HIV Housing Coordinator (Public Service Administrator, Opt.6)

Position Overview

The Illinois Department of Public Health is seeking a highly motivated individual to perform the duties of the HIV Housing Coordinator. Under the direction of the Illinois Ryan White Care and Data Coordinator, this position is responsible for the overall statewide HIV Housing coordination. Responsible for the administering and management of the housing funds for Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program, and housing funds within the Ryan Part B program. This position also assists with the quality assurance and improvement activities associated to the Ryan White Program and have particular oversight for those HIV Housing Programs.

Benefits Statement

As a State of Illinois Employee, you will receive a robust benefit package that includes the following:

• Flexible and hybrid work schedules are available in many program areas (when available and dependent upon position) 
• Competitive Group Insurance benefits including health, life, dental and vision plans.
• Pension plan through the State Employees Retirement System
• Deferred Compensation Program – voluntary supplemental retirement plan
• Optional pre-tax programs -Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) & Dependent Care Assistant Plan (DCAP)
• 10-25 days of paid vacation time annually (10 days for first year of state employment)
• 12 paid sick days annually which carryover year to year
• 3 paid personal business days per calendar year (pro-rated dependent on start date)
• 13-14 paid holidays per year
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program and/or mental health resources

These are just a few of the many perks available to all State employees. For more information about our benefits please follow this link: https://www2.illinois.gov/cms/benefits/Pages/default.aspx.

Essential Functions

• Manages, administers, plans, evaluates, and executes HIV Housing funds available through Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) and through Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Ryan White Part B program and any supplemental state funding.
• Serves as the Program’s representative on the state Agencies Housing committee sponsored and staffed by the Illinois Housing Development Authority to establish, maintain, and obtain an understanding of the various organizations and agencies involved in housing activities statewide.
• Develops and utilizes professional channels of communication with State, Federal, and local agencies to plan and implement strategies to meet the housing needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS.
• Evaluates, updates, and revises quality management program guidelines and rules to reflect most current Department policies, as well as changes in HIV HOPWA through HUD and HRSA programmatic and reporting requirements.
• Utilizing knowledge of HIV care delivery models to establish and implement standards involving health care delivery systems and managed care programs for evaluating compliance and quality assurance within each HIV Care Connect region.
• Travels to attend regional advisory board meetings, meetings of directly funded grantees, and trainings conducted by directly funded grantees.
• Assists in coordinating and completing the applications for funding opportunity announcements as necessary to maintain and increase program funding, and develops, manages, and tracks all Ryan White HIV/AIDS program request for applications (RFA) and grant agreements.
• Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires knowledge, skill and mental development equivalent to four (4) years of college, preferably with courses in public administration or public/community health.
• Requires prior experience equivalent to three (3) years of progressively responsible administrative experience in public/community health with emphasis in public housing management.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year professional experience understanding and interpreting public health/social science education literature and statistical analysis for the purpose of program design and management of public health and housing service deliverables.
• One (1) year experience working with protected health information and requirements associated with managing health information in a confidential manner.
• One (1) year experience planning, developing, and executing state sponsored grant applications with HIV/AIDS programs or other related public health grant management.
• One (1) year experience providing public presentations with program constituents or medical providers.
• One (1) year experience using Microsoft Office products and data system management.

Conditions of Employment

• Requires ability to travel in the performance of duties.
• Requires appropriate, valid driver’s license.

*The conditions of employment listed here are incorporated and related to any of the job duties as listed in the job description.

About the Agency

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is tasked with the oversight of communities within Illinois to achieve and maintain optimal health and safety. With an annual budget of over $2 billion in state and federal funds, 6 regional offices, 3 laboratories and over 1,200 employees, IDPH is equipped to fulfill its mission of protecting the health and wellness of the people of Illinois through the prevention, health promotion, regulation and control of disease and injury.