Current Career Opening(s)
Join our team and be part of the effort to build greater opportunities for every person in our community with a Career at United Way of Denton County.
Homelessness Data Management Specialist
Reports to: Director of Education, Housing, and Workforce Initiatives
Status: Full-Time | Exempt
Description: Support the county-wide implementation, maintenance, and expansion of Denton County's Coordinated Entry System [CES], serving as community lead for homelessness data management and visualization in the Homeless Management Information System [HMIS] and the public-facing Denton County Homelessness Data Dashboard.
This is an in-office position.
- Support goal of the Denton County Homelessness Leadership Team to improve homelessness data management
- Responsible for monthly update and maintenance of client data in the HMIS Housing Priority List
- Aggregate, analyze and visualize Denton County homelessness data through the Denton County Homelessness Data Dashboard
- Assist in facilitating bi-weekly homelessness case conferencing meetings and Homelessness Leadership Team’s Housing and monthly Data Workgroup meetings among Denton County nonprofit and community members
- Promote system wide communication on HMIS Housing Priority List in order to help fill program vacancies
- Support continuous improvement of Denton County’s CES
- Collaborate with the Texas Balance of State Continuum of Care lead agency, the Texas Homeless Network, to onboard and train new CES Assessors and Front Door agencies serving Denton County
- Provide training and technical support to Denton County social service organizations reporting data into the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), including updated local training materials
- Guide UWDC internships with data and homelessness related projects
- Serve as the HMIS Administrator for the United Way of Denton County
- Collaborate with the Texas Balance of State Continuum of Care lead agency as Denton County’s HMIS liaison
- Facilitate new agency/user applications for Denton County social services agencies utilizing HMIS
- Assist in planning and operationalizing the yearly Point In Time Count for Denton County
- Other duties as assigned
- Work or Educational Experience Options
- A minimum of 4 years of relevant experience in homelessness intervention/prevention social service delivery or community wide CES implementation or related field.
- Undergraduate degree with at least 2 years of relevant experience
- Graduate degree with at least 1 year of relevant experience
- Experience utilizing cloud-based database systems; experience with a local Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) and/or the ClientTrack database system a plus
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to effectively facilitate groups and partner with diverse representation in community agencies
- Proficient in Microsoft Office tools (including Microsoft Excel)
- Action-oriented, organized self-starter with the ability to take direction and adhere to project timelines
- Work will be performed across variety of locations in Denton County; must have your own vehicle and a valid Driver’s License and automobile insurance.
Please send cover letter and resume to Olivia Mata-Williams, LMSW, Director of Education, Housing, & Workforce Initiatives at Olivia@UnitedWayDenton.org - application period closes Nov. 3, 2023.
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