Human Services Specialist II-Office of Housing and Community Development (2 Positions)

Human Services Specialist II-Office of Housing and Community Development (2 Positions)

Salary $72,385.32 - $87,943.32 Annually

Location Everett, WA

Job Type Full-Time

Job Number 2024-01862

Department Human Services Division Human Services Housing & Community Services

Opening Date 04/18/2024

Closing Date Continuous

Description

JOIN OUR HUMAN SERVICES TEAM!

Purpose:
Do you have an interest in or passion for affordable housing? Would you like to have a positive impact in the community?  Do you have experience underwriting loans or grants or with housing development?  Bring your knowledge and skills gained in the government, banking, for-profit or non-profit sectors and join our dynamic team supporting affordable housing development in Snohomish County.  

Position Purpose:
Our team works with a variety of complex funding streams that includes the federal Housing and Urban Development HOME Investment Partnership Program, Federal Community Development Block Grant, Washington State Housing Finance Commission, Washington State Housing Trust Fund, and local government funding.  

In this position, you will have opportunity to engage in a variety of key activities with team members and individually that includes planning, conducting funding rounds, underwriting loans and grants, developing loans and contracts, and compliance.  This position will work with projects throughout the process from application to closing and from operating to ongoing monitoring for compliance.  Join us to experience exciting moments from groundbreaking to opening ceremonies when the project is starting to provide housing for our low-income residents!

About Human Services:
The Human Services Department includes 300 diverse, friendly and dedicated employees who benefit from outstanding benefits and competitive wages.  Employees are appreciated and have the opportunity to make a real difference in our community.  

Snohomish County is thriving and is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family.  We strive to not only provide a meaningful job, but a life-long career at Snohomish County.

Snohomish County Human Services strives to be an equitable and trauma-informed department. Our department believes every interaction, procedure, and policy provides an opportunity to build a pathway toward a more resilient and restorative Snohomish County.

JOB DUTIES

1. Coordinates assigned program planning and development activities of complex programs with supervisors, administrators, other department staff, other county de­partments, other government agencies, private service organiza­tions, citizen groups, and other organizations as necessary.
2. Develops and conducts needs assessments and prepares comprehensive program plans, goals, and objectives, program budgets and contract documents for human services programs as assigned.
3. Coordinates the data collection and reporting requirements for, assigned programs, including the organization and computerization of such re­ports; prepares analysis of data.
4. Develops and negotiates contracts and service agreements with program subcontractors; monitors contract compliance and reviews and evaluates subcontractor performance for quality assurance and prepares monitoring reports and corrective action plans.
5. Participates in the development of programmatic budgets within areas of assigned responsibility; participates in negotiation and execution of contracts with federal, state and other funding sources; provides ongoing monitoring of internal program budget(s); makes recommendations for modifications as necessary.
6. Provides a variety of information and technical assistance to program subcontractor and potential subcontractors as necessary.
7. Researches and prepares applications to obtain funding for vari­ous projects, studies or programs as assigned.
8. Provides staffing for advisory boards and committees; provides group facilitation for community groups and committees to accomplish program goals.
9. Keeps in­formed of and provides interpretation of federal, state and lo­cal regulations and guidelines relating to assigned program areas.
10. Provides community leadership and mobilization for assigned areas; provides community education and training including coordination of community events.
11. Facilitates funding application processes, including request for proposals.
12. Works in a cross disciplinary and interdepartmental manner to best meet the needs of the department's clientele. 

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree in business or public administration, one of the social sciences or other field directly related to human ser­vices; PLUS, two (2) years progressively responsible experience in human services program planning, grant preparation and management or in a closely related field; OR, any equivalent combination of train­ing and/or experience that provides the required knowledge and abil­ities. Must pass job related tests.

• human services and governmental agencies, programs and resources
• grant writing methods, principles and applications
• application of relevant federal, state and local laws, codes, rules, regulations and guidelines to human services programming and operations
• research principles and methods; the use of computer technology
• programmatic best practices
• specific populations served by human services programs

• develop human services programs, plans for services and operation
• establish and maintain effective working relationships with public, co-workers, governmental officials, citizen groups and advisory boards
• develop and maintain complete and accurate records
• analyze problems and prepare alternative strategies for solution
• gather, analyze and evaluate program, statistical and financial data
• perform data management requirements and updates on personal computer
• provide training to community groups and agencies as required
• communicate effectively orally and in writing