Program Managers, Team Leads, Clinicians
Status: Exempt
Location: CSM Fire House -1444 - 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 Setting: Hybrid, not 100% onsite
SUMMARY
The People Concern's Santa Monica Outreach Program is seeking a licensed mental health professional (Ph.D., PSY.D., LCSW or LMFT) to serve as the director of 3 multidisciplinary street outreach teams (Homeless Multidisciplinary Street Team, Downtown SM C3, and Beach SM C3). These teams are part of a City of Santa Monica strategy to combat homelessness. The goal of HMST is to target the highest utilizers of the City of Santa Monica's emergency resources (police, fire, and hospitals). The goal of the C3 teams is to focus intensive outreach efforts in the areas of greatest density of PEH. These skilled interdisciplinary teams use best practices for engaging chronically homeless individuals with co-occurring mental health, substance use, and/or medical issues. The Director provides clinical oversight for both teams, clinical and administrative supervision for Program Managers and Clinical Case Managers, coordinates both interagency and community relationships, works directly with City of SM and DHS funders, and supports broader agency initiatives, ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Leverage partnerships with community health providers/the business community and social service/housing providers to house the homeless people living on the streets of Santa Monica
Leads multidisciplinary teams to remove personal barriers to permanent housing, as well as oversee the day-to-day activities of the street-based engagement team members with a focus on clinical care and housing placement 2. Leads morning and afternoon team meetings to ensure continuity of care, plans and organize daily work flow, and delegates work to the multidisciplinary teams 3. Oversees the identification of appropriate interim and permanent housing and supportive services, taking into account each individual's physical and cognitive needs 4. Works collaboratively with public, private, and nonprofit sector groups to establish and provide services. 5. Promotes an environment of continuous quality improvement leading by example, mentoring team members, and maintaining professional and leadership skills 6. Ensures adherence to all funder contract and performance standards 7. Provides individual and team supervision and clinical supervision, and conducts performance evaluations for all assigned staff 8. Oversees and ensures program data collection and timely reporting to compliance and contract activities for funding sources and regulatory bodies 9. Develops and implements systems to enhance communication and collaboration with other systems of care within and outside of the project 10. Attends meetings and conferences, prepare written reports, and complete related projects as requested QUALIFICATIONS
1. Master's degree preferred, ideally in the area of Social Work, Public Administration, Nonprofit Management, or Urban Planning; or, a Licensed Mental Healthy Clinician
2. Three or more years working in social service agency that provided outreach and street engagement services; experience in public sector alsohighly desirable 3. Two years of supervision experience, preferably in a nonprofit agency that serves homeless, mentally ill or dually-diagnosed people 4. Strong computer skills including, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and HMIS 5. Demonstrates ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously and to work independently and creatively 6. Detail oriented with excellent time management and organization, proficient in written and verbal communication, as well as interpersonal team building, and computer skills 7. Able thrive in fast-paced work environment WORK ENVIRONMENT
EXPECTED BEHAVIORS OF ALL STAFF
Equal Opportunity Employer The People Concern is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to non-discrimination in employment. We select the most qualified individual for the job basedon job-related qualifications regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, national origin, disability, ancestry, marital status, credit history, sexual orientation, arrest and court record, genetic information, veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or other applicable laws. About the People Concern The People Concern empowers the most vulnerable among us to rebuild their lives. One of Los Angeles County's largest social services agencies, The People Concern was formed in 2016 in a merger of two trusted social service organizations based in Los Angeles County, OPCC and Lamp Community. Informed by more than fifty-eight years of work in the community, The People Concern is a leading provider of, and advocate for, evidence-based solutions to the multi-faceted challenges inherent in homelessness and domestic violence. Benefits & Perks
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