Community Outreach Specialist
The Blue Venture Fund · Rockford, IL · Yesterday
OTHRFull-time
Responsibilities
- Facilitates and secures enrollments from members in the community to participate in Wayspring’s services
- Acts quickly to assess member needs and triage accordingly
- Succesfully engages members and provides them with an educational overview of Wayspring’s service offerings
- Secures verbal and written consent, and obtains appropriate paperwork for services, including consent to clinic services and release of information forms, from members to participate in Wayspring’s services
- Secures members’ first appointment with clinical services
- Provides frequent touchpoints to enrolled caseload and ability to assess individual member needs
- Initiates creative strategies to facilitate member contact
- Incorporates recovery support and harm reduction themes into engagement
- Regularly reviews member profile for SDoH and clinical updates
- Maintains performance accountability around member enrollment and clinic conversion, and achieves performance targets
- Adheres to Wayspring information security and privacy requirements
Requirements & Preferred Qualifications
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in a community outreach role, with preferred experience around street outreach
- Bachelor’s degree or work experience equivalent in a relevant field
- Demonstrated ability working in a matrixed environment
- The ability to communicate effectively and persuasively is required
- Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly and professionally
- Exceptional verbal de-escalation skills and crisis management
- Experience with CRM, EHR, or similar platforms is preferred
- The ability to travel as business needs require (community-based role). Mileage reimbursement is provided.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance options – including options for your pets!
- Company funded HSA + Monthly Gym Allowance
- Paid parental leave – all parents included!
- Company paid short term disability, long term disability and life insurance
- 401k with company match
- Premium Employee Assistance Program, inclusive of counseling sessions
- Pardon and Expungement Scholarship Program
- Company Contributions to Future Minded Savings (HSA and Emergency savings fund)
- Generous PTO package (accrual policy based on years of service) and an additional 10 paid company holidays
- Company 2 week paid sabbatical program!
- Provider Benefits include ASAM training and membership + $2,500 CEU annual stipend and more!