Outreach Worker

Vinfen

82d • $21 - $21

About The Position

As an Outreach Worker, you will provide high quality, direct case management services to the individuals Vinfen supports. Your support and instruction will help in developing and enhancing activities of daily living, achieve goals, overcome barriers, and become more independent. In your role you will work together with the people we serve, their families, friends, employers, and other support staff to transform their lives. On a typical day, you may implement Individual Service Plans (ISP), provide transportation, and perform general housekeeping.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field preferred, but experience may substitute for education.
• High School diploma or GED required.
• 1 year of related experience.
• Strong time management, organizational and writing skills.
• All applicants must be at least 21 years of age and have a current, valid, US drivers' license for at least 6 months.
• Must have access to a reliable insured vehicle.
• All applicants must become CPR, First Aid certified within 2 weeks of employment and MAP certified within 150 days of employment.
• All candidates must be able to successfully pass a CORI, reference, national fingerprinting and driving record check.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct training and support (instruction, assistance, modeling and reinforcement) for persons served in developing and enhancing their daily living skills, i.e. symptom, medication and money management, cooking, cleaning, recreational activities, personal hygiene, social and interpersonal skills, etc.
• Maintain and update documentation in individual and program records.
• Act as an advocate for persons served.
• Communicate verbally and in writing with co-workers, supervisors, and other service providers, including funding agency personnel.
• Escort persons served into the community using public transportation, company or personal vehicle, as necessary.
• Monitor status of persons served, provides crisis intervention and counseling, as needed.
• Report incidents to on-call manager or supervisor, as required.
• Perform housecleaning tasks, as assigned.

Benefits

• A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan.
• First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open to all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more.
• Generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance.
• Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!).
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance along with the option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability insurance.
• Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care).
• Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance.
• Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week): 15 days of Vacation per year, 12 Paid Holidays, 10 Sick Days per year, 3 Personal Days per year.
• Educational Assistance and Remission Programs.
• $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
• Other generous benefits including discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted movie tickets and more!

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees