Outreach Specialist (HH533601) at ICLinc

JOB SUMMARY:

The Outreach Specialist links adults and families to healthcare, public entitlements, nutritious food, affordable housing, and other needed social and community support.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: List all essential job duties. (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with a disability to perform the essential duties unless this causes undue hardship to the agency.)

•  Outreach Specialist will meet with member of the community to offer support in housing, Food, rental arrears, and connection to behavioral health and Primary Care Services
•  Staff will enroll all new program admissions in EHR CORE and conduct monthly documented service follow up on all program participants.
• Provide linkage to community services including medical, behavioral health, housing support, food assistance, entitlements, and other social services through communications with different programs
•  Conduct outreach and engagement activities within East New York and Brownville Communities.
• Conduct evidence-based SDH, Primary Care, and Behavioral Health Screenings for all program participants.
• Provide and follow emergency response, if necessary, as outline by the company
• Ad hoc duties as assigned

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Committed to the active promotion of the ICL values and goals.
• Ability to work with clients, families, and staff in a caring and respectful manner, and with due understanding of and consideration for cultural differences
• Demonstrated competency in written, verbal, and computational skills to present and document records by program standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, clients, families, and the public.
• Ability to understand and adhere to internal and external laws, rules, and policies.
• Ability to secure the cooperation of and work effectively with others.
• Knowledge of universal Health and Safety protocols
• Knowledge of Medicaid, Social Security, and other entitlements
• Excellent interpersonal skills.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

High School Diploma with a minimum of two years of experience working with people with disabilities, human services, safety, and security or community base organizations or: Certified Peer Counselor. Bilingual Spanish preferred.