HOUSING SOLUTIONS SPECIALIST/CONTINUUM OF CARE

Housing Solutions Specialist / Continuum Of Care

Job Location: 1110 W. Washington Street, Suite 280, Phoenix, Arizona 85007

This position may offer the ability to work remotely, in Arizona, to include in-office hoteling, based on the department's business needs and continual meeting of expected performance measures. Must have the ability to commute and utilize our Phoenix office hoteling space as needed.

Salary: $72,000 $90,000 Grade: 24 Salary determined by experience. Position will remain open until business needs are met.

Job Summary: The Housing Solutions Division was developed to enable the agency to address the housing needs of populations that require a more comprehensive approach to housing stability beyond affordable housing options. These populations have been identified as those diagnosed with a Serious Mental Illness (SMI), those suffering from Substance Use Disorder (SUD), and those chronically resistant to treatment, persons and families who are homeless, homeless persons with disabilities, homeless seniors sixty-two (62) and older, homeless veterans, individuals living with HIV/AIDS, and victims of domestic violence.

To address the needs of these specialty populations, Housing Solutions oversees a combination of federal and state funds via the Arizona Balance of State Continuum of Care (AZBOSCOC), and State Housing Trust Funds. These programmatic funds are granted out to direct service providers on a competitive basis providing funding support in the areas of Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH), Rapid Rehousing (RRH), Transitional Housing (TH), Emergency Shelter Operations, and Supportive Services (SS). Competitive funding may also support the acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of properties to enable the continued service of homeless populations.

The Arizona Department of Housing serves as the Collaborative Applicant and Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) lead agency for the Balance of State Continuum of Care which oversees the 13 counties and tribal nations outside of Maricopa and Pima counties in Arizona. A Continuum of Care (CoC) is a community-wide coordination system designed to organize and deliver housing and services to meet the specific needs of people experiencing homelessness as they move to stable housing and maximum self-sufficiency.

The Continuum of Care was established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to enable localities to apply to the federal government for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act competitive grant funding. This process brings together local governments, community partners, faith-based organizations, non-profits, and current and/or formerly homeless persons to develop solutions to end homelessness. On an annual basis, the agency applies for competitive funding from HUD for projects and programs that are identified as priority needs through the Continuum of Care Program. ADOH then acts as the administering agency for grants that are granted to the participating Subrecipients. On average, ADOH secures $7M annually in federal funding for transitional and permanent housing programs within the Balance of State geographic region.