Community Outreach Coordinator - Houston, United States - Block By Block

Block By Block

Verified Company

Houston, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Do you have a passion for service? Are you an Outreach Worker that is dedicated to helping those in the most desperate need? If yes, Block by Block would like to meet you.

We are seeking to hire an Outreach Worker in Houston.

Responsibilities are to establish relationships with local social service agencies and strive to direct the homeless and needy to gain access to the programs available through those agencies.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
IDENTIFY THOSE IN NEED the homeless and the areas they gravitate toward. A Direct them to services and agencies to meet their needs. Work toward establishing a mutual respect so as to reduce the public nuisance perception of homelessness.

ESTABLISH RELATIONSHIPS with the city, county, and state agencies that are in place to respond to the needs of the homeless and neediest of your community.

Strive toward a cooperative effort to make a positive impact on homelessness in your district.

PATROL THE DISTRICT to locate and reach out to those in need as well as to direct those in public spaces to services or more suitable locations.

OBSERVE AND REPORT while on patrol be watchful for unwanted behaviors or criminal activity and report to Safety Ambassadors via two-way radios.

Must be able to articulate an accurate description of persons, vehicles, and other similar identifiers.

HOSPITALITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE while on patrol will go out of the way to actively acknowledge pedestrians with a friendly greeting or identify visitors in order to provide directions, information, city information or recommendations.

REPORTING must be able to provide written reports of daily accomplishments and tasks completed.

PROFESSIONALISM must maintain a positive, professional environment in full compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures and overall Block by Block standards of expected professionalism.

REQUIREMENTS and PHYSICAL ABILITIES

Must have the physical capacity to walk or traverse continuously during an eight-hour shift, with normal breaks (two fifteen minutes, and one thirty-minute meal break).

Must be able to work outdoors in all conditions with provided inclement weather gear.

COMMUNICATION must be able to speak, read, and write the English language in order to create basic reports.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with qualified disabilities to perform the essential duties/functions.

Equal Opportunity Employer:
all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or national origin.

Block By Block is committed to providing equal opportunity and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Reasonable accommodations may be made to allow individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

We are proud to offer the following benefits:

Insurance: Medical with available FSA and/or HSA, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Life, and Accidental Death and Dismemberment, Critical Illness, and Accident.
Paid time off: Vacation, Sick Time and/or PTO (Only where required by local requirements and contract agreements), Paid Leave (only where required by law), Holidays (only where required by contract agreement), Floating Holidays (only where required by contract agreement), Birthday Pay (eligible after one year of service at most locations unless otherwise stated in CBA), Jury Duty (only where required by law).
Other: 401K Retirement Savings Plan.

Pay:
$20.00 per hour

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