Remote Kaiser Permanente Security Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Salary : $89,759.28 - $109,302.34 Annually
Location : San Diego
Job Type: Up to 1 year of employment, limited benefits
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 202500052
Department: Housing Choice Vouchers
Opening Date: 07/30/2026
Closing Date: 8/13/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Description
Department: Workforce & Economic Development Department
Benefits include, but are not limited to:

• 9/80 Compressed Work Schedule (office closed every other Friday)
• 14 paid holidays
• 457M tax-deferred savings plan
• Social security exempt
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,000 annually
• Sharp PPO or HMO Plan, Kaiser Permanente HMO Plan,
• Dental
• Vision
• Flexible spending account
• Health and wellness perks
• Rewards & Recognition program

To see full benefits package, please visit:
https://www.sdhc.org/sdhc-employee-benefits/
About SDHC:
The San Diego Housing Commission (SDHC) is an award-winning public housing agency in the City of San Diego that provides innovative housing assistance programs for households with low income or experiencing homelessness. The San Diego City Council, in its role as the Housing Authority of the City of San Diego, oversees SDHC. SDHC helps pay rent for more than 17,000 households with low income annually; is a leader in collaborative efforts to address homelessness, such as the Community Action Plan on Homelessness for the City of San Diego and SDHC's homelessness initiative, HOUSING FIRST - SAN DIEGO, which has created more than 11,000 housing solutions since November 2014 for people experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness; and creates and preserves affordable rental housing, with more than 23,000 affordable units in service in the City today with SDHC's participation.
About the Department:
The Workforce and Economic Development Department is responsible for designing and delivering employment, education, financial empowerment, and self-sufficiency programs that help San Diego Housing Commission participants achieve long-term economic stability. The department serves a diverse population of individuals and families receiving housing assistance, including those participating in the Family Self-Sufficiency Program and other workforce initiatives. Our team provides career coaching, employment placement, financial education, employer engagement, supportive service coordination, and referrals to community resources.
Our department operates as a collaborative, and mission-driven team that values innovation, partnership, and continuous improvement. We work closely with employers, educational institutions, workforce agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other community partners to expand opportunities for participants and remove barriers to employment and self-sufficiency.
A significant focus of our work is supporting individuals with complex barriers to employment, including formerly unhoused adults who are rebuilding stability and seeking sustainable employment. Staff are expected to approach participants with compassion, cultural humility, and a solution-oriented mindset while maintaining accountability for measurable outcomes.
The department promotes a collaborative culture where staff are encouraged to think strategically, build strong community partnerships, and continuously improve service delivery. We emphasize teamwork, participant-centered service, innovation, and measurable impact, while remaining committed to helping participants achieve lasting economic independence through meaningful employment and career advancement.
About the Position:
The Workforce Readiness Specialist reports directly to the Program Manager of Workforce and Economic Development and plays a vital role in advancing the San Diego Housing Commission's mission of promoting economic mobility and long-term self-sufficiency for program participants. The position is responsible for providing comprehensive case management, employment counseling, workforce development services, and coordinating supportive services that help participants successfully obtain and retain employment. The role also includes facilitating workshops and orientations, developing individualized employment plans, maintaining community partnerships, and monitoring participant progress to achieve measurable outcomes.
The ideal candidate is passionate about serving individuals facing significant employment barriers and possesses strong interpersonal, organizational, and case management skills. While the position supports a broad range of SDHC participants, a primary focus is helping individuals overcome barriers to employment, including limited work history, transportation challenges, financial instability, behavioral health concerns, and limited access to workforce opportunities. Experience connecting clients with community resources, providing employment coaching, facilitating workforce readiness workshops, and building employer partnerships is highly desirable.
Successful candidates should demonstrate the ability to:

• Build trusting relationships with participants from diverse backgrounds.
• Deliver individualized employment coaching and case management.
• Facilitate group workshops and public presentations.
• Coordinate supportive services through community partnerships.
• Maintain accurate documentation and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Work collaboratively with employers, educational institutions, and community organizations to improve participant outcomes.
• Exercise sound judgment, professionalism, empathy, and excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Minimum qualifications typically include a bachelor's degree in social work, public administration, planning, or a closely related field along with progressively responsible experience designing and implementing workforce development, self-sufficiency, or supportive service programs. The selected candidate must also obtain Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) Service Coordinator certification within one year of appointment.
Examples of Essential Job Functions

