The City of Tacoma's Environmental Services and Neighborhood and Community Services departments are recruiting for the Program Development Specialist - Homeless Outreach Team position. 

The Program Development Specialist will support efforts that have a direct impact on homelessness and community safety. This individual will be required to build partnerships both internally and externally, and most often rely on interpersonal influence, as well as strong cultural competency to achieve program success.

The Program Development Specialist will be tasked with engaging in innovative problem solving as part of cross-functional teams to address encampments, ongoing and chronic issues impacting the overall cleanliness, safety and stability of neighborhoods, city facilities and environmentally sensitive areas.

The Neighborhood and Community Services (NCS) and Environmental Services (ES) departments, in a the collaborative effort, are seeking motivated professionals who want to use their talents and skills to make a difference. Program Development Specialists are adaptive problem solvers and passionate about enriching people’s lives.  If you are mission-driven, dedicated to superior service and support, can diligently work independently and in a collaborative environment, we encourage you to apply. Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply. 

Under the direction of Environmental Services, in coordination with the NCS Homelessness and Household Stability Program Manager, the HOT Program Development Specialist will:

• Conduct direct outreach to unsheltered individuals experiencing homelessness, coordinate with homeless service providers and identify needs and services to address issues relating to homelessness in the City of Tacoma. 
• Work with Tacoma Police Department and a designated crisis responder to conduct outreach
• Perform some work indoors but primarily outdoors on City property and in environmentally sensitive areas to coordinate and implement homeless encampment clean-ups within the City of Tacoma
• Collect and use data to document program results.

Work Hours
The schedule for this position will be a standard day shift, Monday through Friday. 

Working Conditions
Work includes indoor and outdoor environments, is subject to adverse weather and working conditions, and driving from site to site. Outreach and engagement may take place in locations not intended for human habitation with individuals experiencing behavioral health crisis.

Benefits
The City of Tacoma offers a generous program of employee benefits including:

• Great retirement plan
• Paid holidays
• Personal time off
• Outstanding working conditions and a supportive work environment
• Medical, dental and life insurance coverage for eligible employees
• Deferred compensation allowing tax-deferred savings as authorized under Section 457 of the IRS Code