Outreach Worker

TITLE: Outreach Worker

DEPARTMENT:Youth and Community Development Services

LOCATION:East New York Brooklyn

PROGRAM:Community Schools Initiative

REPORTS TO:Community School Director

SALARY:Full-time$.Compensation based on job experience.This position is performance-based and is also contingent on funding availability.

DATE:September 2026 June 2027

SCHEDULE:Monday - Friday some Saturdays. Scheduling may vary due to the needs of the program.

JOB SUMMARY:The outreach worker will work closely with families and Community School staff to support Community School Attendance Initiatives. The outreach worker will help support parents skills parent-child relationships family relationships and parent-school communication to increase student attendance. The outreach worker is responsible for initiating and maintaining a regular sustainable supportive relationship with high-risk families through home-based services. The outreach worker will ensure optimal academic social and emotional development of both parents and students. The outreach worker will work closely with the Community School Team (director social worker program coordinator and tutor) to provide resources that will enhance the Community School. Staff members will need a working reliable computer.

EDUCATION EXPERIENCE AND SKILL REQUIREMENT:

• High school diploma required; Bachelors degree preferred
• Two years or more experience in the field of youth development
• Family outreach and home visit experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent documentation skills
• Ability to motivate others toward achieving goals
• Ability to develop alliances with high-risk and difficult-to-engage youth and families
• Knowledge of community resources and counseling practices with high-risk populations
• Outstanding collaborative skills
• Bilingual in Spanish/English is preferred.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create and maintain a thorough written record of assessments attendance outreach effortss and all required documentation
• Work collaboratively with community resources to establish timely and effective referral processes
• Maintain ongoing open communication with the school principal parents and school-based staff
• Through home visits engage families and develop relationships between school and families of students identified as the targeted population (At-risk and chronically absent students). (Minimum 3 home visits per week).
• Partner with families to create family goal plans that increase student attendance and enhance parent and child well-being.g
• Maintain written records of home visits family goals and all required documentation.
• Implement Success Mentors program to improve attendance initiatives. Success Mentors are the most successful strategy for combating chronic absence. Success Mentors are caring adults (or peers) who mentor chronically absent students to identify the barriers preventing them from attending school each day.
• Assign Success Mentors to chronically absent students. Help Success Mentors understand that any topic is worth discussing! The idea is not for a Success Mentor to have the answers but for the mentee to talk about and explore ideas.
• Implement attendance incentive programs. Hold award ceremonies to improve attendance create an attendance-focused culture and manage incentive programs (e.g. trips gifts shirts).
• Work collaboratively with school and community to support school environment bring in resources and advocate for families when necessary.
• Refer participants to a social worker for counseling to support crisis intervention and safety planning.
• Participate in ongoing efforts to advocate for program needs via community coalition building and via administering feedback surveys and program assessments.
• Seek partnership opportunities and bring in at least 3 new partners a year to leverage resources to support programs.
• Work closely with social worker tutor and case manager to support targeted student needs.
• Attend all required department/ agency meetings and/or trainings
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Community School Director and/ or Community School Assistant Director

HOW TO APPLY:
Please submit a resume and a thoughtful cover letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the qualifications for the position you are applying for. If selected we ask that you also provide us with three (3) professional references we can contact (at least one (1) should be a former supervisor). Please click the link below or use it in a search bar to apply online through our career center.

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EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EOE)