What are the responsibilities and job description for the Group Violence Intervention GVI Peer Retention Specialist position at City of Philadelphia?
Position Summary
The City of Philadelphia is seeking a fulltime Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Peer Retention to provide daily social services coordination and management support to the GVI Program. The National Network for Safe Communities GVI has repeatedly demonstrated that violence can be dramatically reduced when a partnership of community members law enforcement and social service providers directly engages with the small and active number of people involved in street groups. The program communicates a moral message from community representatives that violence will not be tolerated a law enforcement message that any future violence will be met with clear predictable and certain consequences and an offer of help from social service providers for those who want it.
This position will work with partner agencies social service providers and community groups to create a unique support structure tailored to each group member who is a focus of GVI. The Peer Retention Specialist will also work closely with participants referred to partnered agencies. It is important to note that the ability to be accessible during traditional and nontraditional work hours (nights and weekends) is vital to this position. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to meeting daily with case managers following up with the group members and referral agencies to ensure the group members are successful holding partners accountable and providing mentorship and support to the group members.
Essential Functions
The Peer Retention will be responsible for maintaining GVI participants involvement and engagement in services. In addition the role(s) of this position may include among others the following duties :
- Assist clients in collaborating with their case manager to determine the steps necessary to achieve their stated goals.
- Assist the client in obtaining services that meet their needs by locating community organizations resources and groups that may be of assistance.
- Support clients vocational choices and assist them in choosing a job that matches their strengths as well as overcoming jobrelated anxiety by reviewing job applications and providing interview instructions.
- Anticipate and communicate retention issues designing and maintaining a system for prevention of missing visits.
- Serve as a liaison between the referred agency and the client.
- Follow up regularly with clients to see if there are areas in which further help or guidance is needed.
- Track the progress of each client in terms of programmatic completion as well as the extent to which this support structure is keeping them alive and out of prison.
- Per request support clients potential special needs that may be a barrier to client leaving life of violence including but not limited to transportation job orientation counseling mental health support housing etc.
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TO APPLY : Interested candidates must submit a cover letter and resume.
Salary Range : $50000 $55000
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Experience : years
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Salary : $50,000 - $55,000
