Hiring Organization Information
Position Information
United Way United Way of King County is committed to working for a racially just community where all people have homes, students graduate, and families are financially stable. We believe that having staff, volunteers, and supporters that represent diverse backgrounds will allow us to better accomplish our mission. We continue to work diligently to ensure that the field of philanthropy is welcoming to diverse communities. We strive to have a diverse staff and particularly encourage Black, Indigenous and people of color to apply and be part of our team.
Our culture fosters collaboration, teamwork, open communication, leadership, integrity, and accountability.
Job Summary:
The Housing Stability Program Coordinator supports both the Youth Diversion Infrastructure Project (YDIP) and the Rental Assistance Program to successfully prevent homelessness as well as support the path to housing stability.
The Youth Diversion Infrastructure Project (YDIP) is intended to increase communities’ ability to divert young people from homelessness by making flexible funding more available so that those who have exited a system of care can get what they need to find safe and stable housing. The project also creates greater collaboration across systems that are collectively interested in preventing homelessness, with targeted strategies that focus on BIPOC and queer, trans, and gender non-conforming young people.
The Rental Assistance Program provides rental help to thousands of eligible households to resolve outstanding rental debt and prevent households from being evicted. The overarching goal is to ensure that all people, regardless of who they are and where they live, can thrive, with full and equal access to opportunities and resources. The program pairs rental assistance and eviction prevention assistance to low-income households in King County who are at increased risk of homelessness and housing instability.
The primary responsibilities of the Housing Stability Program Coordinator position will be split equally between leading the processing of requests and dispersing of flex funds through YDIP and provide excellent support to maintain clean program data in the Homelessness Management Information System (HMIS) in relation to the Rental Assistance Program.
It is a term-limited grant funded position that will end on 6/30/2025.
Compensation:
The pay range for this job is $64,034 - $67,404.
- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
- 32 days of PTO (including holidays)
- 403(b) retirement savings plan
- Subsidized Transit Pass (Orca Card)
Essential Duties:
- Actively participate in the administration of the Youth Diversion Infrastructure Project (YDIP). Acts as the main point of contact for community providers making flex fund requests.
- Provide daily oversight of the reviewing and processing of YDIP requests by confirming eligibility of applications, collecting necessary supporting documentation, verifying payees, and initiating payments. Complete fund request process within 24- 72 hours of receiving request.
- Prepare monthly YDIP reports – organizing demographic data, payment requests, and program update narratives. Use reports to analyze program metrics for tracking clients served and grant spenddown.
- Engage in outreach to promote access to flex funds through local networks and communication strategies.
- Act as a trusted and responsive representative to community-based organizations working with young people, with focus on relationship-building and collaboration. Encourage community partners to be trained in Diversion and utilize flex funds.
- Complete data entry to Homelessness Management Information System (HMIS). Lead enrollment of each youth served into HMIS and support with entry of households receiving rental assistance. Maintain compliance with user policies and confidentiality requirements.
- Participate in evaluation and data-informed quality improvement activities, as well as in a Learning Community of local and statewide systems of care partners.
- Participate in project evaluation activities to identify learnings and best practices to improve, iterate, and advocate for this work.
- Provide timely and accurate weekly updates on YDIP and Rental Assistance programs.
- Assist in customer service for clients, vendor, and provider questions related to their flexible fund requests and/or rental assistance.
- Perform other duties as assigned including general office administration work, compiling documentation for audits, event coordination, and other related duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Demonstrated understanding of social and racial justice and equity, with a proven commitment to apply racial and economic justice lenses in both personal and workplace contexts.
- Lived experience and/or demonstrated professional skills working within a diverse work environment.
- Experience with data entering entry and data compliance.
- High level of attention to detail.
- Experience with reviewing and processing applications pertaining to funding requests is desired.
- Passion for preventing homelessness.
- Proven strong community outreach skills and the ability to communicate with diverse populations in an empathetic and professional manner.
- Demonstrated commitment to racial equity principles and dismantling racism.
- Proven experience in safeguarding client confidentiality.
- Demonstrated ability to attend carefully to details and the ability to quickly and concisely synthesize large amounts of information.
- Proven experience leveraging new technology, social media, and other tools on a daily basis.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task, with proven effective time management skills.
- Demonstrated excellent organizational and follow-through skills in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to learn new technologies and navigate confidential information systems.
Education and/or Experience:
High school diploma or equivalent; associate degree preferred. Three years’ experience in office administration, community outreach, program/project support, and overseeing volunteer activities preferred. Experience related to federal and other types of grants and working with AmeriCorps members highly desired.
Additional Information:
United Way of King County is an exceptional workplace that can provide you with:
- Opportunities to work with smart, passionate, and enthusiastic team members and volunteers.
- Ongoing collaboration with diverse staff and other constituents
- A desirable culture of high-performance expectations and accountability
- Exciting and challenging work
- Opportunities to help solve the community's toughest problems.
- Competitive pay that is commensurate with demonstrated successful performance and experience.
- Many other benefits that we are happy to discuss with you.
Application Procedures:
Please click here to apply online via the following link. You will be asked to upload your resume and provide a cover letter as well as complete the United Way of King County application.
***Applicants MUST apply at the United Way of King County Career Center to be considered for this position. Click here to access the Career Center to apply.***