Director, Project Based Housing (SPA 6-8)

Role:  Director, Project Based Housing

Reports to:  Senior Director, PBH

Program: Project- Based Housing

Department: Permanent Housing

Location:  127th Street Apartments: 550 W. 127th Street, LA, CA 90044

Setting: Field & Office

Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm 

Status: Full Time/management/exempt 

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement Planning (403b), Employee Assistant Program (EAP), etc. 

Number of Openings: 1

Summary

Under the direction of the Senior Director, Project-based Housing, the Director, Project-based Housing
will provide administrative and clinical oversite to Project-based Housing programs located throughout 
Los Angeles County. This includes managing Assistant Directors and Program Managers and working in 
collaboration with the Director of Housing Administration on relationships with Housing Authorities and 
other funders. The Director of Project-based Housing will also provide direct oversight regarding program
operations, reporting, outcomes, and intakes, and referrals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

1. Provide oversight to the supportive service teams connected to housing programs to engage 
and provide stabilization and retention services to homeless individuals living in Project-based Housing.
2. Interface with Housing Developers, Landlords, and Property Management companies to 
secure housing resources.
3. Work in collaboration with Assistant Directors, Program Managers, and other Project-based
team members to remove barriers to permanent housing and long-term housing retention.
4. Provide clinical and administrative supervision to Assistant Directors and Program 
Managers.
5. Provide clinical supervision to Project-based staff working towards clinical licensure. 
6. Lead and facilitate team meetings and case conferences of Project-based Housing 
management and program staff.
7. Engage in Project-based program assessment to identify process gaps and create responding 
trainings or program improvements to ensure continued innovations and enhancements in 
client care and staff support/retention. 
8. Evaluate crisis situations on an individual basis and respond by directly providing crisis 
intervention or triaging with staff and guide client crisis intervention responding to medical 
and mental health crises, including writing LPS 5150 applications.
9. Work collaboratively with each Project-based management teams and direct service 
providers to build appropriate intervention plans.
10. Oversee and manage file review for required grant documentation and eligibility.
11. Conduct ongoing file review and client file management for quality assurance and audit 
preparation.
12. Conduct ongoing trainings to staff on file documents and contract outcomes/ goals.
13. Generate HMIS and CHAMP reports, locate errors, and provide follow-up reports to staff for 
corrective plan(s) of action.
14. Generate client lists for case managers monthly of clients that need HMIS or CHAMP data 
corrections.
15. Assist with program/fiscal audits.
16. Act as the Liaison with all Housing Authorities, DHS, DMH, and Brilliant Corners leadership.
17. Assist with gathering necessary documentation for RFP process when funding opportunities 
are identified.
18. Special projects and other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

1. Master’s degree in the mental health field (Social Work, MFT, or Psychology).
2. Active clinical License and good standing with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences for
over 2 years.
3. Strong clinical skills and experience.
4. Extensive experience working with individuals with severe and persistent mental illness and 
co-occurring disorders.
5. At least 4 years of management/supervisory experience preferred.
6. Experience managing and providing oversight to multiple teams, preferred.
7. Able to work in a high tolerance Harm Reduction model with Members who have multiple 
barriers.
8. Extensive knowledge of local and federal government benefits and entitlements.
9. Highly detail-oriented with excellent time management, organizational, written, verbal, and
cross-cultural communication skills.
10. Computer literate; able to effectively use a computerized database for client file
management, with basic skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Excel programs.
11. Strong interpersonal, collaboration, and team-building skills.
12. Ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team.
13. Passion for working with the population served.

Work Environment

1. Field (may need to travel) and indoor office environment. 
2. On occasion walk or drive to different local sites. 
3. Regularly required to sit, stand, bend, and occasionally lift or carry up to 35 pounds.
4. Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments. 
5. Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise, and odor.
6. May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day.