Job Category
Work Schedule
Full-time
Employer
City of Huntington Beach
Job Open until Filled
Job Closing Date
Salary range is $113,744 - $152,428 annually, including a comprehensive benefits package.
The City of Huntington Beach is located in northwestern Orange County, 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles and 90 miles northwest of San Diego. With a population of about 202,265 residents, Huntington Beach is the fourth largest city in Orange County and the 24th largest city in California. Known as “Surf City,” Huntington Beach features nearly 8.5 miles of spectacular beaches and one of the largest recreational piers in the world. The City is home to a thriving beach community and is consistently named as one of the top ten beaches in California. The City hosts an annual visitor population of over 11 million people, featuring numerous large-scale special events, surf competitions, and festivals. Even with its swell of summer visitors, Huntington Beach has been listed for decades as among the FBI's safest cities in the nation. In 2021, WalletHub ranked Huntington Beach as the best-run city in California. The City is supported by nearly 1,500 employees and has a General Fund budget of $285 million (total budget $508 million).
While Huntington Beach is no stranger to front-page news, it’s really what’s happening behind the scenes that makes the City a fantastic place to live, work, and visit. Huntington Beach has emerged as a regional leader in the development of innovative services, like the City’s Project HOPE mobile crisis response program, increasing beach access by rolling out ADA accessible Mobi-Mats, and standing up a homeless navigation center.
First and foremost, the City is seeking an individual who has an unwavering commitment to team-based environment, and recognizes that leaders must be focused always on serving their people. For us in Huntington Beach, successful candidates must be genuinely committed to living our organization’s behavioral values, which include:
Humility… be willing to place the team before self.
Exceptionality… be really (REALLY) good at what you do.
Social Awareness… say and do those things that bring people together.
Passion… recognize the awesome responsibility we have to serve the people of HB.
Integrity… live our values authentically.
Outside of these behavioral characteristics, we’re also looking for candidates who are ready to grow and develop and who can envision new ways to improve and enhance services.
In Huntington Beach, we believe passionately that the key to becoming the best beach City in the world starts and ends with finding the right people to join our team. At this time, we have an outstanding career opportunity available, as we're looking for the "right person" to serve as Homeless Services Manager in our City Manager's Office.
The Division & Position
Homelessness & Behavioral Health Services develops strategies and support services focused on individuals experiencing homelessness, as well as community members experiencing behavioral health crises. This Division is responsible for coordinating the City’s comprehensive system of care that includes the Homeless Task Force, Navigation Center and the Be Well mobile crisis response program. The Division also collaborates with community and faith-based organizations to enhance the City’s system of care through the deployment of volunteers, donations and supportive services.
The Homeless Services Manager will coordinate programs and City resources related to these programs, including overseeing the City’s navigation center operations and mobile crisis response program, and managing the work of the City’s homelessness case managers, Social Workers, and volunteer programs.
Examples of Essential Duties:
View the full job description.
Minimum Qualifications:
Any combination of education, training, and experience that would likely provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform in the position is qualifying. A typical combination includes:
Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social or behavioral sciences, community development, business, public administration, or a related field. A Master’s degree in a related field is preferred.
Experience: Five (5) years of progressively responsible professional level experience working with homeless programs and populations, behavioral health programs, and/or closely related special needs programs.
Certifications/Licenses: Possession of a valid California Class C driver license and an acceptable driving record are required by time of appointment and during course of employment.
APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS:
Application Review - Please submit an online application HERE. Application deadline is August 4, 2023 at 5:00 PM.
Examination(s) – Applicants who BEST meet the City’s needs will be invited to a virtual oral exam (weighted 100%), tentatively scheduled for August 23, 2023.
Selection Interview
Background Investigation
Appointment
The City of Huntington Beach is located in northwestern Orange County, 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles and 90 miles northwest of San Diego. With a population of about 202,265 residents, Huntington Beach is the fourth largest city in Orange County and the 24th largest city in California. Known as “Surf City,” Huntington Beach features nearly 8.5 miles of spectacular beaches and one of the largest recreational piers in the world. The City is home to a thriving beach community and is consistently named as one of the top ten beaches in California. The City hosts an annual visitor population of over 11 million people, featuring numerous large-scale special events, surf competitions, and festivals. Even with its swell of summer visitors, Huntington Beach has been listed for decades as among the FBI's safest cities in the nation. In 2021, WalletHub ranked Huntington Beach as the best-run city in California. The City is supported by nearly 1,500 employees and has a General Fund budget of $285 million (total budget $508 million).
