Unhoused Outreach Specialist

Unhoused Outreach Specialist (Full-Time)

The CENTER for Human Services, a leading provider of behavioral health care services, is seeking an Unhoused Outreach Specialist. (Full-Time)

• Works with homeless individuals with compassion and understanding
• Provides support and resource information to individuals and family members as necessary and appropriate
• Assists individuals to identify and develop natural community supports to foster independence and community integration
• Assists neighbors experiencing homelessness with accessing resources and making referrals; continues to engage with unsheltered homeless neighbors until shelter or permanent housing is obtained
• Assists clients with housing applications, completes supportive and subsidized housing paperwork, surveys rental market for affordable housing, and advocates for clients with prospective landlords
• Develops a relationship with neighbors through frequent outreach visits to foster trust building and support participation in programs
• Encourages and supports client participation in activities and events that increase ability to remain linked to care and/or behavioral health care, identifies employment options or cash benefits, and identifies housing options

• High School Diploma or GED
• Personal experience in recovery from lived experience with mental illness and/or a substance use disorder
• Willingness and ability to engage in self-disclosure to assist in treatment
• Passion to help others with their recovery
• Excellent organizational and communication skills
• Illinois driver’s license with full coverage auto insurance

Salary Range:$17.00 - $24.50 per hour

• Paid Time Off
• Medical Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Savings Plans
• Dependent Care Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• 403B Employer Matching
• Student loan forgiveness

For immediate consideration, please submit an email of interest, indicating the position you are applying for to the Human Resources Department itional jobs of interest may be found on Indeed.