Outreach Specialist (52690)

POSITION SUMMARY:

Person in this position will be responsible for community and street outreach. Essential Job Functions include those listed below.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

- Serve as an active part of the San Joaquin Valley Veterans (SJVV) outreach team and carry out all required responsibilities as needed.

- Provide screening, assessment, and brief interventions to the homeless and those at risk of becoming homeless.

- May be required to provide referrals to community partners, case management services, education, and appropriate community resources.

- Participation in facilitating ancillary services, i.e., continuing care, networking with community agencies, participating in Homeless Connect events and developing and updating referral and resource information, etc.

- Participation in case staffing, team meetings and Fresno Madera Continuum of Care Outreach Committee meetings as required.

- Coordinate and partner with community resources to promote the wellbeing of the homeless and veterans (i.e., WestCare, Fresno Housing Authority, Fresno County Department of Social Services, VA, Vet Center, FMCoC).

- Develop and maintain working knowledge of available community resources and act as liaison.

- Conduct outreach activities in the Fresno Madera urban and rural communities including street outreach.

- Attend scheduled meetings within the community.

- Must embrace and embody the mission, vision, guiding principles, clinical vision, and goals of WestCare Foundation.

- Other relevant duties as assigned.