Street Outreach Specialist

Description Of Duties And Responsibilities

• Counsels individuals in need of addictions medication services on the streets.
• Establishes a respectful, trusting relationship with program participants.
• Affirms participants' strengths and assists in building on them.
• Identifies and addresses participants' basic needs.
• Provides referrals for medication-assisted treatment of substance use disorders.
• Offers guidance and resources to help participants access healthcare, behavioral healthcare, public assistance, housing, nutritional assistance, and health insurance.
• Trains program participants and distributes medication for opioid overdose reversal.
• Distributes harm reduction supplies such as wound care kits, safer sex kits, sharps disposal kits, and medication disposal kits.
• Escorts participants to clinics for assessments and same-day medication initiation.
• Aids patients in obtaining medication.
• Facilitates transitions between service providers.
• Serves as an advocate for program participants with professional staff and network service providers.
• Participates in team meetings and service planning conferences.
• Documents the delivery of services in case records.
• Attends in-service training according to program requirements.

Qualifications For Position

• New York State Certified Recovery Peer Advocate or Provisional CRPA preferred.
• CARC preferred.
• Lived experience in recovery from substance use disorder.
• At least two years of direct care work experience with individuals at risk for, or with, a substance use disorder.

Skills And Knowledge Required

• Effective communication skills; recognizes and uses person-centered language.
• Recognizes that there are multiple pathways to recovery/wellness.
• Practices a strengths-based approach to recovery/wellness.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Ability to engage active substance users and their families.