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Published 3/2/26 1:17PM

HOUSING PROGRAM DIRECTOR, PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING

Hybrid, Work must be performed in or near Washington, DC
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  • Details

    Job Type:
    Full Time
    Start Date:
    March 30, 2026
    Application Deadline:
    March 16, 2026
    Education:
    Master's Degree Required
    Experience Level:
    Director
    Salary:
    USD $80,000 - $90,000 / year
    Cause Areas:
    Children & Youth, Family, Health & Medicine, Housing & Homelessness, Mental Health

    Description

    Housing Program Director - Permanent Supportive Housing (Scattered Site)

    Washington, DC | Hybrid | $80K - $90K | Washington Post Top Workplace

    Do you have a passion for working with families and individuals in need of healthcare, housing, and community support services? Community of Hope is seeking a full-time Housing Program Director for our Permanent Supportive Housing Scattered Site Program. In this role you will guide the scattered site program to ensures that the program achieves fundamental housing goals, including helping individuals and families quickly and effectively secure and maintain stable permanent housing, increase self-sufficiency (income, benefits, and education), increase family stability/strength, and/or achieve and maintain health and wellness. This position is located at the Commons at Stanton in Southeast, DC.

    Our Approach and Values:

    • We celebrate people’s strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on people’s lives.
    • We embrace diversity, welcome all voices, and treat everyone with respect and compassion.
    • We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.
    • We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do

    What You’ll Do

    • Provides leadership and vision alongside the other PSH Program Directors and Senior Director of Housing, in developing and managing the Permanent Supportive Housing program, and ensures program integrity and excellence in keeping the program in line with best practices in the field.
    • Supports general program operations, including development and implementation of policies and procedures, staffing structure, new ideas for program development, etc.
    • Supports staff in working directly with clients, including providing programmatic supervision and having face-to-face client visits as needed.
    • Collaborates with the other PSH Program Directors and Senior Director of Housing to determine best use of client support resources.
    • Meets with DHS, TCP and other providers monthly, or as requested, to ensure program compliance and excellence, as well as to develop strong working relationships with partner agencies.
    • Meets with supervisees regularly and provides real-time feedback, training, support, and coaching as needed.??Creates meeting agendas, sends meeting agendas in advance when possible, and documents concerns promptly as needed.
    • Reviews the performance of team members in a timely manner, including completing 90 day and annual performance evaluations per their due dates, documenting any issues or changes, providing recommendations for professional development and/or training opportunities, and recognizing staff when appropriate?
    • Delegates tasks appropriately to team members to ensure that team goals and responsibilities are achieved. Prioritizes tasks and directs work to ensure deadlines are met.
    • Oversees annual budget and monitors contract spending throughout the year, and collaborates with Team Coordinators and Senior Director of Housing to determine best use of client support resources.

    Must-Haves

    • LICSW or LPC required. LGSW will be considered.
    • Three years’ professional supervisory and/or managerial experience in human services.
    • Minimum two years’ working with people who are experiencing homelessness and/or living in poverty.
    • Initiative and ability to work independently.
    • Strong organizational, people, and writing skills.
    • Demonstrated experience using computer spreadsheets and databases.
    • Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, and on an on-call basis.

    Nice-to-Haves

    • Experience working with families.

    Benefits

    Why You’ll Love Working Here!

    At COH, we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance-centered benefits: (Full-Time)

    • 8 x Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces winner
    • 8-hour workdays with paid lunch
    • 3 weeks vacation (additional week after two years), 2 weeks sick leave, + 11.5 paid holidays and one personal floating holiday on an annual basis.
    • Annual performance-based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay.
    • Tuition reimbursement & loan repayment (NHSC & DCHPLRP), Licensing reimbursement & CEU funding.
    • Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance + 403(b) retirement.
    • Leadership development, internal promotions and career growth opportunities.
    • A culture grounded in equity, compassion, and well-being.

    About Us

    Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, rapidly growing nonprofit, and Federally Qualified Health Center. For over 45 years, we have provided health and housing services, perinatal care coordination, and community support services to make Washington, DC more equitable. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health, with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. We are honored to be one of DC’s largest providers of housing and homelessness prevention services for families and individuals throughout DC. Through our Family Success Center, our WIC nutrition centers, and our various partnerships, we have reached hundreds and believe that everyone in DC deserves to be healthy, housed, and hopeful.

    With the help of our amazing staff, we have successfully provided:

    • 50,000+ medical visits
    • 6,300+ dental visits
    • 17,000+ emotional wellness visits
    • 1,384 families and 220 individuals with housing/homelessness prevention services

    Ready to bring hope and health to our DC community? Apply today!

    To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope, contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: hr@cohdc.org Phone: 202-407-7747. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

    Location

    Hybrid
    Work must be performed in or near Washington, DC
    Associated Location
    2375 Elvans Rd SE, Washington, DC 20020, USA

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