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City of Cambridge Homeless Services Continuum of Care Plan in Cambridge, Massachusetts
The City of Cambridge seeks a Homeless Services Continuum of Care (CoC) Planner to help coordinate efforts to address homelessness in Cambridge. This position is focused on ensuring that local and national goals related to improving the homeless crisis response system are addressed through collaboration with broad range of community partners. The planner will work in partnership with City and community-based providers and collaborators in a leadership and organizing role to identify and strategize efforts to end homelessness in Cambridge. They will serve as the lead organizer for the annual Point-In-Time (PIT) Count and annual competition for CoC Program funding. This position provides professional expertise and interpretation of U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations for the Cambridge Continuum of Care (CoC) providers. It requires significant communication and reporting capabilities. Within the context of the CoC service system for individuals and families experiencing or at-risk of homelessness, this position will work as part of a team to support a variety of housing options and related services. It will utilize data and information to work with funders, community agencies and other City staff to maintain funding and other resources, to assess the need for new alternatives and to plan for and develop new resources. This position participates in a variety of cross-departmental collaborations and provides information and expertise to support the City?s response to housing instability and homelessness. This position operates as part of a professional staff team consisting of contract and grants managers, information specialists and others. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Continuum of Care Responsibilities: Communicate and collaborate with broad range of nonprofit agencies, City departments and other partners to ensure compliance with HEARTH Act regulations, increase system efficiency and improve system performance and outcomes for clients; Update and maintain CoC Policies and Procedures, written standards and other governance documents; Monitor and evaluate project and system-level performance and compliance with regulatory requirements; Assist in the oversight and evaluation of the Coordinated Entry system; Share responsibility for generating and updating Resource Guides and other information and referral materials; Convene and facilitate meetings for the Cambridge CoC, including CoC Board and various subcommittees; Work with non-HUD funded agencies to promote CoC participation and collaboration and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) usage; Work collaboratively with and support HMIS lead staff to enforce data quality standards; Engage community of providers and people with lived experience in homelessness and/or housing insecurity in establishing and tracking formal performance goals, including project and system level performance; Review data quality measures and outcomes to aid in performance management and in project review and selection process; Research and review best practices and evidence-based programs relevant to provision of homeless services; Actively engage in and support the Department?s Race and Equity Initiative; Represent the CoC in a variety of settings and meetings and conduct outreach to increase engagement with community partners; Maintain CoC website and coordinate newsletter content and distribution; Attend additional meetings of related local, regional and state committees/task forces as requested; Other duties as assigned. Data Collection and Reporting Responsibilities: For full job description, go here: https://phe.tbe.taleo.net/phe02/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=CAMBRIDGEMA&cws=37&rid=946