You haven't searched anything yet.
Central City Concern is an innovative nonprofit agency providing comprehensive services to single adults and families in the Portland metro area who are impacted by homelessness, poverty and addictions. We hire people that are skilled and passionate to meet our mission through outcome-based strategies which support personal and community transformation.
SUMMARY: Central City Concern's Homeless Enhanced Outreach And Retention Team (HEART) meets people where they are at by providing proactive street outreach and care coordination services. This multidisciplinary team engages folks on the streets, providing basic resources and information, explores interest and barriers to engaging in more formalized supports and can enroll someone in short term (1-3 months) transitional care services to facilitate access and engagement in longer term supports. This team can assist people in connecting to shelter/housing resources, primary care, mental health, substance use services, harm reduction services, employment and other more traditional service models.
The Peer Support Specialist provides a support through leading with lived experience. This role is part of a multidisciplinary team and is responsible for advocating and supporting the behavioral health needs of clients including providing peer to peer engagement, and outreach and on-site service delivery.
Hours- M-F-9A-5:30P
RESPONSIBILITIES:
ABILITIES:
QUALIFICATIONS:
Benefits: Central City Concern offers an incredible benefits package to our Regular/FT employees:
This description is intended to provide a snapshot of the work performed and is not designed to contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of the position.
As an agency deeply rooted in recovery, part of our policy and commitment to a drug and alcohol-free workplace includes post-offer, pre-employment drug screens. Please note we follow Federal Guidelines regarding prohibited substances, even for those legal at the state level.
Central City Concern is a second chance employer and complies with applicable laws regarding consideration of criminal background for employment purposes. Government regulations, contractual requirements, or the duties of this job may require CCC to conduct a background check and take appropriate action to address prior criminal convictions.
Full Time
$51k-77k (estimate)
04/28/2024
06/27/2024
centralcityconcern.org
Portland, OR
1,000 - 3,000