Rural Street Outreach Worker

Looking Glass is Hiring a Street Outreach Worker to Join Our Agency!

OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Rural Street Outreach Worker is responsible for providing education, prevention services, and referral information regarding issues of substance use, sexual abuse, domestic violence, mental health, and other issues relevant to homeless and runaway youth in and around Cottage Grove. You will assist in crisis intervention, peer counseling, and de-escalation as needed. You will aid with classroom presentations, outreach to community groups, and participate in regular street outreach shifts.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience: Demonstrated six months working with homeless, runaway street youth and/or at-risk youth.

Availability: 8:00AM - 5:30PM Monday - Friday

Certifications/Licenses: Valid Oregon Driver's License, acceptable record, and insurability under Agency's auto insurance.

For more information on the Street Outreach Worker Position, you can download the full job description below.

Compensation & Benefits

In order to hire and retain employees who truly share our mission to "build a better future for youth, adults, and families", we offer competitive benefits, compensation, a generous PTO accrual rate, and a positive work culture.

• Wage: $23/hour
• The benefits package includes medical, dental, vision, 401(k) options, and more!
• Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual rate starts at 0.1039 hours/hour worked, which is ~18.01 hours per month, equivalent to 5.4 weeks/year in the first year of employment.
• PTO accrual rate increases with tenure at the agency.
• Paid in-depth training to ensure a successful transition into the agency and position.

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Program Overview

The Rural Program is located in Cottage Grove. It is a drop-in shelter for youth, ages 11-21, to seek services related to basic needs, case management, and assistance in obtaining housing and employment. The Rural Program focuses on creating long-term solutions to improve the quality of each client's life.

People who succeed in this role have a passion for helping youth and are able to relate to teens from all different backgrounds, values, and cultures. You must be a positive youth mentor and role model who can demonstrate strong boundaries. You must be able to maintain confidentiality and handle stressful situations.

Looking Glass is committed to recruiting employees who reflect the diversity of our community and the youth and families we serve. We value providing the highest level of quality services to our clients and we are committed to the pursuit of cultural awareness. We believe in the abilities of individuals and systems that respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, genders, and abilities in a manner that recognizes, affirms, and values the worth of individuals, families, and their communities and protects and preserves the dignity of each.

Our workforce and clientele represent a diverse set of people from all walks of life. As such, we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion in the agency. All staff must embody and represent these, and other, Looking Glass agency values.

Looking Glass Community Services has provided crucial services to Lane County youth and families since 1970!

IMPORTANT - WORK ENVIRONMENT NOTICE: This position provides on-site support, which delivers outreach, crisis-based services to youth and young adults experiencing behavioral, mental health, or housing crises. Employees in this role should expect to work in environments where clients may, at times, display escalated, unpredictable, or aggressive behavior. Staff are expected to follow agency safety and de-escalation protocols, maintain situational awareness, and coordinate closely with clinical and direct-care staff, particularly during crisis situations.

 

In compliance with applicable laws and licensing requirements, Looking Glass Human Resources Department conducts a background check on all new employees, non-paid staff (volunteers and interns), and existing staff as required. This is completed by the Background Check Unit with the State of Oregon per the Oregon Administrative Rules.

For more information on your responsibilities and obligations with a background check that is processed by the DHS Background Check Unit, please refer to the ORCHARDS background check system on their government website.