Rental Subsidy Supervisor (Bilingual in Spanish)

Essential Functions

• Provide supervision and onboarding training to RSOs and Project Coordinator.
• Work with the Community Coalition Manager (CCM) to lead the implementation of the Rental Subsidy Program, from pre-application to post-application, and collaborate with the CCDC's cross-departmental teams (i.e., Compliance and Fiscal).
• Support the CCM in providing guidance and support to SROFUC members to achieve annual work outcomes and program goals.
• Promote civic engagement dialogues in the low-income community and assist in achieving objectives for civic engagement efforts.
• 1) Provide oversight to RSOs and PC.
• Supervise, train, support and oversee the work of supervised staff in job duties.
• Conduct annual performance reviews and develop work goals for staff supervised.
• Recruit, interview, and hire for vacancies in directly supervised positions.
• Execute and assist team members with educational workshops and outreach to families living in SROs about the rental subsidy and the various available housing voucher programs.
• Review and support RSOs and PCs throughout the process of applying for rental subsidies or other housing opportunities, i.e., conducting family assessments, providing form completion assistance, submitting documentation to and communicating with subsidy and voucher administrators, and coordinating Project Based Voucher (PBV) building tours and Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) family briefings and/or workshops and events.
• Lead cross-team departmental collaboration to support RSOs and PCs in completing enrollment, mid-term and/or annual recertification efforts with rental subsidy families.
• Plan and develop program related surveys, including satisfaction surveys, for both SROFUC and Rental Subsidy programs.
• Congduct outreach education to property managers and owners on the Program and the benefits offered by their participation.
• Coordinate monthly meetings with cross-departmental teams by establishing monthly rotations and facilitating processes.
• Develop and provide training on Rental Subsidy and housing voucher programs to RSOs and related staff.
• Track and verify current, ongoing, or future prolonged spending on limited aim and term projects, and reviews and approves work expenses for supervised staff.
• Maintain a database of up-to-date information and track trends in private SROs and residential rental units, including reported rent averages, vacancy rates, or other information pertinent to SRO Families and Rental Subsidy program.
• Prepare and produce monthly reports, and track and generate budget reports and contract expenditures.
• Establish new partnerships and collaborations with community organizations and service for direct family referrals to and from supervised programs.
• Communicate and provide ongoing guidance to the SROFUC CBOs to meet expectations and assist with designing language accessible outreach materials that CBOs may use.
• Coordinate monthly meetings and conduct quarterly site visits with SROFUC CBOs to provide oversight and training to CBOs staff to enhance understanding of Code Enforcement in SROs, and any additional pertinent training related to contract services and advocacy efforts, as well as reviewing reports and audit files, and maintaining updated information on internal or external audits.
• Prepare, generate and present reports to DBI and SROFUC CBOs on monthly and quarterly basis, while tracking individual CBOs’ work progress and expenditure reports.
• Engage in the design process of the new centralized database for the Rental Subsidy program for data collection and reporting purposes, while collaborating with the IT team to migrate current Rental Subsidy data to the new database.
• Organize clients and advocate for the extension and expansion of the rental subsidy and the housing voucher programs to benefit SRO families as well as other policy initiatives and changes for the interest of the community.
• Aid the team in achieving strategic objectives for civic engagement efforts and promote civic engagement dialogues in the low-income community.
• Contribute to a safe and pleasant work environment.
• Follow policies, procedures, and safe work practices.
• Maintain confidentiality of participants’ information.
• Maintain professional boundaries with participants.

Qualifications

• Commitment and desire to work with low income, immigrant families from diverse background and to empower them through organizing and providing services.
• Sensitivity and utmost confidentiality regarding family information and housing counseling cases.
• Experience in supervising a small team of skilled organizers.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Proficiency in reading and writing Spanish, speaking fluent Spanish.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team structure.
• Ability to learn basic word processing/use a computer in Spanish.
• Ability to represent SRO Families United Collaborative and Chinatown CDC in a professional manner in their interaction with families and on their job duties.
• Ability to work flexible hours.
• Ability to speak fluently in English.
• Biliterate in Spanish, fluent Spanish speaking skills.
• Possession of high school degree or GED.
• Bachelor’s Degree and one (1) year of experience in community organizing and advocacy and/or program or project management, in addition to one to two (1-2) years of supervisory experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel Spreadsheet.
• Experience or familiarity with the Chinatown neighborhood especially pertaining to the low-income immigrant neighborhoods and issues relevant to the community.
• Experience in providing services, particularly to low-income family, elderly and disabled populations.
• Capacity to work evenings and weekends.