Outreach Worker-SNUG

The Opportunity

FCA is seeking an Outreach Worker for our SNUG Program. SNUG is an evidence-based violence reduction initiative that works with community residents, businesses and community-based organizations to implement strategies to reduce and prevent shootings and killings in communities with high rates of violent crimes.

Responsibilities

  • Conduct outreach and canvassing in the community (individually and as a team member).
  • Identify youth who are gang members and those at risk for joining gangs and intervening in their lives through case management.
  • Participate at daily briefs and debriefs with SNUG Outreach Worker Supervisor, Program Manager and OVS Social Worker which may include virtual means of technology.
  • Outreach Workers are expected to have a minimum caseload of seven to ten participants and meet face-to-face with each participant at least six times a month.
  • Document all their daily activities, including but not limited to contact with program participants, conflict mediation encounters, shooting responses, and community engagement events: barbecues, marches, rallies, etc.
  • Daily log must be completed in the DCJS database at the end of each shift.
  • Risk-Reduction Planning- to modify high-risk behaviors documented in the DCJS database every 90 days
  • Participate in organizing responses to shootings and increasing visibility when shootings take place to coordinate an inclusive and strategic response.
  • Attend weekly staff meetings which may include virtual means of technology.
  • Attend Participant case management meetings with OVS Social Worker
  • Serve as linkages and support for individuals to enhance their assistance and use of opportunities and programs in the community (e.g. job programs, GED, drug treatment, and mentoring).
  • Attend mandatory training and professional development training which may include virtual means of technology.
  • Follow all FCA and DCJS policy and procedures.

Qualifications

  • HS Diploma/GED
  • Proficient with MS Office (Outlook, Word and Excel).
  • Lived experience and connections with at-risk Hempstead youth a plus.
  • Bilingual Spanish required.

Benefits Information


  • Full Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
    • Generous, vacation, sick, personal, and floating holiday time
    • 403(b); with generous employer contribution
    • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
    • Pet Insurance
    • Short Term (STD) and Long Term (LTD) Disability Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

    Additional Information

    Schedule:

    • Full Time, 35 hours per week.
    • Location: Hempstead
    • Salary: 27.40/hr



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