Street Outreach Program Coordinator

General Responsibilities: Supervise Street Outreach Team in providing culturally responsive, trauma-informed supportive services to run away, homeless, and street youth to help them access immediate shelter, set and achieve goals that lead to safe and stable, housing; and move toward self-sufficiency. Locate, contact, and provide information, referrals, and services to run away, homeless and at-risk youth while also increasing community awareness and support.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree in Social Work, Psychology, family Studies, or other related human service field
• A minimum of 4 years of experience providing direct services to youth
• Ability to work effectively with emotionally and behaviorally challenged youth. Clear evidence of trauma-informed care.
• Able to demonstrate cultural humility (street youth, pregnant/parenting teens, LGBTQ youth, etc)
• Demonstrated leadership skills. This position requires the ability to coordinate care with the internal work team, as well as with a variety of external community partners.
• Experience working with high risk and disadvantaged youth or families preferred
• Experience in the areas of crisis intervention & immediate needs assessments
• Assertive communication skills and immense level of comfort in cold calls/cold approaches
• Valid Driver’s License and Insurance

Duties and Responsibilities:

• To present a professional, courteous, efficient appearance to those parents, clients and members of the community who have contact with the agency
• To be a cooperative, effective team member, whose behavior and actions are supportive of coworkers and the administrative policies set forth by the agency
• To build a quality team of staff and volunteers who will locate, contact, and provide information, referrals, and services to homeless youth, you at risk of homelessness, and runaways, age 12-20
• To mobilize the community in a coordinated community response to eliminate youth homelessness by meeting with a minimum of three area businesses each month for a outreach presentation and material distribution
• To initiate “Project Safe Zone” in the Tri-County area by partnering with law enforcement and local businesses to be a temporary safe haven for youth while the business initiate4s an agreed upon crisis response protocol to move youth from the street to safe shelter. Begin protocol discussion and development with a minimum of one local business each month
• To build positive supportive relationships with local law enforcement notifying the appropriate jurisdiction when you plan to do street outreach in their area.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In our agency as well as the communities we serve

we celebrate and value diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $43,000.00 - $45,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evenings as needed
• Monday to Friday

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $43,000 - $45,000