BrigAIDe Community Outreach Navigator

Overview

About Us:

If you’re looking for an opportunity to transform the lives of poor and homeless men, women, and children in your community, we may have a job for you.

Since 1972, Metropolitan Ministries has been providing life-changing solutions for those who are homeless and at risk of becoming homeless in Tampa Bay.

We are a grassroots, donor, and volunteer-fueled community nonprofit. At Metropolitan Ministries, we serve families in Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Polk and Hernando counties with compassion, practical help, and a willingness to make a huge difference.

• Salary: $41,000 - $44,000
• Group health, vision, and dental coverage at affordable rates, along with family coverage if you choose to purchase it.
• Preventative care is 100% covered (free) on all plans.
• PTO is offered to full-time and part-time employees.
• 11 days of PTO and 10 paid holidays annually.
• Option to participate in the 401K plan with employer match.
• $15,000 in employee Life Insurance paid for by Metropolitan Ministries.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Option to participate in supplemental group insurance plans at affordable rates.
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Training and career development.
• Discounted membership at the YMCA.

According to the mission and vision of Metropolitan Ministries, the BrigAIDe Community Outreach Navigator works within Metropolitan Ministries’ Outreach Team to build relationships with individuals experiencing homelessness to provide services, support, guidance, and assist by connecting individuals experiencing homelessness with resources and linkages housing. The BrigAIDe Community Outreach Navigator is responsible for identifying unsheltered homeless individuals through canvasing, referrals from Community Partners, and direct street outreach activities.

Conduct housing assessments and monitor client enrollment and eligibility through monthly engagements.

• Responsible for providing services that will assist with reducing barriers to housing, identifying housing resources and reduce the time the most vulnerable clients remain homeless.
• Provide and offer wraparound services in-person, telephonically, virtually, and at mobile sites.
• Assist clients experiencing homelessness with accessing resources and making referrals; continue to engage with unsheltered individuals until shelter or permanent housing is obtained.
• Enroll eligible clients in the supportive housing program known as Coordinated Entry (CE).
• Maintain an ongoing caseload of Coordinated Entry clients ensuring all required documents are uploaded into the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), completing assessments and updates.
• Maintain client records, daily activity logs, mileage logs, and other reports as directed.
• Actively participate in Coordinated Entry meetings to identify barriers related to the Coordinated Entry process or with individuals.
• Actively collaborate with other homeless service providers and community resources to facilitate access to the Continuum of Care services including:
• Basic needs, including food, clothing, hygiene and shelter information
• Housing assistance referrals
• Substance abuse education and treatment referrals
• Legal assistance referrals
• Health information referrals
• SSI/SSDI Outreach Access & Recovery (SOAR)
• MyAccess benefits and more
• Develop a relationship with individuals experiencing homelessness through frequent outreach visits to known encampments and/or other locations where those experiencing homelessness congregate.
• Research community resources that benefit individuals experiencing homelessness.
• Responsible for responding to incoming calls to the BrigAIDe Outreach phone lines and administering services telephonically.
• Input client services into HMIS (Homeless Management Information System) daily.
• Develop client goals and monitor individual progress through case management notes.
• Provide one-on-one case management sessions for identified clients monthly or as needed based on needs and service plan.
• Encourage and support client participation in activities and events that increase client’s self-sufficiency.
• Ensure all case records (referrals, and resources offered) are current by…