Street Outreach Operations Lead

Colonial Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Breaking Ground's Street to Home program engages with more than 2,000 street homeless individuals each year and connects 500+ with housing, medical and mental health services, and other supports. The Outreach Coordinator oversees field teams and ensures staff are deployed across shifts to meet demand.

The role applies Harm Reduction and Housing First approaches, triages urgent requests, and prioritizes developing situations from the field to guide placement options and services.

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating street outreach teams and field deployment.
• Knowledge of Harm Reduction and Housing First approaches.
• Ability to triage urgent requests and prioritize developing situations.

Responsibilities

• Create shift schedules to ensure continual field coverage.
• Coordinate across street outreach teams to deploy staff in the field.
• Engage with individuals to assess homelessness history, services needed, and placement options from the field.

Job description

Breaking Ground's Street to Home program engages with more than 2,000 street homeless individuals each year and connects 500+ with housing, medical and mental health services, and other supports. The Outreach Coordinator oversees field teams and ensures staff are deployed across shifts to meet demand.

The role applies Harm Reduction and Housing First approaches, triages urgent requests, and prioritizes developing situations from the field to guide placement options and services.