Street Outreach Program Coordinator

The Center for Youth Services, Inc.; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 46,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The Center for Youth Services, Inc. in Rochester seeks a Street Outreach Coordinator to lead outreach efforts, schedule shifts, train interns and volunteers, and coordinate the Safe Place program.

This is a full-time role (35 hours weekly) with non-traditional hours, including several evenings and some weekends to respond to crises. The coordinator will oversee crisis intervention, case management, and youth advocacy, participate in community committees, and provide supervision to youth peer

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human services, education or related field and one year of experience or equivalent.
• Pre-employment driving record authorization and a valid driver's license.
• Recent physical exam with PPD within last 12 months and annually thereafter.
• Regular access to a motor vehicle and automobile insurance.

Responsibilities

• Crisis Intervention, Case Management, Individual Counseling & Youth Advocacy.
• Community Outreach to locations where youth congregate.
• Engage youth to offer services and referrals.
• Oversight of outreach metrics, data collection and reporting.
• Participate in agency on-call rotation.
• Coordinate the Safe Place Program.
• Participation in community committees and task forces.
• Training of new staff and youth peer interns.

Skills

Crisis Intervention

Case Management

Youth Advocacy

Community Outreach

Education

Bachelor's degree in human services, education or a related field

Job description

Overview

In addition to being responsible for all duties and activities assigned to Street Outreach Counselors, the Street Outreach Coordinator is tasked with scheduling the street outreach shifts, community mapping, training of interns and volunteers, facilitating the Safe Place program, providing supervision to youth peer outreach interns, and other leadership duties as assigned. This position will work "non-traditional" hours. The Coordinator is required to work several evenings per week and some weekends. This position is part of the agency's on-call rotation, requiring the Coordinator to be available to respond to crisis calls from various programs. This is a full-time position at 35 hours a week.

Essential Functions And Example Of Duties

• Crisis Intervention, Case Management, Individual Counseling & Youth Advocacy
• Community Outreach to locations where youth are known to congregate
• Engage youth to offer services and referrals;
• Oversight of outreach, service delivery, utilization, and efficacy, including: data collection, outcome measurement, record keeping, community mapping, and report generation;
• Participates in agency on-call rotation;
• Coordinate the Safe Place Program
• Participation in community committees, coalitions, and task forces, as assigned;
• Training of new staff and youth peer interns;

Qualifications

A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in human services, education or a related field; and one-year experience or an equivalent combination of education, employment and life experience. In addition to the above, it is mandatory that candidates meet the following criteria prior to hire:

• Authorization for the agency to obtain driving record information
• Proof of a satisfactory physical exam within the last 12 months including a PPD and annually thereafter.
• A valid driver's license
• Regular access to a motor vehicle and automobile insurance at the level of $100,000 per person/$300,000 per accident Bodily Injury and $50,000 Property Damage

The Center for Youth provides equal opportunities for employment.

Salary: $25.00 - $28.00 per hour