Outreach Specialist

Daybreak Inc.; Dayton (OH); Sur place; USD 38 000 - 52 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Daybreak Inc. in Dayton, Ohio, seeks an Outreach Specialist to connect youth ages 18–24 experiencing homelessness with shelter and housing resources.

You will perform face-to-face triage in shelters, in community settings, and through street outreach to engage unsheltered youth and link them to day programs, employment, healthcare, and personal development opportunities. The role requires strong trauma-informed practices, motivational interviewing, and collaboration with local partners.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED with five years of social services experience (or related field).
• Associate’s degree in social work, psychology, criminal justice, or related field with two years of relevant experience.

Responsabilités

• Conduct street outreach to identify and engage unsheltered youth (ages 18–24).
• Provide face-to-face triage and crisis intervention in shelters and community settings.
• Back-up for the Drop-In Center to ensure a safe, supportive space for youth.
• Build trusting relationships with youth using trauma-informed practices.
• Complete intakes, assessments, and HMIS documentation accurately and timely.
• Collaborate with housing, employment, clinical, and case management teams and external partners.
• Maintain confidential client records in CareLogic and HMIS.
• Attend staff meetings and case reviews to ensure coordinated services.
• Represent Daybreak at community events and strengthen referral networks.

Connaissances

Street outreach

Trauma-Informed Care

Motivational Interviewing

Harm Reduction

Crisis Intervention

Formation

High School diploma or GED

Associate’s degree in social work, psychology, criminal justice, or related field

Outils

CareLogic

Description du poste

Outreach Specialist# Outreach SpecialistDayton, OH 45402Start Date 10/21/2026## OverviewPosition TypeFull TimeJob ShiftFirstEducation LevelHigh SchoolTravel PercentageUp to 50%CategoryNonprofit - Social Services## Description**Full-Time Schedule:** Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM**Position Summary:**The Outreach Specialist connects youth ages 18–24 experiencing homelessness to Daybreak shelter and housing resources. This position provides face-to-face triage services in shelters, in community settings, and through **street outreach to engage unsheltered youth****.**This position plays a critical role in representing Daybreak across the Miami Valley through outreach and community engagement. The Outreach Specialist builds trusting relationships with high-risk or hard-to-reach youth, collaborates with service providers to connect clients to housing, employment, healthcare, and personal development opportunities.**Duties & Responsibilities*** Conduct street outreach to identify and engage unsheltered youth (ages 18–24) in encampments, public spaces, and community locations, linking them to prevention, drop-in, intake, shelter, housing, and supportive services.* Provide face-to-face triage and crisis intervention in shelters, the Drop-In Center, and community settings to address immediate needs and connect youth to Daybreak’s programs (shelter, employment, behavioral health, and housing).* Provide back-up forDaybreak’s Drop-In Center, ensuring a safe, supportive space for homeless and street-homeless youth.* Build trusting relationships with youth and utilize evidence-based practices (Trauma-Informed Care, Motivational Interviewing, Harm Reduction) to support engagement and progress toward stability.* Complete intakes, coordinated entry assessments, housing needs assessments, and HMIS documentation accurately and within required timelines.* Collaborate with Daybreak teams (housing, employment, clinical, case management) and external partners (PATH program, Goodwill, Homeless Solutions Policy Board, PLACES, Five Rivers Samaritan Clinic, Children Services, schools, treatment providers, etc.) to connect youth to resources.* Maintain timely, accurate, and confidential client records in CareLogic and HMIS, documenting progress notes, service provision, and client outcomes.* Attend and actively participate in staff meetings, case reviews, and engagement team meetings to ensure coordinated services and effective housing placements.* Provide respectful, person-centered services to youth with complex needs, including those experiencing chronic homelessness, mental health challenges, and co-occurring substance use disorders.* Represent Daybreak at community outreach events, presentations, and collaborative initiatives to strengthen referral networks and awareness of youth services.* Find opportunities for enhancement of the existing structure and processes between the adult shelters and Daybreak. Collaborate with the St. Vincent De Paul Shelters staff to identify and referral of youth in need of assistance. Establishing an effective communication system between Daybreak, Homefull and the adult shelters.## Qualifications* Minimum of High School diploma or GED AND five (5) years’ working experience in a social services, education, behavioral health, or similar setting required.* OR Associate’s degree in social work, psychology, criminal justice, or related field AND two (2) years of experience in a social services, education, behavioral health, or similar setting required.* A minimum of two (2) years of experience working directly with youth and young adults is required, those experiencing homelessness or housing instability preferred