Step 1: For supervisor to complete
- Submit Skilled Assessor Training request form.
- Wait for Skilled Assessor request approval. Chiayu McGill with the Center for Housing and Health will contact you regarding approval.
Step 2: For employee seeking access to complete
- New to HMIS: If you do not have an HMIS user account, first complete the prerequisite Introduction to Homeless Management Information System online course (free) and any project specific workflow course you will need (fees may apply). Click here for instructions.
- Already an HMIS user: Depending on when you were onboarded to HMIS, you may need a prerequisite override to complete the CES Skilled Assessor course. If you are unable to begin the next step because you require an override, please email helpdesk@allchicago.org.
- Complete the online CES Skilled Assessor introductory training on the All Chicago Learning Management System (LMS) site.
- Create an account if you haven’t done so already.
- If you have issues accessing your account, email helpdesk@allchicago.org.
- You must be logged in for your course completion to be tracked!
- Read all directions fully!
- Once you have completed the online training, email helpdesk@allchicago.org requesting login access to the ServicePoint Training site and access to the Coordinated Entry project.
- Use the scenario included with the training video to create a fake client in the HMIS training site.
- Once you have completed the fake assessment, send the fake client name and HMIS ID number to Chiayu McGill - cmcgill@housingforhealth.org for feedback.
- Attach your signed Skilled Assessor agreement.
- Make corrections.
- Email Chiayu McGill - cmcgill@housingforhealth.orgfor a final review.
- If everything looks great, Chiayu McGill - cmcgill@housingforhealth.org will approve your access to the live HMIS site and you will officially be a Skilled Assessor!
- Chiayu will email the HMIS help desk to request you have the Coordinated Entry project added to your HMIS.
Contacts:
Chiayu McGill cmcgill@housingforhealth.org, Center for Housing and Health
Email Chiayu with general Coordinated Entry questions
All Chicago HMIS
Email the Help Desk for technical and login questions
helpdesk@allchicago.org