Location: Chatham Area
Position Summary
Under direction, raise awareness and educate communities on issues of violence and build relationships with key organizations (churches, schools, businesses, local government officials, community leaders) to reduce/eliminate violence. Outreach workers will also host monthly community events with partners, residents, and youth.
Working At NYAP
- NYAP's commitment to doing what is best for children, youth and their families is a core value and one that we look for in our newest team members.
- Student Loan Repayment assistance, up to $1,200 per year!
- 22 Days Off Each Year!
- Plus 11 Paid Holidays Per Year!
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family!
- Competitive salaries and benefits including a 401(k)
- Summer Hours Off (half day Friday’s)
- Tuition Assistance
- Work Anniversary Trips!
- Peace leave
Essential Duties
The Reimagine Outreach Worker will perform duties including, but not limited to:
• Perform all work in a manner consistent with the National Youth Advocate Program’s mission, values, and philosophies.
• Build relationships with residents to engage with highest risk persons and their associates to reduce and prevent violence in the community.
• Through relationships inform community residents of violence prevention efforts and intentions to mitigate risk.
• Responsible for intervention in circumstances in which violence is likely, including possible retaliation.
• Develop strategies for residents to report incidents safely and confidentially and continue to improve reporting.
• Responsible for gaining trust of the community residents and the high risk persons to prevent shootings and violence.
• Serve as linkages and support to individuals by referring clients to case management services and other opportunities (job programs, GED, drug treatment, and mentoring).
• Obtain information on potential conflicts in the Chicago community.
• Formulate action plans to help resolve conflicts with gangs/mobs through mediation and collaboration with other RVSP providers/violence prevention organizations.
• Conduct corner conversation daily/nightly to meet with high-risk individuals to discuss community issues and offer alternatives.
• Work with community residents, high-risk individuals and other partners to prevent all potential retaliatory shootings.
• Developing relationships with key leaders in the community.
• Documenting conflicts resolved on conflict mediation forms.
• Keeping daily log documenting all contacts with high-risk individuals daily.
• Distributing public education materials in the community on RVPS programming and services.
• Providing 24/7 crisis intervention and responding to incidents of violence as needed to provide stabilization and support.
• Performs other duties as requested.
Qualifications
• Minimum of GED or High school diploma and a valid driver's license.
• Two years of experience providing outreach services, community programs, criminal justice programming in the community.
• Knowledge of:
- Violence prevention and intervention.
- Community violence.
- Chicago community residents (high-risk individuals and individuals with active street involvement).
- Criminal and juvenile justice systems.
- Needs and challenges experienced by people from diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. Community resources and community organizations.
- Various resources available to Chicago residents.
- Crisis intervention methods and techniques.
• Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers, smartphones and tablets, printers, fax machines and photocopiers as well as software including word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.
Other Skills:
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing. Interpret and explain policies, procedures, and relevant laws.
• Conduct needs assessments and provide appropriate community referrals.
• Communicate effectively with people from diverse cultures and backgrounds.
• Maintain a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy during stressful situations.
• Prepare accurate reports and case summaries.
• Maintain records and documents.
• Interviewing processes and making public presentations.
• Maintain confidentiality with sensitive information.
• Work emergency call-outs, nights, weekends and holidays.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
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NYAP also requires all of our employees, regardless of your title/position, to hold and maintain automobile liability insurance coverage of $100,000/$300,000. Please contact our HR department with questions, 614-487-3888 or hr@nyap.org.
The person in this position needs to follow a team concept and support both agency goals and co-workers. Employees must be able to effectively work with and be respectful and sensitive to persons from various cultures, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, and racial backgrounds.
Benefits listed are for eligible employees as outlined by our benefit policy.
