Street Outreach Specialist

1 month ago

Boston, United States Bridge Over Troubled Waters Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

ABOUT BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS, INC.

For over 50 years, Bridge Over Troubled Waters has provided a comprehensive continuum of care for runaway, homeless, and high risk youth in Boston, and has been a national model in providing innovative youth services.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

The Street Outreach Specialist is responsible for overall monitoring of program operations, ensuring accurate and consistent data collection and analysis for reporting, and contributing to program development and enhancement. Principle duties occur in the field, on the streets, where homeless and at-risk youth gather, some duties will be performed at Bridge headquarters.

Street outreach involves moving outside the walls of the agency to engage with people experiencing homelessness who may be disconnected and alienated from mainstream services and supports, but also from the services targeting homeless persons as well.

The Outreach Specialists work a full-time, ten hour day from 11am - 9pm, 

four days a week, Monday - Thursday. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Regularly assess the “street scene” to maintain up-to-date information on where homeless youth gather and ensure that Outreach Specialists are visiting changing locations, including overnight camps in and around Boston
  • Work with a team of Street Outreach Specialists and participate in regular “foot patrol” on streets and in shelters, build relationships with street youth, and refer them to Bridge and/or other agencies as needed.
  • Assess the needs of street youth, provide on-street crisis counseling, and other services to help ensure their safety.
  • Work in concert with Bridge Medical Van Coordinator at Medical Van locations and facilitate street youth connection to the Van.
  • Maintain effective communication channels between SOP partners, including city of Boston Homeless Shelter Commission, Pine Street Inn Outreach Van, local Police Department, adult homeless shelters, collaborating agencies, and other parties involved in street outreach in the region.
  • Document service statistics and records for accurate reporting and entry of data into both Bridge ETO system and Boston HMIS.

OTHER

  • Lead and participate in scheduled program coordinator and staff meetings.
  • Participate in quarterly all-staff meeting.
  • Attend meetings outside of the agency as necessary.
  • Other related tasks as required/requested.


 QUALIFICATIONS:

  • BA/BS Degree or relevant experience required
  • Minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience working with adolescents and youth
  • Knowledge of youth street culture, crisis prevention and intervention methods, and ability to form positive relationships with diverse populations.
  • Experience with and understanding of the human services field.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of community resources
  • Valid Massachusetts driver’s license required (car not required)
  • Continuous clean driver’s record

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must be willing and able to drive the Medical Van.
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
  • Must be able to lift fifteen pounds at times

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS: 

$23.00 an hour 

Compensation increase: 

$24.00 an hour after 6 months of employment

$26.00 after 1 year of employment

Bridge Over Troubled Waters is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers a competitive benefits package that includes paid time off, medical and pharmacy, medical deductible covered by the organization at 50% a year, 401K and matching, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, commuter pre-tax benefit, and a birthday benefit.


Bridge Over Troubled Waters, Inc.  is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, cultural heritage, ancestry, political belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability or veteran status.

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