Community Outreach Worker - Madison, United States - Focused Interruption
3 weeks ago
Description
Community Outreach Worker
Summary:
The mission of the Focused Interruption is to use a holistic approach to reduce generational trauma by providing evidence-based intervention and prevention services to victims, communities, and families impacted by gun violence.
Focused Interruption Outreach Workers will accomplish this mission by developing relationships with individuals at highest risk of gun violence victimization and perpetration and engaging these individuals in supportive services such as job placement or training, mental health treatment, and legal services.
Additionally, Outreach Workers will provide ongoing support, mentoring, life coaching, and dispute mediation to those at highest risk of gun violence.
Finally, Outreach Workers will respond to incidents of community violence and seek to prevent further retaliatory violence by leveraging their relationships within the community at large, as well as people at highest risk of gun violence.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Relentlessly connects with people at highest risk through outreach. This includes frequent attempts and contact through home visits, street level engagement, relationship building activities, prison or jail visits
Practices relentless outreach to ensure continued engagement of people at highest risk in mental health treatment, work, school and other prosocial activities
Works with manager and community partners to identify people who are at highest risk of becoming victims and perpetrators of gun violence
Carries a caseload of 5 or more people at highest risk of gun violence
Utilizes trauma informed approaches and practices to identify, connect, engage and support people at highest risk
Prepares and submits reports per contract and as requested by Supervisor
Enters timely program information into appropriate data management system; documents detailed case notes and other items as assigned
Attends regular staff meetings, partner meetings, one on one supervision meetings, and community meetings as instructed by Supervisor
Participates in all mandatory trainings and undertakes any training and professional development as required to ensure effective work
Reaches out to the community (individually and as a team member) to build strong relationships with, residents, businesses, and community groups
Provides linkages and supports for individuals to enhance their use of opportunities and programs in the community (job programs, GED, drug treatment, mentoring, etc.)
Facilitates proper referrals and supportive case management for court advocacy, school enrollment, counseling, substance abuse services, employment, job training, etc.
Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
High School Diploma/GED
Bachelors degree preferred; Associates Degree or 60 credit hours from an accredited institution highly desired
Excellent verbal communication skills and ability to communicate effectively in writing
Computer literacy commensurate to complete job duties
Demonstrated initiative in community involvement
Has shown concrete steps in advancing their lives, in education, employment or recovery and well-being
Experience or training in crisis intervention preferred
Experience working on a team
Ability to demonstrate empathy with participants and effectiveness in engaging target population
Expectations:
Adheres to Focused Interruption's model, philosophy, approaches, policies and procedures
Elevates the field of Outreach by modeling professional behavior
Attends field related trainings which may include on topics such as restorative justice, trauma informed care, Motivational Interviewing, conflict mediation and de-escalation, Mental Health First Aid, Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, Certified Peer Specialist
Possesses a valid Wisconsin drivers license, insurance, and good driving record
Participates in self-care sessions
Has no pending criminal cases
Able to work one-on-one and in groups with high-risk individuals to resolve conflicts and promote prosocial behaviors
Willing to respond to crime scenes, hospital emergency departments, and other chaotic environments
Willing to work late nights and on weekends
Exhibits emotional maturity, effective teamwork and communication skills, professional conduct, good judgment, integrity, tolerance of differing points of view and beliefs, commitment to violence prevention best practices, growth mindset and problem-solving attitude
Willing to collaborate and communicate with external partners
Compensation:
Starting wage is $28 per hour with potential of raise at three month performance review.
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