Director of Westside Outreach

Overview

Title : Director, Outreach Santa Monica

Department : Mental Health

Reports to : Chief Program Officer, Mental Health

Supervises : Program Managers, Team Leads, Clinicians

Status : Exempt

Location : CSM Fire House -1444 – 7th Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401

Setting : Hybrid, not 100% onsite

SUMMARY

The People Concern’s Santa Monica Outreach Program is seeking a licensed mental health professional (Ph.D., PSY.D., LCSW or LMFT) to serve as the director of 3 multidisciplinary street outreach teams (Homeless Multidisciplinary Street Team, Downtown SM C3, and Beach SM C3). These teams are part of a City of Santa Monica strategy to combat homelessness. The goal of HMST is to target the highest utilizers of the City of Santa Monica’s emergency resources (police, fire, and hospitals). The goal of the C3 teams is to focus intensive outreach efforts in the areas of greatest density of PEH. These skilled interdisciplinary teams use best practices for engaging chronically homeless individuals with co-occurring mental health, substance use, and / or medical issues. The Director provides clinical oversight for both teams, clinical and administrative supervision for Program Managers and Clinical Case Managers, coordinates both interagency and community relationships, works directly with City of SM and DHS funders, and supports broader agency initiatives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Leverage partnerships with community health providers / the business community and social service / housing providers to house the homeless people living on the streets of Santa Monica
• Leads multidisciplinary teams to remove personal barriers to permanent housing, as well as oversee the day-to-day activities of the street-based engagement team members with a focus on clinical care and housing placement
• Leads morning and afternoon team meetings to ensure continuity of care, plans and organize daily work flow, and delegates work to the multidisciplinary teams
• Oversees the identification of appropriate interim and permanent housing and supportive services, taking into account each individual’s physical and cognitive needs
• Works collaboratively with public, private, and nonprofit sector groups to establish and provide services
• Promotes an environment of continuous quality improvement leading by example, mentoring team members, and maintaining professional and leadership skills
• Ensures adherence to all funder contract and performance standards
• Provides individual and team supervision and clinical supervision, and conducts performance evaluations for all assigned staff
• Oversees and ensures program data collection and timely reporting to compliance and contract activities for funding sources and regulatory bodies
• Develops and implements systems to enhance communication and collaboration with other systems of care within and outside of the project
• Attends meetings and conferences, prepare written reports, and complete related projects as requested

QUALIFICATIONS

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The People Concern

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