Salary : $70,149.87 - $122,762.22 Annually
Location : HOUSING & COMM DEV ADMIN, 3700 PENDER DRIVE, FAIRFAX (FH22), VA
Job Type: FT Salary W BN
Job Number: 26-00780
Department: Housing & Community Dev
Opening Date: 09/05/2026
Closing Date: 9/11/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Pay Grade: S24
Posting Type: Open to General Public

Job Announcement

This job opportunity is being reannounced. Previous applicants need not re-apply; all applications will be considered.

The Office to Prevent and End Homelessness (OPEH) is seeking a dedicated and highly organized professional to coordinate countywide street outreach activities and seasonal hypothermia/overflow shelter responses. This position plays a critical role in ensuring life-saving emergency shelter activation during severe weather events and strengthening the county's unsheltered homelessness response system, by being the primary point of contact and subject matter support for outreach, overflow, hypothermia, and related emergency shelter operations. Due to the interconnected nature of the homeless services system, this position also provides operational guidance, coordination support, and technical assistance to emergency shelter projects.
Key responsibilities include providing direct oversight, coordination, monitoring and support for homeless street outreach, overflow shelter operations, hypothermia and hyperthermia programs, and related emergency response efforts; monitoring temperature and precipitation thresholds that trigger emergency coordination of systemwide severe weather shelter activation efforts, overflow planning and emergency/general operational response to encampment closures; coordinating communication with service providers and serving as primary county support contact for outreach and overflow projects regarding operational concerns, program implementation, safety issues, contractual expectations and service coordination; providing technical assistance, training, guidance, and problem-solving support related to outreach, overflow and hypothermia prevention projects; conducting field visits, provider meetings, operational assessments, and system coordination activities to support outreach, overflow, hypothermia, hyperthermia projects; assisting with monitoring provider performance, reviewing operational practices, evaluating service delivery outcomes, and supporting continuous quality improvement efforts.

Additional duties include coordinating cross-agency meetings and workgroups, supporting resource distribution for cold/heat emergency response, contributing to strategic planning and performance measurement, applying trauma-informed and equity-centered practices to data analysis, and preparing presentations, trainings, and community engagement materials. The position also represents OPEH/HCD on various workgroups and may be assigned special projects based on leadership needs.

Read about Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development, click here. Review the Fairfax County Redevelopment and Housing Authority reports, click

The assigned program areas of this position are Housing and Community Development; Management Analyst; Street Outreach; Homeless Services Operations; Homeless Emergency Response; Hypothermia; Data Analysis.
Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
(Click on the aforementioned link to learn how Fairfax County interprets equivalencies for "Any combination, experience, and training equivalent to") Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor's degree in field related to the assigned functional area; Plus two years of professional work experience with in the functional area.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:
Valid driver's license.

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:
The appointee to the position must satisfactorily complete a criminal background check and a driving record check.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working in homeless services including street outreach, emergency shelter, hypothermia/overflow operations, drop-in centers, or related programs.
• Knowledge of environmental triggers and emergency response thresholds related to hypothermia and heat activation.
• Experience monitoring, analyzing, and reporting program performance data; experience using GIS or similar mapping tools.
• Demonstrated ability to develop policies, guidance documents, procedures, or operational protocols.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and collaborating with community partners and contracted service providers.
• Knowledge of racial equity frameworks, trauma-informed care, harm reduction, Housing First, and person-centered service models.
• Experience preparing and delivering presentations, training, or community engagement activities.
• Strong communication skills and ability to build relationships with providers, stakeholders, and community members.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Work is generally sedentary in nature; however, incumbent is required to frequently move about to perform office work such as accessing files, attending meetings, making presentations, operating general office equipment, and performing other essential job duties; may be required to move items up to approximately 15 pounds in weight. Ability to read information on a computer monitor; effectively communicate; operate keyboard-driven equipment and computer. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview may include exercise.
Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including ) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees' Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

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NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program:

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Non-Merit Positions

1. Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.
   • Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
   • Flexible Spending Program
   • Deferred Compensation
2. Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.
   • No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associate's degree
• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree
• Doctorate degree

02

Please indicate all major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.

• Business administration
• Counseling
• Data analysis
• Social work
• Sociology
• Public administration
• Psychology
• Other (non-related field)
• Other (related field)
• Not applicable

03

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list the discipline of your degree. If this question does not pertain to you or you do not possess a degree, enter "N/A".
04

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

05

Do you currently possess a valid driver's license?

• Yes
• No

06

How many years of full-time equivalent professional-level experience do you have in the functional areas of Housing and Community Development; Management Analyst; Street Outreach; Homeless Services Operations; Homeless Emergency Response; Hypothermia; Data Analysis?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five to less than six years
• Six to less than seven years
• Seven to less than eight years
• Eight or more years

07

How many years of experience do you have monitoring weather-related thresholds (e.g., temperature, precipitation) that trigger emergency or safety responses in community service settings?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

08

How many years of experience do you have working in street outreach, unsheltered homelessness response, or hypothermia/overflow programs?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

09

Which of the following tasks have you performed? Check all that apply.

• Developed operational guidance or procedures
• Drafted policy updates or program standards
• Created workflow or process documents
• Developed emergency response protocols
• None of the above

10

Which analysis tasks have you performed? Check all that apply.

• Conducted program performance data analysis
• Used GIS or mapping tools to support service delivery
• Created tracking methodologies
• Developed performance measures or reporting dashboards
• Applied racial equity lens to analysis
• Completed systems gap analysis
• None of the above

11

Which types of collaboration have you participated in? Check all that apply.

• Coordinated meetings with contracted providers
• Collaborated with county departments on operational issues
• Engaged community partners to support program expansion
• Coordinated emergency response resources during weather events
• Led a project team consisting of contracted providers and governmental agencies
• Developed and implemented a team project requiring community partner engagement
• None of the above

Required Question