Senior Housing Outreach Specialist

Organization Overview: The Goddard Riverside Community Center (Goddard Riverside) and the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center (Isaacs Center) are well-established Manhattan community-based agencies that support services to approximately 30,000 New Yorkers. We are two of New York City’s leading human services organizations meeting the needs of children, youth and families, homeless individuals, and older adults through-out Manhattan and New York City. We work every day for a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families.

Intro/Program Description: Goddard Riverside invests in people & strengthens community, serving more than 20,000 people throughout New York City with a variety of programs for all ages. We work within a social justice framework to create a fair and just society where all people have the opportunity to make choices that lead to better lives for themselves and their families. Goddard is a partner within the Manhattan Outreach Consortium (MOC) a borough-wide initiative to serve the unsheltered community. The Uptown team serves the UWS and UES of Manhattan and collaborates with various community partners and healthcare agencies throughout Manhattan. The catchment area includes W. 59th – W. 110th Street & E. 59th – E. 96th Street, river to river.

Purpose of Position: The Senior Housing Outreach Specialist works creatively and effectively in the community to engage individuals living on the street through outreach by utilizing a harm reduction approach. The position serves as a case manager for adults experiencing street homelessness, with the goal of placement into transitional and permanent housing. The position works collaboratively across teams and organizations to achieve this goal.

Schedule: Monday through Friday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm

Salary: $41,987.40

• Serve as case manager for homeless adults, with a goal of placing them in transitional and permanent housing
• Perform intake, assessment, service planning, advocacy, referral and escort services
• Maintain client case records and enter data in computer database using handheld and desktop computers
• Provide follow-up case management for clients placed in housing, to promote retention and document outcomes
• Attend staff meetings, case conferences, training programs and supervision meetings; participate in program evaluation and improvement
• Communicate with evening/weekend staff and with staff of other agencies to coordinate client service
• Participate in outreach trips to identify and communicate with homeless clients
• Drive outreach van
• Participate in the annual HOPE count and quarterly counts of homeless individuals living on the street, 4 overnight counts completed annually
• Other duties as required

Qualifications/Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred
• Prior experience with the homeless and/or mentally ill population preferred
• Valid driver’s license and a driving record that meets the agency’s auto insurance guidelines (including at least one year as a licensed driver and no suspensions within the last 3 years)
• Flexibility in work hours; available to work evening, overnight and weekend shifts when required

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Understanding of housing first and other harm reduction models
• Ability to multitask
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Team player

Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individua