POSITION: Outreach Worker/Service Coordinator

WORKSITE: Kentucky River Community Care; Breathitt County, Knott County, Letcher County, Perry County

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Regular Full-Time

CREDENTIALS REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree

SPECIAL SKILLS: Preferred experience with the courts, DJJ, DCBS, and Transitional Age Youth ages 14-25. Strong Communication and networking skills, strong written and verbal skills, some public speaking and must be willing to travel.

JOB DUTIES:

1. Engage targeted populations and assure referrals flow with minimal barriers.
2. Conduct outreach to individuals, link clients with necessary services.
3. Provide face-to-face in-home and community contact as needed.
4. Ensures transportation needs are met as necessary to meet treatment needs.
5. Manage day-to-day collaboration between Project Partners and participate with process improvement activities as directed by program needs.
6. Meet the minimum direct time requirement of at least 10 hours weekly and completes a written, comprehensive needs assessment for identified consumers.
7. Maintains face-to-face in-home/community contact.
8. Provides assistance in the development of the consumer’s treatment plan.
9. Assists the consumer in accessing services from other agencies and organizations such as DJJ,DCBS, court, community and civic groups.
10. Assists consumers in establishing and maintaining relationships required in daily living.
11. Monitors and coordinates consumer’s progress.
12. Provides case consultation as required.
13. Provides crisis assistance.
14. Performs advocacy activities on behalf of the consumer.
15. Encourages independent living.
16. Ensures transportation needs are met as necessary to meet treatment needs.
17. Participate with process improvement activities as directed by program needs.
18. Establishes and maintains client records, documenting contacts, services needed, client’s progress and other information as required.
19. Complete service documentation and billing entries within 24 hours of service delivery.
20. Obtain required continuing education hours and other training as necessary to meet state, agency, and credentialing requirements.
21. Other assigned job duties.