Street Outreach Worker
Street Outreach Worker
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Street Outreach Worker
Title: Street Outreach Worker
Reports To: Street Outreach Program Manager
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
Union Representation by the AFSCME Local 999
Job Classification: Fulltime Non-Exempt 40 hours/week
Compensation: $23.42 - $24.92/hour DOQ
The Outreach and Shelter Department serves single adults through our emergency response
programs. Our programs include Shelter Street Outreach and the Welcome Center. Through
these programs we often encounter individuals along the broad spectrum of homelessness from recently homeless to chronically homeless individuals. The objective for each program is to build rapport and assist and support individuals connection to stable housing and achieving their goals.
Agate Housing and Services Street Outreach Program is an innovative and nationally-recognized housing-focused street outreach model that serves people throughout Hennepin County who are
unsheltered living on the streets or in other places not meant for human habitation. Street
Outreach Workers are tasked with engaging these individuals to meet them where they are holistically and work with them to achieve their housing goals. They provide a spectrum of services on the path to housing such as resource navigation material support to keep people safe in inclement weather and connection to healthcare supports.
Often this means going to campsites and other places where individuals might stay while experiencing unsheltered homelessness. All Street Outreach is done in pairs with either another team member or another service partner. Street Outreach Workers work closely with other members of their team the Welcome Center staff and with a variety of community partners including other outreach teams housing providers and other health and human service providers the City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County.
In addition to light-touch engagement with individuals in the field or during drop-ins each Street Outreach Case Manager carries a caseload of 12-15 participants that they provide housing-focused services to. Primary tasks in this role are completing housing assessments (typically through Coordinated Entry) supporting participants in connecting with housing opportunities and employing creative problem-solving to remove barriers to housing.
Position Responsibilities:
- Provide housing-focused services to those experiencing unsheltered homelessness and maintain a caseload of 12-15 participants
- Coordinate with Agate Housing and Services housing programs and other service providers to help participants progress towards stability
- Complete accurate case notes data collection and weekly reporting for assigned participants through online databases including HMIS and ClientTrack
- Conduct outreach services to those experiencing literal homelessness unstable housing
and those unable to be inside during daytime hours to connect them to support services
and life-saving supplies
- Staff on-site drop-in hours at main office to provide resource navigation and material support (including harm reduction gear)
- Utilize personal vehicle for Street Outreach
- Respond to voicemails emails and other communication promptly
- Adhere to mandated reporting responsibilities
- Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications:
In addition successful applicants will embrace the following perspective skills and abilities:
- Commitment to Agate Housing and Services values and mission of ending homelessness and relieving hunger through action and advocacy.
- Commitment to working towards an anti-racist culture both within Agate Housing and Services and the broader community.
- Hold the belief that every household can achieve housing stability.
- Commitment to harm reduction and Housing First philosophies.
- Ability to work respectfully with participants coworkers and key stakeholders who are diverse with respect to race ethnicity gender identity sexual orientation socio-economic status and religion.
- Ability to establish rapport quickly with people experiencing a crisis through use of trauma informed care person-centered care and strengths-based approaches.
- Ability to thrive in an unpredictable work environment.
- Ability to hold appropriate professional boundaries with participants and colleagues and to maintain a professional attitude in the face of change challenging/stressful situations/people.
- Willingness to work with participants with diverse barriers including those who actively use drugs must register as sex offenders or exhibit severe mental health symptoms.
- Ability to meet expectations regarding paperwork and documentation through organizational skills a strong attention to detail and the ability to work efficiently and accurately competency and comfort using technology and computers.
- Collaborate effectively with team members other programs and external organizations.
- Seek out professional growth training opportunities and additional tasks.
Experience that gives applicants the required skills abilities and perspectives listed above are commonly gained through one or more of the following:
- Personal experience with homelessness;
- Experience working interning or volunteering with people experiencing homelessness;
- An Associates Bachelors or Masters degree in a relevant field such as Social Work (with accompanying licensure) Human Services or Family Studies.
We encourage applicants with lived experience to apply. However if you have received services from Agate Housing and Services within the last two years this will make you ineligible for employment.
In addition applicants must:
- Lift up to 50 pounds occasionally and 20 pounds routinely;
- Walk up to 5 miles hike and traverse wooded and hilly areas;
- Work both indoors and outdoors during periods of extreme cold and hot;
- Have experience with Microsoft Office products;
- Have valid MN Drivers License pass background check;
- Be able to drive company vehicle;
- Maintain liability insurance coverage of at least one hundred thousand dollars per person and three hundred thousand dollars per occurrence.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two years experience working with families and/or single adults experiencing homelessness.
- Lived experience of homelessness.
- Experience with HMIS and CES Assessments.
- Bilingual skills relevant to the individuals we serve (Spanish Oromo Somali Amharic).
- Access to a safe and reliable vehicle.
Community Travel & Transportation Responsibilities: This position requires regular travel within the community to attend meetings provide client support and fulfill program-related duties. Employees may be required to transport clients or travel independently using their own personal vehicle. Mileage and other eligible travel expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with company policy. A valid drivers license reliable transportation and current auto insurance are required.
This job description is intended to outline the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this role. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties or qualifications required for the position. The organization reserves the right to modify add or remove job duties as business needs evolve.
Employment Type
Full-Time
