Outreach Worker
About the Organization
Physician Affiliate Group of New York (PAGNY) offers this opportunity at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi, a 457-bed, Level I Trauma Center. The hospital maintains a strong academic affiliation with Albert Einstein College of Medicine to uphold high healthcare delivery standards. NYC Health + Hospitals is the nation’s largest municipal health care delivery system, dedicated to providing quality care to all New Yorkers with compassion, dignity, and respect, regardless of immigration status or ability to pay.
The SUV (Stand Up to Violence) program is an evidence-based, violence reduction initiative at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi. It treats gun violence as a disease by identifying its causes and interrupting its transmission. The program employs a community outreach team of credible messengers—individuals from the communities they serve—to mentor high-risk youth, emphasizing conflict mediation and violence prevention.
Responsibilities
- Recruit and manage a caseload of "high-risk" students, providing case management services.
- Mentor participants with a focus on providing alternatives to high-risk and violent behavior.
- Canvass assigned schools on foot (through safe passages) to identify and diffuse "hot spots" for shootings and violence.
- Coordinate and facilitate groups focused on anti-gun violence, conflict mediation and resolution, anger management, mindfulness, and leadership.
- Link participants and individuals to community opportunities and programs, including vocational, educational, recreational, and social services.
- Work closely with safety staff to identify and engage at-risk youth.
- Serve as a visible, approachable presence during school hours to build relationships with students.
- Detect, interrupt, and mediate conflicts involving students both inside and outside the school.
- Coordinate and facilitate restorative circles and conflict mediations.
- Respond to crisis situations promptly, deescalating conflicts and preventing violence through intervention and mentorship.