COMPANY OVERVIEW
Housing Solutions seeks motivated professionals who want to use their talents and skills to make a difference. Our staff are flexible and passionate about enriching people's lives. If you are mission-driven, dedicated to superior service and support, and diligently work independently and in a collaborative environment, join our team. HS is leading the fight to end homelessness in Tulsa County. Here, not only would your work have a real impact on the community, but we also offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package. As the lead agency in the HUD-funded Tulsa County Continuum of Care, we coordinate and manage over $3 million annually in federal, state, county, and city funds for programs providing shelter, housing, and services to people experiencing homelessness. The ideal candidate will share Housing Solutions’ core mission values that housing is a basic human right, that system collaboration is key to ending homelessness, and that all individuals and families deserve resources and opportunities to end their homelessness.
THE OPPORTUNITY
The Outreach Specialist is a key member of the Coordinated Outreach team that connects neighbors experiencing homelessness with services and housing, with a focus on people living in unsheltered situations. The Outreach Specialist will be responsible for outreaching encampments and high-traffic areas to perform assessments and facilitate housing placements and referrals consistent with the local Coordinated Entry System (CES).
This position will work collaboratively with internal and external teams to secure safe, suitable housing and supportive services for neighbors experiencing unsheltered homelessness. The Outreach Specialist will be mobile and will meet with clients, partner agency representatives, and housing providers approximately 80% of the time (with mileage reimbursement) and attend various meetings on-site 20% of the time.
The Outreach Specialist reports to the Outreach Program Manager.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCCESS
WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The working environment is primarily outdoors and in the community. It will require significant time working with clients, service providers, and partner agencies outside of the office. Employees are required to use their personal cell phones for business purposes and will be provided a work tablet that can be used in the field.
This is a non-exempt, full-time position working 40 hours a week, spread out over 7 days. Some evening and weekend hours are required as team schedules demand.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Most of the activity will be conducted in the community, in encampments, and on the streets; this could also include performing activities in other offices, in libraries, or other community-based settings. This position also requires the ability to lift files, file boxes, furniture, open filing cabinets, and bending or standing on a stool, as necessary.
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Housing Solutions is an inclusive employer. Housing Solutions does not discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, physical or mental disability, or age. We celebrate diversity and strive to reflect the community in which we work, to better serve our clients. We welcome and encourage applications from women, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disability, sexually and gender diverse people, people with lived experience of adversity, and people of all ages.