Outreach Worker Job in Brooklyn 11208, New York US

·            Assesses client needs and formulates an appropriate and responsive plan of action that addresses identified areas of need.

·            As indicated by team assignment, conducts on-site presentations at receptive DHS facilities and assessment shelters, conducting individual motivational sessions about the immediate and long-term benefits of program participation.

 

·            Circulates descriptive program literature and contact information.

 

·            Conducts level-of-care determinations that have integrity and conform with agency and governance mandates, while concurrently ensuring that clients receive the information required towards making informed choices regarding program participation.

 

·            Evaluates clients’ appropriateness for program participation, maintaining written documentation detailing each client contact made.

 

·            Documents all pertinent information on appropriate screening forms.

 

·            Communicates with perspective clients’ home-site to arrange transfers, arranging transportation of outreached clients to intake appointments when approved by supervisor.

 

·            Where consistent with team assignment, verifies HA numbers and related client-data in the SCIMS System at clients’ home-site shelters.

 

·            Keeps supervisor informed of day-to-day activities, significant events or conditions impacting on client and/or staff well being, team safety, and office operations.

 

·            Dispenses carfare from petty cash fund and maintains accurate petty cash records.

 

·            Ensures the maintenance of accurate, complete, timely and high quality client records that comply with external regulatory standards and agency policy and procedure.

·            Provides orientation education to clients regarding program rules and regulations, client rights and grievance procedures, staff roles and program structure, and information pertaining to available program services and optional methods of attaining recovery goals.

 

·            Where indicated by team assignment, delivers psycho-educational lectures and counseling services, including developing preliminary individual service plans.

 

·         Complies with 42 CFR confidentiality and HIPAA privacy and security regulations.

 

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Performs other duties as requested.