Outreach Worker

Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region, Inc.; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

14 paid holidays

Health insurance starting from first 1

Immediate sick leave accrual

Personal time from first day

Job summary

Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region, Inc. in Albany seeks an Outreach Advocate to help stop shootings and support at-risk youth through targeted intervention, case management, and community collaboration.

You will work with residents, families and partners to identify hotspots and provide timely resources. This full-time role emphasizes crisis intervention, trust-building, and advocacy to reduce violence while connecting individuals to GED, job programs and mentoring opportunities within our

Qualifications

• Experience working with at-risk youth and gang members.
• No pending criminal cases or prior convictions for sexual assault, child abuse or domestic violence.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience or training in crisis intervention.
• Knowledge of target communities.
• Valid New York State driver’s license, insurance, and a good driving record.

Responsibilities

• Investigate causes of shootings/killings to assist in mediating situations and prevent retaliation between individuals and groups.
• Identify and defuse hot spots for shootings and violence through surveys and documentation.
• Provide outreach to the community to build relationships with youth, residents, businesses, and community groups.
• Gain the trust of the community and high-risk individuals so SNUG is seen as a resource to prevent shootings and violence.
• Identify youth who are gang members or at risk of joining gangs and intervene through case management to prevent problems.
• Serve as linkages to enhance access to programs (job programs, GED, drug treatment, mentoring).
• Advocate for youth through court testimonies when necessary.
• Keep Outreach Supervisor informed and responsive to needs and requests.
• Participate in organizing responses to shootings and increasing visibility when violence occurs.
• Document client case notes, shootings and other acts of violence.
• Participate in required training, planning and supervision sessions.
• Adhere to agency policies.

Skills

Crisis intervention

Communication skills

Community knowledge

Driver's license

Youth outreach

No pending cases

Job description

Founded as a settlement house in 1912, Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region, Inc., offers a wide variety of resources and support tailored to meet the unmet needs of children, individuals, and families in the community we represent. From parenting and reading classes to food pantries, anti-violence initiatives, housing assistance and much more, Trinity seeks to comprehensively strengthen our community in ways where it needs it, when it needs it and how it needs it. In short, we fill gaps. We listen. We learn. We care. We take action! Trinity Alliance values: Collaboration, Growth, Justice, & Compassion.

Our Mission

To strengthen and support our community by providing comprehensive, compassionate services in partnership with our neighbors.

Position Summary

Stopping shootings by doing all that is required individually and, in a team, to prevent all shootings in the neighborhood assigned. Getting to know all the highest risk persons and the people who know them. Communicating to members of the community that SNUG is here to stop shootings and that they should inform the program when shootings or other violence might happen in order to intervene. Working to intervene in circumstances in which violence is likely, including possible retaliation.

Key Responsibilities

• Investigate causes of shootings/killings to assist in mediating situations and prevent retaliation between individuals and groups (working with the community, outreach programs to gain information that may be helpful in preventing additional killings) and provide documentation.
• Identify and defuse "hot spots" for shootings and violence (conducting eyeball surveys with residents to identify areas frequented by potential offenders) and provide documentation.
• Provide outreach to the community (individually and as a team member) to build strong relationships with youth, residents, businesses, and community groups.
• Working to gain trust of the community and the highest risk persons so that they know why SNUG is present; namely to help prevent shootings and violence, and to help high-risk persons in any way possible.
• Identify youth who are gang members and those at-risk for joining gangs and intervening in their lives through case management to aid in solving current problems and preventing future ones.
• Serve as linkages and support for individuals to enhance their assistance and use of opportunities and programs in the community (job programs, GED, drug treatment, and mentoring).
• Advocate for youth through court testimonies, when necessary.
• Continuously keep Outreach Supervisor informed as to what is going on and anticipate and be responsive to requests and needs.
• Participate in organizing responses to shootings and increasing visibility when shootings/killings take place.
• Document client case notes, shootings and other acts of violence.
• Participate in all required training, planning and supervision sessions.
• Adherence to agency policies but not limited to, Standards of Conduct, Conflict of Interest, Social Media and substance abuse policies.

Preferred Skills

• Experience working with at-risk youth and gang members.
• No pending criminal cases or prior convictions for sexual assault, child abuse or domestic violence
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience or training in crisis intervention.
• Knowledge of target communities.
• Valid New York State driver's license, insurance, and good driving record.

Salary: $27.47/hour

In addition to a competitive salary, you will enjoy a range of valuable benefits, including 14 paid holidays, health insurance starting at the beginning of your first full month of employment, and immediate accrual of sick leave. Personal time will also be available from your first day on the job.

We are deeply committed to you and all our employees. You will also have opportunities for professional training and advancement within our organization.

Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region will be a responsive agent for change, growth and healing, a community hub that not only leads but listens.