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POSITION TITLE: ACT Peer Outreach Specialist
REPORTS TO: ACT Program Manager
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Regular, Non-Exempt
SCHEDULE: 40 hours/week, eligible for hybrid work after 6 months
SALARY RANGE: $41,000 -44,000
PRIORITY CONSIDERATION BY: April 1, 2024
JOB SUMMARY:
The REACH Center works with nearly 3,000 at-risk youth and young adults ages 12-24 each year to provide them with housing services, educational opportunities, career development, peer mentoring, and other supportive services. REACH has a strong track record of leveraging institutional partnerships to serve young people, and coordinates programs that annually place over 200 people in jobs and provide permanent housing for up to 300 youth experiencing homelessness. REACH is at the forefront of youth development, career readiness, and the fight against youth homelessness in the Greater Puget Sound Region. The work of the REACH Center contributes to positive systems change and has sparked interest in widespread replication of the REACH service delivery model on a wider scale.
This role was created to bolster the efforts of a collaborative team comprising local non-profits and service providers known as ACT on Youth Homelessness. The team initially united in 2018 as part of Pierce County's 100-day Challenge, aimed at making significant strides in addressing youth homelessness. During that challenge, the team achieved an extraordinary milestone by successfully housing 176 young individuals within a mere 100 days.
The REACH Center is currently in search of an ACT Peer Outreach Specialist who will specialize in identifying and establishing connections with youth and young adults facing housing instability or homelessness, with a specific focus on Youth of Color and/or LGBTQ youth.
As an ACT Peer Outreach Specialist, your primary role will involve assisting clients in securing stable and positive housing solutions. This will encompass various approaches, including diversion strategies, housing programs, foster care placements, extended foster care, and coordinating social services. Working closely with the ACT team, you will provide personalized support to each client by helping them craft an Individual Service Plan (ISP) designed to address their unique obstacles and concerns related to health and well-being. Additionally, it is your responsibility to empower clients by identifying their strengths and natural support systems. Most of your duties will be carried out through a collaborative, multidisciplinary, and multi-agency team approach.
Individuals with personal, shared, or lived experience as an immigrant, refugee, or homeless young adult are strongly encouraged to apply.
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While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to:
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This position primarily works indoors in an office environment but may also occasionally work outdoors. Work may be conducted onsite at the REACH Center and offsite at other agencies and in the community. Noise levels may vary depending on the work environment. This position may have opportunities to work remotely on occasion and/or on a flexible schedule, with supervisor's approval and dependent on the department's needs. Individuals in this position may be expected to navigate difficult and uncomfortable situations while working with participants who have suffered trauma.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $41,000.00 - $44,000.00 per year
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People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
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Work Location: In person
Full Time
Social & Legal Services
$71k-91k (estimate)
04/18/2024
08/15/2024
tacomacommunityhouse.org
TACOMA, WA
100 - 200
1910
Private
LIZ DUNBAR
$10M - $50M
Social & Legal Services
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