Data Specialist

• Enter data by inputting alphabetic and numeric information using an established procedure into the HMIS which utilizes a web-based interface.
• Adhering to best data management practices and maintaining a high standard of accuracy and efficiency.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders to ensure all participant data is accurate, and all intakes are accurately enrolled in the program database within given deadlines.
• Identify and escalate any data integrity or data collection challenges to upper management team and assist as appropriate to develop solutions to those challenges.
• Addressing data inconsistencies by working with administrative staff to locate missing data.
• Maintain participant confidence and protect operations by keeping information confidential.
• Attend trainings and meeting as deemed necessary by management, both on and off site
• Review Request for Services to identify areas of necessary follow-up.
• Other duties as assigned., * This position is currently on a hybrid schedule (two days in person per week). The Chief Executive Officer or designee may change the schedule of positions between hybrid and fully onsite as necessary to accomplish LAHSA's business needs.

Residency Requirement: This position requires the employee to reside within the State of California. Proof of residency may be requested as part of the onboarding process to ensure compliance with organizational and operational requirements.

• Knowledge of the LA CoC HMIS
• Maintain up to date Clarity (HMIS) Records for services provided to clients directly in the field.
• Excellent people skills, specifically customer service skills and a capacity for collaboration and interpersonal relationships
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to express technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong organizational skills with a strong attention to detail
• Intermediate level of computer software programs specifically, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Power Point and Outlook)
• Ability to simultaneously manage multiple projects and timelines.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse community and organizational groups.
• Other duties and special projects as assigned.
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. This is a very active position. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to walk, climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move items over 10 pounds.

Training & Experience

• A valid California Drivers' License
• Proven professional experience and educational background.

Pulled from the full job description

• Loan forgiveness
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance, Dental Insurance LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for selected dental benefits for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions. Dental plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options:

Dental HMO/PPO: Guardian Dental

VSP Vision Plan LAHSA offers this voluntary comprehensive vision plan to all full-time employees through ADP Workforce. It includes yearly comprehensive exams, lenses, frames and contact lenses. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

AFLAC Supplemental Insurance LAHSA offers this voluntary supplemental insurance to all full-time employees. Plan options include personal accident, personal cancer indemnity, personal short-term disability, and personal life insurance plans. Most premiums are pre taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions.

ADP Flexible Spending Accounts LAHSA offers employees this voluntary flexible spending account plan through ADP Workforce. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.

Life Insurance LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for $50,000 basic life insurance coverage through ADP.

Voluntary Group Life Insurance LAHSA offers employees this voluntary group life insurance through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to participate in dependent care or health care expense accounts. All premiums are pre-taxed and paid 100% by the employee through automatic bimonthly payroll deductions.

Long Term Disability LAHSA pays 100% of the premium for long term disability coverage through ADP.

Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program Eligibility LAHSA is considered a government employer for the PSLF Program.

Pension Plan LAHSA provides a 401A pension plan through Lincoln Financial. After 6 months of employment, employees are eligible for contributions of 6% of the employee's salary with a qualification date of 500 hours or 6 months after the date of hire.

Deferred Compensation Plan LAHSA provides a 457 Deferred Compensation plan through Lincoln Financial. Employees may elect to defer up to IRS maximum limit per year of their earned salary for income tax purposes.

Time Off Administrative Leave Chief Executive Officer, chiefs, and directors receive five (5) days of admin leave each calendar year in addition to the time-off below.

Vacation Vacation is earned according to each month of service commencing with the employee's initial date of hire.

• Less than three (3) years of employment, eighty (80) hours per year.
• Three (3) to six (6) years of employment, one hundred twenty (120) hours per year.
• More than six (6) years of employment, the one hundred twenty (120) hour total shall be supplemented by one (1) workday of paid leave for each twelve (12) months greater than seventy-two (72) months of employment. This vacation accrual is capped at thirty (30) workdays per year

Maximum accrual of vacation leave is 240 hours.

The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) seeks motivated professionals who want to use their talents and skills to make a difference. Our staff are adaptive problem solvers and passionate about enriching people's lives. If you are mission-driven, dedicated to superior service and support, and can diligently work independently and in a collaborative environment, join our team. LAHSA is leading the fight to end homelessness in LA County. Here, not only would your work impact the community, but we also offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. Created in 1993, LAHSA is a joint powers authority of the city and county of Los Angeles. As the lead agency in the HUD-funded Los Angeles Continuum of Care (CoC), we coordinate and manage federal, state, county, and city funds for programs providing shelter, housing, and services to people experiencing homelessness. The Data Specialist will be primarily responsible for accurate, efficient and complete data entry into the Los Angeles Continuum of Care Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). The Data Coordinator will be a liaison between the HMIS team and the HET members. This position will require the Data Specialist to travel and support Interim Housing/Service Provider sites across the county in effort to support the City and County Encampment Resolution efforts. The functions listed below are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not to be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities., We want to support all staff in reaching their personal and professional goals. Working for LAHSA has many benefits. Join our LAHSA team! Medical Insurance LAHSA pays a portion of the premiums for medical for all full-time employees and their dependents. Employees are responsible for the difference in the premiums through automatic bi-monthly payroll deductions. Medical plans are administered through ADP Workforce. The following are enrollment options, Full-time employees accrue sick leave at a rate of 12 days per year. Maximum accrual of sick leave is 160 hours. Paid Holidays All employees receive the following observed company holidays off: New Year's Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day President's Day Cesar Chavez Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Day Independence Day Labor Day Indigenous People's Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day Day After Thanksgiving