Description

Oasis Center: Oasis Center provides a wide range of opportunities that reflect the diverse needs of youth and their families, from crisis intervention to youth leadership and community engagement to college and career access.

Position: Outreach Case Manager

Summary: To actively participate in the crisis to housing continuum at Oasis. This position specifically provides street canvasing, assessments, safety planning, case management and coordinated entry services to homeless/street youth in the Metro Nashville area. 

Salary Range: $39,000-$42,000 Based on Education & Experience 

Essential Functions: 

• Provide screening, assessments and safety planning to youth and young adults who are experiencing homelessness or have runaway.
• Participate in street outreach canvasing and street based case management for RHSY (runaway/homeless/street dependent youth) in the community.
• Assist youth in creating plans to leave/avoid homelessness and support them in goal obtainment
• Provide education and information about resources for RHSY to identified community partners as needed.
• Help to build and implement strong internal collaborations that maximize Oasis resources for young people.
• Assist youth formally and informally as they master life skills, included but not limited to: job readiness, communication skills, transportation, budgeting.
• Provide referral services and follow-through with appropriate adjunct services, including: mental health services, medical, housing, etc. as needed.
• Learn and operate from a trauma informed/positive youth development approach to foster a safe healing environment to enable youth to overcome their life challenges

Requirements

Requirements:

• Ability to form strong, caring and affirming relationships with all youth – specifically including LGBTQ youth.
• Ability to apply Motivational Interviewing principals and operate from a Trauma Informed Care approach. 
• Clear understanding of racial inequities and willingness to operate from an anti-oppression model.
• Knowledge and ability to access community resources.
• Bachelor’s Degree 

Oasis Center is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and is operated in accordance with a policy which does not permit discrimination because of race, color, sex, age, handicap, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.