Street Outreach Specialist - Part Time

Job Details

Job Location
:
Home Sweet Home Ministries - Bloomington, IL 61701

Position Type
:
Part Time

Salary Range
: $19.00 - $19.00 Hourly

Job Shift
:
Day

For over a century,
Home Sweet Home Ministries
has stood as a pillar of the community and a beacon of Christ’s love for the hungry, homeless, and hopeless here in Central Illinois. It is the mission of every member of our staff and our volunteers to demonstrate Christ’s love through innovative approaches that instill hope, restore lives, and build community. We offer supportive services to those in need – providing shelter, food, case management, as well as programs including Bridge of Hope, Rapid Rehousing, and our Bread for Life Co-Op.

Now you, too, can help build upon our traditions and contribute your passion for caring for others and your desire to be a guiding light for Christ’s love to those caught in the storm by joining our dedicated team.
Home Sweet Home Ministries
offers employment opportunities for those with a desire to be part of a community committed to helping others.

• Purpose-Driven Impact: Your work will help restore hope and dignity to individuals in our community, while sharing Christ’s love and compassion.

• Part-time Supportive Benefits Package:

  • hourly wage of $19.00 with part-time in-person, hours Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 8 am - 4pm

  • 403(b) retirement plan with employer match (employer match at employee one year anniversary date)

  • paid time off

  • free on-site meals and beverages

• Join a Caring Team: Work alongside like-minded, dedicated individuals who share your passion for serving others and making a lasting impact.

The Street Outreach Specialist works directly with individuals in the community experiencing unsheltered homelessness. The SOS provides case management, education, harm reduction, and advocacy to help clients connect with community resources, including recovery services, emergency shelter, and permanent housing. Additionally, this position ministers to clients’ spiritual needs, provides for their basic physical needs, and documents their homelessness to help them access benefits.

• Drive a company vehicle to locations not meant for human habitation and/or tent encampments with an Outreach Team member to provide mobile case management that identifies barriers and seeks to meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of those experiencing unsheltered homelessness through a client-centered approach.

• Build relationships with people who are experiencing unsheltered homelessness by talking with them, praying for them, and encouraging them to engage in services.

• Conduct screenings and assessments to aid client referrals and coordination with agency resources.

• Provide services for people who are experiencing unsheltered homelessness at The Junction Community Center. Services include preparing clients to be document ready, connecting clients to emergency assistance (food, clothing, transportation, medical care, etc.), and connecting them to other services as appropriate.

• Coordinate and assist in the training, direction, and supervision of interns and outreach volunteers.

• Partner and collaborate with other agencies and nonprofits to better serve and advocate for clients.

• Record client information, progress notes, case plan, and services rendered into the client services database. Record information necessary for outcome tracking.

• Document clients who are classified as homeless by HUD in the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) for Coordinated entry, with all supporting documentation.

• Develop knowledge base of and partnerships with publicly supported programs and guidelines offered by local, state, and federal agencies.

• Work with Director of Community Outreach to inform the development, implementation and evaluation of programs and special projects.

• Represent Home Sweet Home Ministries in a positive light with all donors, recipients, clients, volunteers, and the general public.

• Mission-oriented with values in harmony with those of Home Sweet Home Ministries.

• Minimum of 21 years of age.

• Valid Illinois driver’s license.…