Coordinated Access System

**Title**: Coordinated Access System (CAS) Community Coordinator

**Department**:Research and Advocacy

**Reports to**:Coordinated Access System (CAS) Team Lead

**Job Classification**:Full Time, Term until March 31, 2027,Non-Management, Salary

**Location**: Halifax, N.S.

**Deadline**:Friday, December 20th, 2024.

YWCA Halifax is a progressive, multi-service, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women, girls, two-spirited and gender diverse people and their families at critical turning points in their lives. We work to transform lives by providing a continuum of services and programs that drive lasting positive change. We strive to change the underlying issues that are root causes of inequality, violence, poverty, and homelessness. Our four program focus areas include: promoting the health, wellness, and leadership of women and girls, two-spirited and gender diverse people; advancing women’s, two-spirited and gender diverse people’s economic and housing security; delivering quality, accessible, early learning, and childcare; and working to end violence against women, girls and gender diverse individuals. The Coordinated Access System (CAS) Community Coordination Project focuses on strategies to enhance approaches to CAS participation in HRM for transitional and supportive housing.

**Why work for the YWCA**

Staff at YWCA Halifax enjoy a supportive and dynamic team environment, a commitment to staff growth, a connection to the national and international YWCA movements, learning from colleagues in a multiservice agency, and a strong shared vision.

**Why YOU should apply**

**Project Overview**

The Coordinated Access System (CAS) Community Coordinator (The Community Coordination Partnership Team) will collaborate with The Affordable Housing Association of Nova Scotia **(**AHANS) (as the CAS Lead Agency), and community partners to enhance strategies and approaches associated with CAS participation in HRM. The CAS Team (YWCA Halifax) will work with direct service (front line) staff involved in transitional and supportive housing, to ensure they are trained in best practice service delivery, ensure data is being entered and updated consistently and frequently, and ensure the data entry is monitored for quality and compliance.

**Role of the Coordinated Access System (CAS) Community Coordinator**:
The Community Coordination Partnership team will work closely with AHANS Reaching Home and CA staff as well as the HRM CAS Governance Committee (when relevant) to complete the following activities:

- the provision of forward-facing Coordinated Access activities in community - support front line staff in completing and updating BNL intake; support partners in identifying and activating strategies to re-find and update the status of BNL clients effectively and efficiently; promote the use of HIFIS modules to capture required homelessness/housing status, contact information, etc.; identify recommendations to improve BNL update processes; BNL Case Conferencing approaches; etc.
- the identification of scenarios where local and provincial processes are circumventing community-approved Coordinated Access procedures and policies with a focus on mitigating risks in a proactive, community-based and client-centered manner.
- identification of enhancements to the CAS components in HRM such as access points, assessment processes, prioritization, matching and referral processes

**Key Deliverables**:

- Quarterly summary reports of CAS activities in HRM to support local community partners and the CAS processes and procedures in HRM
- Participation in HRM CAS Governance Committee meetings and the provision of regular updates (5-10minute verbal update) to this table.
- Support AHANS and the CAS Governance Committee in the completion of annual Community Homelessness Report for Reaching Home.

You will receive support, guidance, and encouragement from the YWCA senior leadership, finance, and communications teams. We will work with you on this and support your success.

**You Are**:

- Highly organized and able to deliver on multiple competing deadlines and timelines
- Experience with and/or comfortable training community partners
- Detail oriented and know that small things matter
- Committed to excellence in service delivery
- Strong written and verbal communicator
- Understanding of case management
- Strong data entry and management
- Understand funder reporting and budgeting
- Report writing
- Enjoy working with people
- Demonstrated commitment to social justice, equity, inclusion

**Qualifications and Requirements**:

- Familiarity with transitional and affordable housing, Coordinated Access System (CAS), By Name List (BNL) are HIFIS are strong assets.

YWCA Halifax is committed to diversity, and we welcome all suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply. YWCA Halifax is governed by, employs, and serves diverse individuals and community members. Self-identification by applicants doe