LOCAL HOMELESS COALITION (LHC) COORDINATOR

Duties And Responsibilities

• Attend all BoS and LHC meetings either in person or via Zoom
• Attend and participate in CE committee meetings
• Assist Director with:
• Housing gap analysis
• Development of committees with strategic planning
• Updates for social media and website
• Involvement in Coordinated Entry and HMIS
• Training agencies in usage
• Maintain records of user agreements, training certification, and confidentiality to share information by all agencies using the system
• Afford oversight of annual PIT Count to include training and planning
• Afford preparation of annual NOFODetermine assistance needed and agency invitations for each LHC within the BoS
• Cook all CE Point of Contact agencies with updates of information and changes

Minimum Education And Experience

• The LHC Coordinator will have a minimum of a High School Diploma with 2-3 years’ experience working with persons in poverty and/or housing assistance, Bachelor’s Degree with 2 years’ experience.
• Bachelor Degree preferred

Skills And Knowledge

• Demonstrates knowledge of the target population of the program.
• Ability to supervise clients in an assertive and pleasant manner.
• Ability to role model appropriate personal hygiene and appearance.
• Must be motivated to work with multi-cultural clients.
• Ability to relate in a professional manner with and make connections with outside agencies for collaboration with OCYFS.
• Practices excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Practices and models conflict resolution skills.
• Understands and model’s cultural sensitivity to OCYFS’s clients and families

Agency Requirements

• Must be able to pass initial and random drug screening and maintain annual TB card
• Must have a current Arkansas Driver’s license and insurable under OCYFS’s commercial vehicle insurance policy for those whose job requires provision of transportation.
• Must receive child maltreatment clearance through the Arkansas Child Maltreatment Central Registry.
• Must receive adult maltreatment clearance through Arkansas Protective Services-Adult Maltreatment Central Registry.
• Must receive Arkansas State Police criminal background clearance as mandated by Arkansas Department of Human Services,

To Apply, Please Submit a Résumé

To ATTN: Human Resources Ouachita Children, Youth, & Family Services P.O. Box 1180 Hot Springs, AR 71902 or by email to humanresources@occnet.org