Outreach Specialist HILO- (FT)
Child & Family Service•Hilo, HI
•$0 - $24•Onsite
About The Position
The Outreach Specialist will be primarily responsible for conducting community outreach and screening for trauma and/or mental health concerns. Information and referral services and linkages will be provided where appropriate. Informal lay counseling may be provided based on needs identified. Priority will be placed on individuals and families who have experienced trauma due to a natural disaster.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Additional courses or specialized training at a business or community college, or other formal training facility or program.
- Ability to understand and carry out assigned duties effectively.
- Knowledge of stenography, office routines, elementary accounting procedures; operation of equipment such as bookkeeping and billing machines, tabulating equipment, transcription machines.
- Over one year, up to and including two years of experience.
- At least 1 year experience providing direct care to children and adolescents.
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care and trauma-informed crisis response and stabilization.
- Ability to communicate and work effectively with people of diverse social, economic, ethnic/racial and cultural backgrounds.
- Valid Hawaii driver's license.
- Clear driver's abstract.
- Willingness to travel in personal vehicle on an as-needed basis throughout the island.
- Subject to a criminal background investigation.
- Successful completion of CPI classes OR other Behavioral Management certification as may be contract-mandated.
- Successful completion of CPR, First Aid, AED classes.
- Requires contacts both inside and outside at all organizational levels.
- Requires considerable tact, discretion and persuasion to obtain results.
- May present new methods, programs, and controversial issues.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in responding to natural disasters and working with survivors in crisis.
Responsibilities
- Conducting community outreach and screening for trauma and/or mental health concerns.
- Providing information and referral services and linkages where appropriate.
- Providing informal lay counseling based on needs identified.
- Prioritizing individuals and families who have experienced trauma due to a natural disaster.
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Preventative health care paid time off
- Birthday floating holiday
- Volunteer floating holiday
- 16 Paid Holidays in a Year (17 in an Election Year)
- Medical/Dental/Vision/RX plans
- Out-out incentive
- 401(k)
- Flexible spending plans
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
