Outreach & Engagement Specialist 1

The Salvation Army Southern California•Seattle, WA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The Outreach & Engagement Specialist 1 (OES1) is a housing-focused outreach position directed at homeless individuals living in their vehicles in King County. The primary objective of this position is to aid individuals in housing attainment, utilizing the minimum assistance needed to address each household’s immediate housing crisis. The OES1 will regularly visit clients where they live, work with them to identify and overcome barriers to housing, refer them to other resources in the community (mainstream services, benefit services, food assistance programs, childcare resources, etc.), and connect them to established communities/neighborhood organizations once they’ve been housed.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in social work or similar or 2+ years of relevant experience required.
2 years of demonstrated experience in related social services.
Experience with and understanding of Coordinated Entry for All (CEA), Rapid Re-Housing (RRH), and city, county, and other partner human services agencies preferred.
Experience involving human relations, trauma-informed care, community building, motivational interviewing, networking, and resourcing building.
Experience with HMIS entries, exits, and reporting preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience with and understanding of Coordinated Entry for All (CEA), Rapid Re-Housing (RRH), and city, county, and other partner human services agencies.
Experience involving human relations, trauma-informed care, community building, motivational interviewing, networking, and resourcing building.
Experience with HMIS entries, exits, and reporting.

Responsibilities

Regularly seek out clients living in their vehicles in the territory served.
Maintain contact with clients while they are working on their housing assessment and housing readiness plan.
Provide intensive housing assistance, including: Resource referral, Advocacy between client and apartment managers.
Provide formal and informal referral services to community resources.
Provide expert case management for clients with varying degrees of vocational, social, cultural, and/or medical impairments hindering self-sufficiency, including referrals and linkages that assess and determine employability, job readiness, vocational education and training needs, and economic and social self-support.
Coordinate services with other agencies that provide services relating to mental health, employment security, substance abuse, vocational rehabilitation, and developmental disabilities.
Participate in unit staff meetings and in applicable trainings as assigned.
Maintain client case records on Wellsky and HMIS, as well as required forms and reports in the prescribed format.
Track, analyze, and input data relevant to county, donor, and internal stakeholders.
Perform other administrative and operational functions as requested.

Benefits

paid holidays
vacation time
sick time
medical, vision, and dental insurance
Low bi-weekly premiums for employee-only coverage
Kaiser HMO for those residing in a Kaiser service area
Anthem EPO/PPO is available for those residing outside a Kaiser service area.
Voluntary +1 and +family coverage at additional cost.
Delta Dental DHMO and DPPO dental insurance are offered.
An employer-paid life insurance policy covers employees.
Voluntary supplemental life, short-term and long-term disability plans are available.
Employer-funded Money Purchase Pension Plan (Defined Contribution Plan) 50% vested at five years eligible service time.
employee-funded voluntary 403(b) option.
40 hours of Paid Leave for qualifying events (Parental Leave).
12 days of Sick Leave annually accruing from day one, eligible for use after three months’ service time.
Two weeks annually (for non-exempt positions), accruing from day one, for non-exempt positions.
Four weeks annually (for exempt positions), accruing from day one, for exempt positions.
Accrued vacation is eligible for use after six months’ service time.
13 designated holidays + 1 floating holiday per year