Housing Coordinator

Title: HOUSING COORDINATOR

State Role Title: Prog Admin Specialist II

Hiring Range: $65,000-$83,720

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Dept Behavioral Health/Develop

Location: Central Office

Agency Website: www.dbhds.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services' (DBHDS) Office of Community Housing is seeking two (2) highly qualified and passionate individuals to serve as Housing Coordinators. This position ensures that programs maintain fidelity to best practice standards and that all housing resources assist participants with achieving positive outcomes. This position participates in statewide initiatives to improve housing opportunities for individuals who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness and/or institutionalization and works as part of a team that monitors and provides training and technical assistance to DBHDS' Permanent Supportive Housing programs. In addition, this position will outreach and seek partnerships, negotiate and execute contracts, oversee implementation and program operations, provide training and technical assistance to internal and external stakeholders, and advise housing and community support services program and policy development among other duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience working within Virginia's public behavioral health, developmental disability, or housing systems, demonstrating the ability to navigate interagency processes and collaborate with system partners.
• Experience executing, managing, and administering contracts, including monitoring provider performance and ensuring compliance with state and federal requirements.
• Experience applying evidence based practices in supportive housing, with the ability to translate those practices into program guidance, training, and technical assistance.
• Experience collaborating with private sector property managers and landlords, including navigating challenges common to public private housing partnerships.
• Experience administering or supporting rental assistance programs for low income households, including applying eligibility criteria, housing quality standards, and subsidy calculation procedures.
• Experience interpreting and applying regulations and procedures associated with low income housing funding streams, financing mechanisms, and supportive housing programs.
• Experience applying Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant (VRLTA) and Fair Housing laws in a professional or programmatic context.
• Experience interpreting Federal and State laws, rules, and regulations and applying them to housing, supportive services programs, or contract oversight activities.
• Experience accurately entering, managing, and interpreting data, including provider outcome reports, to support program performance and compliance monitoring.
• Experience providing constructive feedback to providers or contractors, maintaining positive working relationships while addressing areas needing improvement.
• Ability to work independently with strong time management, organizational, prioritization, and analytical skills.
• Experience in a professional work environment with demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, and to collaborate successfully with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).

Additional Considerations

• Experience working in or with a direct service organization that provides behavioral health, developmental disability, and/or housing or homeless services, with an understanding of service delivery challenges and community‑based supports.
• Experience using Virginia's public procurement system (eVA) or similar procurement platforms to support purchasing, contracting, or vendor management activities.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to "Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

This position is eligible, however not guaranteed, for telework opportunities; availability, hours, and duration of telework shall be approved as outlined in the Commonwealth telework policy.

For consideration, interested applicants must apply by completing the online application and/or submit a resume. However, emailed, faxed, and hand-delivered applications and/or resumes will not be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:55 p.m., on the listed closing date. Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DBHDS welcomes all applicants authorized to work in the U.S. For more information on how to seek this authorization, please refer to Working in the United States or contact the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office directly.

For any technical assistance with the jobs.virginia.gov website, please contact applicantinquiry@dhrm.virginia.gov.

Contact Information

Name: ShaKiera Miles

Phone: N/A

Email: shakiera.miles@dbhds.virginia.gov - Inquiries Only/No Submissions, to include resumes.

In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.