Description
The Young Adult Homelessness Resources Coordinator is an integral part of the planning team supporting federally and privately funded agencies in the Louisville/Jefferson County Continuum of Care. This position will use the 2024 YHDP Evaluation of existing resources and service gaps to lead the community’s response to the identified gaps and to work with the CoC Performance Manager to assess the progress of agencies serving unhoused young adults. Candidates must be skilled at working with others to build coalitions to address community-wide goals, enjoy working in the field with local providers in order to improve outcomes and be willing to share the message of successful programming and solutions with funders. Candidates must also possess a passion for social justice issues and desire to work towards the goal of ending homelessness.
Essential Functions:
Develop comprehensive strategies to address young adult homelessness based on local needs and best practices, including housing placement, case management, and supportive services.
Create and track a comprehensive local plan to address young adult homelessness and update annually or as needed.
Build relationships with local organizations and community leaders to raise awareness about young adult homelessness.
Seek opportunities to increase resources for young adult homeless services.
Create and manage monthly case conferencing and service provision to unhoused young adults and ensure that they are being targeted to the most appropriate services.
Work with CoC Performance Manager to track performance of funded projects through individualized (project) and system level analysis and create performance improvement plans.
Ensure compliance and fidelity to program requirements and support projects using best practices through training and technical assistance and other informal assistance as needed.
Provide implementation support to new projects when awarded and ongoing support to existing projects to address any performance concerns identified.
Prepare reports for presentation to the Continuum of Care Board of Directors and private funders.
Advocate for policies and funding to address young adult homelessness.
Assist with and contribute to the CoC Consolidated Application.
Work with the Development Director to identify additional resources and provide data for funders.
Assist with HUD required data collection activities.
Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in a related field preferred. Familiarity with Microsoft Office suite. Ability to learn basic online platforms with which you may not be familiar. Willingness to appear on Zoom, Google Meets. Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to develop strong work relationships across sectors, both in-person and remotely. Demonstrated project management experience and ability to collaborate with others to plan, implement, and finish high quality projects. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to host planning meetings, write and lead the community in completing plans and reports, and share expectations about program outcomes. Ability to communicate to a wide variety of stakeholders of varying educational abilities. Strong technical writing skills.
