Job Opportunity: Coordinated Entry Specialist

The Louisiana Housing Corporation (LHC), as the collaborative applicant (i.e. lead agency) of the Louisiana Balance of State Continuum of Care (LA BOSCOC), is hiring a Coordinated Entry Specialist.

Click here to read more about the position and apply via the state civil service website.

The LA BOSCOC is 'Louisiana’s largest coalition to end homelessness. On an annual basis, it funds more than $20 million in housing and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness through dozens of projects and subrecipients. LHC serves as the LA BOSCOC’s managing staff, ensuring that the LA BOSCOC’s member-agencies are equipped to succeed in preventing and ending homelessness.

The Coordinated Entry Specialist’s primary responsibilities include:

  • Overseeing the LA BOSCOC’s Coordinated Entry System, which is the LA BOSCOC’s process for intake, assessment, triage, and referral of people experiencing homelessness;

  • Managing the LA BOSCOC’s Continuum of Care (CoC) Program-funded Coordinated entry grants, which together total more than $1 million annually;

  • Coordinating the Baton Rouge Street Outreach Network, a street outreach and case conferencing working group dedicated to connecting people experiencing unsheltered homelessness with the resources they need to quickly return to housing;

  • Refining the LA BOSCOC’s Coordinated Entry System by continuing to develop its policies and procedures, applying and reapplying for relevant funding, and expanding the LA BOSCOC’s knowledge of new and best practices by engaging other high performing CoCs.

In addition to the requirements posted on the civil service website, the right candidate will demonstrate a drive for public service, a passion for serving marginalized populations, and an interest in working with complex systems. Previous experience working with CoCs or in homeless services is a plus but not a requirement; we welcome applications from anyone open to learning and growing with the position.

Note: this position is a reposting; if you are still interested in being considered for this position, you must apply again.

Please direct any questions to Gordon Levine, CoC Manager, at glevine@lhc.la.gov.

The Louisiana Balance of State Continuum of Care is dedicated to preventing and ending homelessness in Louisiana. We believe all people are entitled to safe, stable, and secure housing. We are committed to working with stakeholders across our geography, in different professional circles, and from every background to create a Louisiana in which no person lives in fear of homelessness.