• On a one-on-one basis or in a group setting, instructs in job seeking, application process, resume writing, interview preparation and job retention skills and attitudes; assists clients in developing individual training plans that will fit their specific needs and skills to update or retrain for the current labor market.
• Performs counseling and case management functions for assigned client groups; reviews and evaluates client personal and vocational skills and readiness and works with clients to develop multi-year individual development plans; maintains and documents client case files.
• Monitors action plans and meets periodically with clients to assess progress and identify support needed, including transportation and child care, to aid clients in pursuing interim targets as planned.
• Conducts outreach on behalf of clients and coordinates the delivery of support services to clients through community resources; identifies community resources for monolingual clients with expertise in addressing their unique development needs in a culturally sensitive manner.
• Conducts Achievement Academy orientations; hosts presentations provided by partnering agencies; facilitates work readiness and financial education workshops.
• Participates in the conceptual design and performs detailed program design, development, coordination, monitoring, and evaluation of assigned self-sufficiency, upward mobility, educational, diversionary, and/or preventative programs for the Commission's rental assistance and public housing clients (e.g., financial literacy and budget management, asset building, homeownership, Youth Financial Fitness, career planning, Individual Development Accounts, etc.)
• Meets with representatives of other public, private, and social service organizations to design and develop collaborative approaches to program and service delivery; develops and negotiates agreements and contracts with public and private agencies for specific functions or program phases, including basic and vocational education, instructors, and job shadowing.
• Monitors implementation and evaluates programs and services for adherence with contract terms and achievement of planned program/client outcomes; approves invoices for payment and monitors overall budget conformance; prepares required reports to funding sources.
• Maintains relationships and interacts regularly with service delivery partners, other interested and involved organizations, community representatives, clients, and others to promptly identify and resolve problems that could undermine program effectiveness.
• Selects, monitors, coordinates, and evaluates the services provided by contractors, vendors, student interns, and other volunteers; identifies and resolves problems with service/program delivery or participant dynamics/behavior; ensures fulfillment of contract obligations.
• Trains, conducts capacity building activities, and works with resident councils in designing and scheduling special programs and activities.
• Arranges for special assessments to assist clients in addressing serious personal, financial, employment, and/or family issues; performs crisis intervention, management, and referral services.
• Assists clients in the development of resident micro businesses; advises and provides referrals for business planning assistance; monitors for Section 3 business compliance.
• Analyzes requests for funding proposals for new or continuing programs; participates in conceptual design and performs detailed program design and development for presentations in grant proposals to be submitted by the Commission.
• Develops or assists with the formation of grant collaborations with other governmental and community agencies vital to program success; coordinates obtaining commitments of in-kind and matching funds.
• Coordinates gathering of data and preparation of supporting documents; researches best practices and diverse concepts to utilize in the planning process.
• Writes or coordinates and participates in writing proposals and producing grant application documents; drafts reports to the Commission requesting application approval.
• Designs and develops specialized training and skills development programs, including pre-apprenticeships and training for non-traditional occupations, in collaboration with other public, private, and/or community agencies; determines program scope with program delivery partners; drafts course content and develops curricula.
• Develops marketing plans to attract client participants; monitors implementation and evaluates program results; convenes, maintains, and supervises program advisory boards; writes and edits newsletters, outreach and marketing materials, community newspapers, reports, abstracts and other materials.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with other housing agencies, program sponsors, schools, businesses, community organizations, and other public agencies to establish community outreach strategies and monitor program results; interacts with and builds positive working relationships with landlords and clients participating in community development and outreach programs.
• Maintains statistical and informational records and files; drafts required funding source reports in accordance with contractual requirements; prepares regular and periodic activity, work status, statistical and productivity reports.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications
Knowledge of:

• Theory, principles and practices of social service and educational counseling, case management, and crisis intervention.
• Ethical and legal obligations regarding confidentiality, child and adult protective issues.
• The community, its resources and dynamics applicable to the delivery of Commission programs in assigned areas of responsibility.
• Dispute resolution and mediation methods and techniques.
• Grant writing methods, practices, and techniques.
• Principles and practices of public administration, including budgeting, purchasing and contracting, and the maintenance of public records.
• Demographics and social service, educational, and other supportive needs of populations served by Commission resident development services programs.
• Theory, principles, and practices for the design, implementation, and evaluation of adult education and motivation and individual/family supportive services programs.
• Applicable Federal, State, and local laws, regulatory codes, ordinances, and procedures relevant to assigned area of responsibility (i.e., self-sufficiency and supportive services programs).
• Practices and techniques in building community collaboratives.
• Principles and practices of social service and educational counseling and case management.
• Administrative research and analysis methods and techniques.
• Recent and on-going developments, current literature, and sources of information related to the operations of the assigned programs.
• Record-keeping principles and procedures.
• Modern office practices, methods, and computer equipment and applications related to the work.
• English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.
• Techniques for effectively representing the Commission in contacts with other agencies, community groups, and various business, professional, educational, regulatory, and legislative organizations.
• Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and Commission staff.

Ability to:

• Forge, nurture, and maintain first-time, innovative, and multi-disciplinary partnerships with governmental, educational, and community organizations to design and deliver programs.
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