Community Outreach & Peer Support Specialist

People Encouraging People; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

People Encouraging People in Baltimore seeks an Outreach Worker / Peer Support to provide community outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness and coordinate health services between the Agency, community and home settings.

You will conduct visits to shelters and hospitals, assess eligibility, advocate for clients, provide health information, and participate in related meetings, with emphasis on harm reduction and linkage to treatment.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• 1–6 months on-the-job training (OJT) required for efficient performance.
• Excellent communication, problem solving and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Conduct visits to agencies, shelters, and hospitals to outreach clients for Homeless Services/Integrated Outreach program.
• Screen clients for eligibility for services and complete intake for Homeless Services/Integrated Outreach program and obtain psychiatric, substance use treatment, and medical health history.
• Coordinate client care and collaborate with other social and community agencies, advocating for clients; refer clients to other treatment facilities/community resources as required.
• Participate in community mobile treatment related meetings, client care conferences, clinical programs, etc.
• Provide information and resources to clients and families relating to nutrition, medication, side effects, and all physical/psychiatric illnesses, dental care, substance abuse prevention, health maintenance and preventative care.
• Practice Harm Reduction providing training in communicable disease prevention; prevention of sexually transmitted diseases including HIV/AIDS; provide training in naloxone use and fentanyl/xylazine test strips; provide clients with harm reduction products.
• Assess acute health problems of clients to determine the most appropriate health care provider and make referrals.
• Act as a liaison between the Agency and various community programs.
• Serve as a resource for other staff members in the development of the case management role with their clients.
• Provide advocacy and appropriate resources for clients.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Organization

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

People Encouraging People in Baltimore seeks an Outreach Worker / Peer Support to provide community outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness and coordinate health services between the Agency, community and home settings.

You will conduct visits to shelters and hospitals, assess eligibility, advocate for clients, provide health information, and participate in related meetings, with emphasis on harm reduction and linkage to treatment.