What are the responsibilities and job description for the Community Outreach Worker / Peer Support position at People Encouraging People?
People Encouraging People offers quality mobile behavioral health services to people with serious and persistent mental health and substance abuse disorders. We continuously strive to provide these services with integrity, honesty and respect.Position Summary- Conduct visits to various agencies, shelters, and hospitals to outreach clients for Homeless Services/Integrated Outreach program. Outreach areas reported by the health department as having elevated overdose spike history and/or known for high substance use traffic.- Screen clients for eligibility for services, complete intake to the Homeless Services/Integrated Outreach program and obtain psychiatric, substance use treatment, and medical health history.- Coordinate client care and collaborate with other social and community agencies, advocating for clients; refer clients to other treatment facilities/community resources as required.- Participate in community mobile treatment related meetings, client care conferences, clinical programs, etc.- Provide information and resources to clients and families relating to nutrition, medication, side effects, and all physical/psychiatric illnesses, dental care, substance abuse prevention, health maintenance and preventative care, including activities related to diagnostic testing preparation and prescribed treatment for acute and short-term treatment.- Practice Harm Reduction providing training in communicable disease prevention; prevention of sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, as needed and if credentialed. Provide training in the use of naloxone and fentanyl/xylazine test strips. Provide clients with harm reduction products; condoms, naloxone, and/or fentanyl/xylazine test strips.- Assess acute health problems of clients to determine the most appropriate health care provider and make referrals.- Act as a liaison between the Agency and various community programs.- Serve as a resource for other staff members in the development of the case management role with their clients.- Provide advocacy and appropriate resources for clients.POSITION REQUIREMENTS:Must have a driver’s license, clean driving record and reliable transportation.Bachelor's Degree in mental health field preferred and/or three years equivalent work experience in mental health.