Housing Development Officer (DBH0000058-090826)

Job Summary - Why you’ll love this position

The Missouri Department of Mental Health (DMH), Division of Behavioral Health (DBH), seeks to hire a Housing Development Officer. This is a Central Office position located in the DMH, DBH’s Housing Team and will be domiciled in Jefferson City. 

The Housing Development Officer is a Program Specialist level position, reports to the Housing Director, and works with the DBH Housing Team to coordinate services for unhoused Missouians.

The base salary offered for this position is up to $56,0616.48 annually, commensurate with education and experience. If the selected candidate is eligible for a pay differential, such as retention pay, the total salary may exceed what is listed in this posting. 

Responsibilities - What you’ll do

• Process applications to determine eligibility for various federal and state programs. 
• Manage the Housing Unit phone line and email account, providing timely responses to Missourians experiencing homelessness and behavioral health needs, and connecting them with essential services and benefits. 
• Data entry for confidential client information into the Homelessness Management Information Systems (HMIS).
• Responsible for client file monitoring and compliance activities for housing programs and grants.
• Monitor various housing programs and grants. 
• Engage in local Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Continuum of Care meetings.
• Engage in coordinated entry case conferencing for numerous regions.
• Provide training and technical assistance to providers across the state. 
• Other duties as assigned by the Housing Director.

Qualifications - All you need for success

Skills:

The position requires excellent verbal and written communication skills, including accurate grammar, spelling, and punctuation and technical writing skills; demonstrates the ability to organize and coordinate work across multiple projects and locations; collaborates effectively with peers, providers, and partner organizations; ability to work closely with peers, providers, and other partners, collaborators, and interested parties; and possess well-developed analytical, observation, and problem-solving skills. This position requires skills to work independently and as a team. Limited travel is expected in various areas of the state.

Knowledge Required:

This position requires comprehensive understanding of community behavioral health programs and services; grant management and review processes; complex case problem-solving; facilitation of virtual and in-person trainings; and knowledge of data entry, analysis and collection.

Qualifications:

• One to three years of professional experience in grant management/compliance, case management, training or technical assistance, behavioral health case management, homelessness case management or closely related area. 

or

• Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, or Public Administration is preferred.

Lack of post‐secondary education will not be used as the sole basis denying consideration to any applicant.

Job Details - More reasons to love this position

The State of Missouri offers an excellent benefits package that includes a defined pension plan, generous amounts of leave and holiday time, and eligibility for health insurance coverage. Your total compensation is more than the dollars you receive in your paycheck. To help demonstrate the value of working for the State of Missouri, we have created an interactive Total Compensation Calculator. This tool provides a comprehensive view of benefits and more that are offered to prospective employees. The Total Compensation Calculator and other applicant resources can be found here.

Contact Details - If you have questions or require any accommodations to participate in the application or interview process please contact:

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The State of Missouri is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to developing and maintaining a talented workforce.