By-Name-List Coordinator

**POSITION:** By\-Name\-List Coordinator **LOCATION:** Petaluma, remote option available with occasional site visits **SUPERVISOR**: Vice President, Sonoma County **STATUS**: Full\-Time, Exempt **COMPENSATION:** $87,360/Annually **ABOUT HOMEFIRST** Established in 1980, HomeFirst™ is a nonprofit organization passionately working to end homelessness. We serve the Bay Area community through low\-barrier programming and systems leadership – meeting each person where they are by offering support and resources that address immediate and long\-term housing needs. With 45 years of experience, we view housing as a fundamental human right and understand that solving homelessness requires a collaborative effort. **PROGRAM OVERVIEW** A By\-Name List (BNL) is a comprehensive list of every person in a community experiencing homelessness, updated in real time. Using information collected and shared with their consent, each person on the list has a file that includes their name, homeless history, health, and housing needs. The Petaluma and Sonoma Valley BNLs are the vital tools that are used in case conferencing meetings held weekly. Sonoma County has several sub\-regional BNLs and one comprehensive, county\-wide BNL. The By\-Name\-List Coordinator is responsible for maintaining the Petaluma and Sonoma Valley BNLs, facilitating all related activities in these communities, and coordinating with wider regional efforts to end homelessness. **REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS** The position reports to the Vice President, Sonoma County. **PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES** *By\-Name\-List Leadership* * Convenes local service providers on a regular basis * Creates agendas, taking meeting minutes, and sending notes and follow up to attendees * Maintains By\-Name\-Lists of people currently experiencing homelessness in South County and Sonoma Valley, including a regular analysis of inflow and outflow and updating all relevant client information from both the Homeless Management Information System and report outs from local partners * Develops housing and engagement strategies for people on the list in coordination with local service providers * Drives actions and next steps between meetings to ensure clients are receiving the support that they need * Provides quarterly data visualizations detailing the overall size of the By\-Name\-List, as well as key metrics including but not limited to shelter status, Coordinated Entry status, and housing resources identified and utilized * Presents data and progress updates to stakeholders, including the Petaluma and Sonoma City Councils * Continually improves case conferencing and By\-Name\-List policies, procedures, and practices by actively researching and connecting with other efforts throughout the region and country * Codifies meeting and By\-Name\-List policies and procedures within a group charter * Provides individual technical assistance as needed or requested to local providers’ staff on By\-Name\-List policies, proc