Director of Community Health & Outreach

Description

At The Night Ministry, our work centers on meeting people with compassion, dignity, and respect during some of the most difficult moments of their lives. Across Chicago, our teams provide human connection, housing support, and health care to individuals and families experiencing housing instability and poverty. We believe lasting impact is built through consistency, trust, and showing up for our community every day.

At The Night Ministry, our work centers on meeting people with compassion, dignity, and respect during some of the most difficult moments of their lives. Across Chicago, our teams provide human connection, housing support, and health care to individuals and families experiencing housing instability and poverty. We believe lasting impact is built through consistency, trust, and showing up for our community every day.
The people who work here are deeply committed to that mission. Our staff bring empathy, professionalism, resilience, and a shared sense of purpose to their work, whether they are serving clients directly in the community or supporting operations behind the scenes. Every department and every role contributes to the strength of our programs and the quality of care we provide.
We value collaboration, accountability, curiosity, and a commitment to equity in both our work and our workplace culture. We are looking for people who are thoughtful, adaptable, and motivated by meaningful work that creates real impact in the lives of others.
Working at The Night Ministry means being part of a mission-driven organization where your contributions matter, your work supports a larger purpose, and your colleagues care deeply about the community and one another.

The Night Ministry’s Outreach & Health Ministry Department is dedicated to delivering equitable, trauma-informed healthcare to individuals experiencing homelessness. We meet people where they are, both literally and figuratively, by removing barriers to care and providing high-quality services grounded in dignity and respect. We are seeking a dynamic and mission-driven leader to advance our outreach strategy, strengthen program impact, and guide the team through a period of meaningful growth and transformation.

The Director of Community Health and Outreach is a key member of the Strategic Leadership Team, providing visionary leadership and operational oversight for the organization’s mobile health and street medicine initiatives. This role ensures the delivery of client-centered, trauma-informed care to individuals living in encampments, on public transit, and in other unsheltered environments. The Director will lead the daily operations of the Mobile Health Unit, Street Medicine teams, and CTA Transit Program.

This position requires a collaborative leader who can build and nurture a multidisciplinary team, drive program growth through sustainable funding grants like Medicaid reimbursement and serve as a compelling public ambassador for the organization’s mission.

• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in healthcare administration, public health, nursing, or social services, with at least 5 years in a supervisory role managing multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated experience in homeless services, street medicine, mobile health outreach, or care coordination for vulnerable populations.
• Proven ability to manage complex, multi-site operations and lead change management initiatives (e.g., launching a new program).
• Experience using data to drive decisions, improve quality, and report on programmatic outcomes.

• Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH), Master's degree in nursing, Healthcare Administration (MHA), Social Work (MSW), or a related…