Street Outreach Worker

Domus Kids•Stamford, CT

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Domus Street Outreach Worker will identify, connect with, and engage young people in the community who are disconnected from community resources such as school, employment and/or housing and are at high risk for criminal activity, gang involvement and incarceration. The Street Outreach Worker will link these young people to resources in the community of which they may be skeptical by building relationships with them to bridge that connection. The Street Outreach Worker will also work with the young people to build their decision-making skills to lower their risk of criminal activity. The Domus Street Outreach Worker position is not intended to be office-based. The role is to reach out to youth in their environment at community events, on street corners, in parks, in homes of youth, and in other places where youth hang out. For this reason, it is very important for applicants to be comfortable with our target population of disengaged and disconnected youth aged 12-26 and to be comfortable being in these areas without the company of police, probation, or additional staff members. Also, this role works outside in all weather conditions, and extensive walking is required.

Requirements

Experience working with target population, including experience working in a street outreach type setting.
Able to work non-traditional hours including evenings, weekends, holidays, and other non-traditional work hours.
Skilled at building relationships with young people
Commitment to the Domus mission, values and core principles.
Valid driver�s license.
A strong work ethic
High emotional intelligence, able to easily develop deep, trusting relationships with diverse individuals from many different backgrounds.
Basic Computer Literacy
Ability to receive and respond to constructive feedback.
Ability to collect required data.
Flexibility and adaptability, able to shift styles to fit the needs of a wide range of cultures, people and organizations.
Ability to help young people repair relationships using a variety of methods including a restorative justice model
Maintain relationships with outside community support and connections as appropriate for young people.

Nice To Haves

Spanish speaking
Strong connection to Stamford community

Responsibilities

Engage young people directly in the community in 1-1, face to face, positive, life changing relationships and become a trusted, go-to resource.
Utilize teachable moments to teach/model interpersonal communication skills.
Provide skills building �on the hoof� (in real time)
Utilize Thoughts, Emotions and Behaviors (cognitive behavioral skills) to build young people�s emotion management and resilience.
Use Domus� core principles to build relationships, most importantly never giving up and giving many chances.
Document daily interactions with youth.
Coordinate appropriate crisis responses following episodes of violence in the community.
Help families, ranging from accessing basic services to helping resolve family conflicts.
Resolve conflicts and/or mediate between young people, their families, other youth, and/or agencies.
Act as a liaison between young people and service providers/schools to facilitate young person�s access to these services.
Work with young people who are seeking employment to connect them to Domus� workforce development programs and other opportunities within the community.
Collaborate with Domus staff as well as other community providers to update all on ongoing conflicts in the community and ways in which our team can mediate/mitigate the conflicts.
Document these interventions and mediations with young people and families.