Street Outreach Worker

St. Anne Institute

Job Description

1. TITLE:                                                 Street Outreach Worker

1. SUPERVISOR:                  RHY Program Manager/Director of RHY Services

1. HOURS PER WEEK:                      20 includes days, afternoons, evenings and weekends

1. QUALIFICATIONS:

• AA or AS in field of Human Services preferred; High School Diploma/GED required
• Familiarity with Albany County resources preferred.
• Valid, driver’s license
• Comfortable interacting with youth in informal/non-traditional settings.
• Must demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences and a commitment to the value of cultural competency.

1. FUNCTIONS:

• Provide street outreach and “drop-in center” services to runaway homeless and street involved youth.
• Prevent the sexual abuse or exploitation of young people living on the streets or in unstable housing

• Work with youth to find adequate, long-term housing and community support systems.

1. RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implement agency practices including policies, procedures, and expectations.
• Working as part of a team, locate and provide street based outreach services to RHY who are on the streets, living in unstable, high-risk conditions.
• Collect accurate, on-time data as required by St. Anne, FYSB and the program evaluator and Senior SOP Supervisor.
• Connect with schools, community businesses, community providers, parks, and wherever youth congregate.
• Transport youth in the authorized St. Anne Institute van to medical services or appointments to increase their sense of health, well-being and safety.
• Foster appropriate adult/child relationships; maintain appropriate boundaries.
• Use open, honest, effective, professional communication skills, both verbally and in writing.
• Use Harm-Reduction, Positive Youth Development (PYD), Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) and Trauma-Informed care as the philosophical foundation of interventions and strategies.
• Ensure assigned paperwork is thorough and accurate.
• Attend training in Therapeutic Crisis Intervention and use the techniques to prevent and intervene in crisis situations, which may include physical intervention when needed. Attend all other required trainings.
• Attend and contribute to all scheduled meetings including monthly staff meetings, staff development meetings, in-service meetings, and other meetings as directed.
• Attend community meetings and tabling events with service providers, schools, homelessness coalitions or wherever the interests of RHY can be discussed.
• Sustain relationships with Law Enforcement, health providers, churches, schools, shelters, etc. or any other group that may provide services or referrals to the SOP.
• Abide by the NYS Justice Center and the SAI Codes of Conduct/Ethics
• Perform any additional responsibilities as assigned
• This position may work across all direct care programs to accommodate fluctuations in staffing