Family Self Sufficiency Coordinator

Columbia Housing Authority; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fringe benefits

Job summary

Columbia Housing Authority in Missouri seeks a Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator to oversee the FSS program for Housing Choice Voucher participants, manage budgets, monitor expenditures, and pursue grant-funded resources to expand resident services.

The role involves direct client contact, case management, and coordinating with staff and volunteers, plus developing additional funding through grants and fundraising, all while ensuring compliance with federal program requirements.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, interview, and perform case management for 25–100 FSS families per CFR.
• Maintain the FSS Action Plan per CFR and local policies.
• Direct activities of staff and volunteers.
• Build relationships with community agencies via Program Coordinating Committee.
• Evaluate staff/volunteers to ensure quality and efficient use of resources.
• Contribute to organizational policy on eligibility, requirements, and benefits.
• Plan and administer budgets for programs and support services.
• Develop additional funds through grants and fundraising.
• Prepare records and reports; monitor escrow funds per CFR.
• Maintain outreach plan; complete enrollments and training plans with FSS families.
• Research community needs to guide program directions.
• Speak to community groups to explain program purpose and policies.
• Act as consultant to staff and community programs on inter-agency cooperation.

Job description

Position: Family Self-Sufficiency Coordinator

Reports To: Director of Resident Services

Salary: $20.00 - $28.00 hourly ($41,600 - $58,240 annually), plus excellent fringe benefits

Position Range: E, Grant-Funded Position

Position Overview

Coordinate the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program with Public Housing and/or Housing Choice Voucher participants. Oversee the program budget, monitor, and authorize expenditures and develop additional financial resources through grant submission, fund raising and other means to expand and enhance services to residents. Implement and monitor policies regarding participant involvement, program requirements, and benefits. Work involves direct service contact with program participants, case management, and some job development for participants.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruit, interview, and perform case management duties for approximately 50-100 (but no less than 25) families in the FSS program in accordance with applicable Code of Federal Regulations.
• Maintain the FSS Action Plan in accordance with applicable Code of Federal Regulations and local program policies.
• Direct activities of professional and technical staff members and volunteers.
• Establish and maintain relationships with other agencies and organizations in the community to meet community needs and ensure that services are not duplicated, through active participation in the Program Coordinating Committee.
• Evaluate the work of staff and volunteers to ensure that programs are of appropriate quality and that resources are used effectively.
• Participate in the determination of organizational policies regarding such issues as participant eligibility, program requirements, and program benefits.
• Plan and administer budgets for programs, equipment, and support services.
• Develop additional financial resources through grant submission, fund raising and other means to expand and enhance services to residents.
• Prepare and maintain records and reports, such as budgets, case records, and/or escrow accounts information and required reports, including monitoring forfeited escrow funds in accordance with applicable Code of Federal Regulations.
• Maintain outreach plan and complete enrollment and Individual Training and Services Plans with FSS families.
• Research and analyze member or community needs to determine program directions and goals.
• Speak to community groups to explain and interpret program purposes, participation, and policies.
• Act as consultant to agency staff and other community programs regarding the cooperation between program-related local, federal, state, city, and county activities

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Salary: $20 - $28 per hour