Outreach Specialist - U District

Description

REACH Mission and Values

The REACH Program of Evergreen Treatment Services works with individuals experiencing homelessness and behavioral health conditions to help them achieve stability and improved quality of life. Through outreach, relationships, advocacy and partnership, REACH focuses on reducing harm and supporting healing. REACH provides outreach-based-care coordination, multidisciplinary clinical services, and supports to access and maintain housing. All services are based in principles of harm reduction that offer respect and dignity to individuals moving forward through stages of change in their lives. 

REACH incorporates a racial equity lens that includes naming the impact of systems of oppression rooted in White Supremacy on the lives of People Who Use Drugs (PWUD), while addressing the root causes perpetuating historical trauma and immense suffering in individuals’ lives. We are committed to building a robust behavioral health response that diverts people away from jail by rebuilding community and providing services to ensure those presently marginalized aren’t just surviving, but able to thrive.

REACH offers an array of services ranging from survival support provided where folks are living outside to linkages to essential resources such as housing, assistance to resolve legal issues, health care, entitlements and easily accessible treatment for substance use disorders and mental health conditions. 

The REACH team is passionate about creating a hospitable and welcoming environment for all people while providing quality services on an individually tailored basis to our clientele. REACH values a diverse, multicultural staff, is committed to racial equity and social justice, and appreciates hard work, creativity, and a good sense of humor. People who have been impacted by the criminal legal system are encouraged to apply. 

Location: North Seattle

Hours -M-F-8:30am-4:30pm

Salary $70k 

· ETS strives to achieve pay equity and transparency as part of our goal to create an equitable workplace.

JOB SUMMARY

The Outreach Team focuses on engaging clients where they are; with low barrier resource navigation, maintaining engagement with case management services through skilled partner coordination, and establishing partnerships with other providers and organizations to better serve our clients. The REACH Outreach Team conducts assessments and provides referrals to services such as shelter, case management, mental and physical healthcare, substance use harm reduction resources and education, and housing, if able. REACH services are person-centered, strengths-based, trauma-informed, culturally relevant, and respectfully provided from a harm reduction perspective to promote client autonomy and dignity in how they access resources and services.

The Regional Outreach Specialist will also be responsible for supporting partnerships with the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), Seattle of City Unified Care Team, community-based organizations, and neighborhood businesses. The Regional Outreach Specialist will work with city and service partners to create a coordinated street outreach strategy in each geographical area in order to demonstrate an effective, trauma-informed response to people living unsheltered and partner with REACH program staff to support clients enrolled in REACH intensive case management services. 

The NE Outreach Specialist will be based in the University District, District 4, region of Seattle working with the NE Outreach team. This position will work closely with the City of Seattle UCT to coordinate shelter referrals at eligible sites and University District Partners (UDP) and UDP Ambassadors to support work in the University District. 

Job Functions (may include):

· Provide outreach to folks living in designated prioritized sites in District 4/ University District neighborhood to conduct health and needs assessments and provide recommendations for services and resources prior to a removal

• Go to sites where individuals experiencing homelessness are located, to make contact and explain the approach to potential clients. 
• Create client census to attain scope of need or create By Name List (BNL) to match individuals to specific resources
• Refer clients to resources and services and support-maintained engagement with service
• Support each individual’s efforts to resolve potential barriers to obtaining shelter, housing, documentation, addressing legal issues, case management referrals, etc.
• Develop and maintain a positive working relationship with program partners and referral sources to facilitate effective interagency collaboration and prevent duplication of services.
• Participate in case conferencing