While Huntington Beach is no stranger to front-page news, it’s really what’s happening behind the scenes that makes the City a fantastic place to live, work, and visit. Huntington Beach has emerged as a regional leader in the development of innovative services, like the City’s Project HOPE mobile crisis response program, increasing beach access by rolling out ADA accessible Mobi-Mats, and standing up a homeless navigation center.
First and foremost, the City is seeking an individual who has an unwavering commitment to team-based environment, and recognizes that leaders must be focused always on serving their people. For us in Huntington Beach, successful candidates must be genuinely committed to living our organization’s behavioral values, which include:
Humility… be willing to place the team before self.
Exceptionality… be really (REALLY) good at what you do.
Social Awareness… say and do those things that bring people together.
Passion… recognize the awesome responsibility we have to serve the people of HB.
Integrity… live our values authentically.
Outside of these behavioral characteristics, we’re also looking for candidates who are ready to grow and develop and who can envision new ways to improve and enhance services.
In Huntington Beach, we believe passionately that the key to becoming the best beach City in the world starts and ends with finding the right people to join our team. At this time, we have an outstanding career opportunity available, as we're looking for the "right person" to serve as Homeless Services Manager in our City Manager's Office.
The Division & Position
Homelessness & Behavioral Health Services develops strategies and support services focused on individuals experiencing homelessness, as well as community members experiencing behavioral health crises. This Division is responsible for coordinating the City’s comprehensive system of care that includes the Homeless Task Force, Navigation Center and the Be Well mobile crisis response program. The Division also collaborates with community and faith-based organizations to enhance the City’s system of care through the deployment of volunteers, donations and supportive services.
The Homeless Services Manager will coordinate programs and City resources related to these programs, including overseeing the City’s navigation center operations and mobile crisis response program, and managing the work of the City’s homelessness case managers, Social Workers, and volunteer programs.
Examples of Essential Duties:
- Plans, manages, and oversees the daily functions, operations, and activities related to assigned programs, including the operations of the homelessness initiatives and the City’s mobile crisis response team; provides guidance to City leaders and staff on City-run homelessness initiatives
- Manages and participates in the development and implementation of projects, goals, objectives, policies and priorities in area of assignment, including identifying every individual in Huntington Beach that is unhoused, and categorizing each person into a specific affinity group (i.e., chronic homeless, Veteran homeless, etc.)
- Develops and standardizes procedures and methods to improve and continuously monitors the efficiency and effectiveness of assigned programs, service delivery methods, and procedures via local data collection and reporting; assesses and monitors workload, administrative and support systems; identifies opportunities for improvement and makes recommendations to higher-level management
- Coordinates the provisions of homelessness services and helps organize the efforts of local agency, faith-based, and non-profit groups to support the unified goal of ending homelessness in Huntington Beach
- Identifies resources needed to implement goals and objectives, including developing transitional housing program options, assisting with the development of additional permanent supportive housing units in the community, and identifying navigation / shelter options for families / children
- Participates in the development, administration, and oversight of division budgets and authorizes expenditures and approves invoices
- Develops and implements a premier homeless prevention program
View the full job description.
Minimum Qualifications:
Any combination of education, training, and experience that would likely provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform in the position is qualifying. A typical combination includes:
Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social or behavioral sciences, community development, business, public administration, or a related field. A Master’s degree in a related field is preferred.
Experience: Five (5) years of progressively responsible professional level experience working with homeless programs and populations, behavioral health programs, and/or closely related special needs programs.
Certifications/Licenses: Possession of a valid California Class C driver license and an acceptable driving record are required by time of appointment and during course of employment.
APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS:
Application Review - Please submit an online application HERE. Application deadline is August 4, 2023 at 5:00 PM.
Examination(s) – Applicants who BEST meet the City’s needs will be invited to a virtual oral exam (weighted 100%), tentatively scheduled for August 23, 2023.
Selection Interview
Background Investigation
Appointment