Street Reach Outreach Worker

About The Link:
Youth and Family Supports

For more than 90 years, The Link has helped youth and families on a journey to healing, hope and better lives. The organization is dedicated to walking alongside children, youth, and families as an inclusive community, strengthening and empowering a sense of being, pride, and purpose. With over 15 diverse programs, The Link has a community of caring staff that work together to provide support through a 24-hour crisis line, youth resource centers, emergency shelters, mobile crisis teams, specialized foster care, healing homes, job readiness supports, and Skills4

Life. With a strong foundation within the community and a focus on connection, unity, and compassion, the organization provides a vital link for youth and families in the province of Manitoba.

The Link is hiring! Come grow with Us, walk along side people in our community as we grow strong & resilient together. We are seeking candidates with strong character that share our vision for a brighter future; people of action who can support the resilience and potential in people. We honor and strive to model through our actions the traditional Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe:
Love, Respect, Courage, Honesty, Wisdom, Humility & Truth

The Street Reach Outreach Worker is responsible for locating, engaging, and supporting high-risk children and youth who are absent, at risk of sexual exploitation, or experiencing significant vulnerability. Working from a trauma-informed, culturally grounded, and relationship-based approach, the Outreach Worker provides mobile, community-based outreach, safety planning, and system navigation supports. The Outreach Worker works collaboratively with Child and Family Services, police, community partners, and families to ensure coordinated responses that support youth wellbeing and stability.

The Street Reach - Outreach Worker is responsible for a combination of direct street outreach, investigation and tracking of high risk and at-risk youth. They must maintain good working relationships with partnering agencies, family members and caregivers.

• Outreach, Engagement & Relationship Building
  • Conduct proactive, mobile outreach in communities, including streets, shelters, schools, and other locations youth frequent
  • Build trusting, consistent relationships with high-risk youth, families, and caregivers
  • Maintain ongoing contact with youth in placement and those identified through Street Reach
  • Provide culturally safe, non-judgmental, and youth-centered support

• Missing Youth Response & Safety
  • Respond to requests to locate and return youth identified as High-Risk Victims (HRV)
  • Collaborate with Child and Family Services, Police, and community partners in search efforts
  • Conduct safety planning and immediate risk assessments
  • Support safe return to placement, family, or community

• Advocacy, System Navigation & Support
  • Advocate for youth needs across systems (housing, health, justice, education, income supports)
  • Communicate youth priorities to inform Case Managers who will complete referrals for appropriate services and cultural supports.
  • Conduct outreach services in alignment with the youth’s Case Plan.
  • Support youth in accessing basic needs and stabilizing supports
  • Educate youth, families, and partners on risks, resources, and prevention strategies

• Collaboration & Community Partnerships
  • Participate in coordinated Street Reach operations and case planning
  • Build and maintain relationships with service providers, outreach teams, and community organizations
  • Share information appropriately to support coordinated care and reduce duplication

• Risk Identification & Community Safety
  • Identify and report individuals, locations, and activities related to child sexual exploitation as per the required legislative responsibilities.
  • Maintain awareness of high-risk environments and emerging community risks
  • Contribute to prevention efforts through information sharing and outreach presence

• Documentation & Accountability
  • Maintain accurate, timely documentation, case notes, and statistics
  • Complete required reports aligned with program, legal, and funding requirements
  • Partici…