DIRECTOR OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RE-RENTALS REFERRAL PLACEMENT at City of New York, New York, NY

DIRECTOR OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING RE-RENTALS REFERRAL PLACEMENT at City of New York in New York, NY. Full-time. Est. up to $80k. Apply with swipeandhired.

APPLICANTS MUST BE PERMANENT IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPECIALIST CIVIL SERVICE TITLE, BE PERMANENT IN A COMPARABLE TITLE ELIGIBLE FOR 6.1.9 TITLE CHANGE. OR BE IMMEDIATELY REACHABLE ON EXAM NO. 6002

The Human Resources Administration (HRA) is dedicated to fighting poverty and income inequality by providing New Yorkers in need with essential benefits such as Food Assistance and Emergency Rental Assistance. As the largest local social services agency in the country, HRA helps more than three million New Yorkers annually through the administration of more than 15 major public assistance programs.

Housing Services Administration is a division of New York City’s Department of Social Services that oversees housing stability and rehousing efforts. HSA administers rental assistance, housing supply, and placement programs to help individuals and families exit shelter, prevent homelessness, and secure safe, affordable housing across the city.

The Office of HSA-Supportive Housing and Specialized Services makes referrals and placements to more than 20,000 units of supportive housing throughout NYC. (HSA/SHSS) works closely with other divisions of HRA, with other governmental and non-governmental partners streamline processes and implement programs that will equitably, efficiently and quickly place vulnerable New Yorkers into permanent housing with supportive services so that they can gain independence and achieve stability.

Under general direction of the Executive Director for Supportive Housing Re-Rentals in the Office of Supportive Housing and Specialized Services with wide latitude for the exercise of independent judgment, initiative and decision making, the Director of Supportive Housing Re-Rentals is responsible for direct oversight of the housing coordinators in the referral unit, including the monitoring of daily program operations and contributing to program planning. This includes monitoring client selection and referral outcomes linked to supportive housing vacancies via CAPS. The Director must also coordinate, anticipate and address bottlenecks or barriers with all relevant stakeholders including the Department of Homeless Services contracted shelter sites, supportive housing providers, government agencies and a range of community- based providers.

The Human Resources Administration (HRA) is recruiting for one (1) Administrative Community Relations Specialist – NM-II to function as the Director of Supportive Housing Re-Rentals Referral Placement Unit, who:

Hours/Schedule: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

ADMIN COMMUNITY RELATIONS SPEC - 1002F

  1. A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university, accredited by regional, national, professional or specialized agencies recognized as accrediting bodies by the U. S. Secretary of Education and by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and four years of satisfactory, full-time community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, at least two years of which must have been in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibility for planning, organizing, coordinating, developing, evaluating and/or administering a large community service program or activity; or
  2. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent approved by a State's Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and eight years of satisfactory, full-time experience as described in "1" above, at least two years of which must have been in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibilities as described in "1" above; or
  3. Education and/or experience equivalent to "1" or "2" above. Undergraduate education above the high school level may be substituted for the community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, but not for the two years of broad administrative or policy-making experience described in "1" above, at the rate of 30 semester credits from an accredited college or university (as described above) for each year of experience, up to a maximum of 4 years. Graduate education beyond the baccalaureate degree may be substituted for the community liaison, community organization or community relations experience, but not for the two years of broad administrative or policy-making experience described in "1" above, on the basis of 30 graduate credits from an accredited college or university (as described above) for each year of experience, up to a maximum of 2 years. However, all candidates must possess a four-year high school diploma or its educational

equivalent approved by a State’s Department of Education or a recognized accrediting organization and two years of full-time experience in a broad administrative or policy-making capacity with responsibilities as described in "1" above.

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.