Street Outreach Worker - Relief Job at Looking Glass Community Services, Eugene, OR

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  • Looking Glass Community Services
  • Eugene, OR

Job Description

The 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 Eugene. 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 street outreach shifts. As a relief worker, you will have a variable schedule to help cover shifts in cases of callouts, sickness, or planned vacations.

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. You must have flexible availability and able to pick up shifts with a few hour's notice.

We are looking for folks who have flexibility in their schedule, days will vary based on schedule availability. New Roads hours of operation are geared towards the youth we partner with. We are currently open 7 days a week 12 hours a day.

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

The New Roads Program is a drop-in shelter for youth, ages 11-21, to seek services related to basic needs, transitional housing assistance, skill-building, and support in gaining employment. The New Roads Program focuses on creating long-term solutions to improve the quality of each client's life through individual case management.

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.

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.

Job Tags

Relief, Flexible hours, Shift work,

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