New Beginnings is seeking a highly motivated, self-starter to join our Outreach Team to provide services to individuals experiencing homelessness in Santa Barbara County. Responsibilities include providing outreach and case management to unsheltered homeless individuals with a focus on our Safe Parking and Supportive Services to Veterans clients. Utilizing New Beginning’s integrated approach for Street Based Outreach, the Outreach Specialists provide outreach/engagement and case management services to quickly assess client needs, provide immediate interventions, and consistently connect clients to appropriate services. Outreach Specialists perform screening assessments, make appropriate referrals, connect clients to social services, and manage substantial documentation requirements. The successful candidates will have the ability to represent New Beginnings in a diplomatic and professional manner with partners, funders, law enforcement and other agencies and government city/county entities. The Outreach Case Manager will participate in a cross agency multidisciplinary approach to engage the hardest to serve homeless in an effort to connect them to services.
The selected candidate may need to travel between different sites within Santa Barbara County. The operational area may include: Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, Goleta, Lompoc, Los Olivos, Santa Maria, and Santa Ynez. However, there will be two dedicated outreach specialists located in our north county Lompoc office and two located in our south county Santa Barbara office. Each location is available to apply to.
Responsibilities:
o Assistance with benefits establishment
o Assistance with obtaining personal identification documents
o Provide linkages to ongoing services including but not limited to: healthcare, substance abuse, mental health, legal, education, employment, entitlement benefits or housing waitlist.
Position Qualifications:
Qualifications and Requirements for this Position:
Additional Information:
Work hours are Monday - Friday, 9-5 although there will be some night time and weekend hours on occasion to attend community events, conduct early morning or late night collaborative outreach efforts, or attend to emergent client and administrative needs.
Starting salary is $23 - $26 per hour (D.O.E.) with medical and dental benefits provided, 403b contribution and matching, as well as generous paid time off. Position begins immediately.
Send resume, cover letter and a list of three professional references to hr@sbnbcc.org. If we feel you are a good match for the position, you will be contacted to schedule an interview.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; ancestry; national origin; religion/creed; sex/sexual orientation; gender; gender identity/expression, transition; political affiliation or beliefs; disability, medical condition, generic information, marital status; military/veteran status; pregnancy and conditions related thereto.; or any other characteristic protected by law (as defined by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act -- Government Code Section 12900-12996), except where such discrimination is based on a bona fide occupational qualification.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $23.00 - $26.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40 per week
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Schedule:
Work Location: In person
Salary : $23 - $26
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