Streetworker
Company: UTEC, Inc
Location: Haverhill
Posted on: March 13, 2023
Job Description:
Background on UTEC, INC.:UTEC's promise is to ignite and nurture
the ambition of our most disengaged youth to trade violence and
poverty for social and economic success. UTEC's outcomes-focused
model begins with intensive street outreach, reaching proven
high-risk youth "where they're at." UTEC engages youth in workforce
development and educational programs and provides intensive case
management. Social justice and civic engagement are embedded in all
programming. For more info, please visit www.utecinc.org.Serving
young adults throughout Merrimack Valley (Lowell, Lawrence and
Haverhill), UTEC was founded in 1999 as a nonprofit organization
dedicated to helping young adults (ages 17-25) overcome the very
real challenges of poverty, gang involvement, unemployment. UTEC
reaches 500+ youth annually through an evidence-based model aimed
at reducing recidivism while increasing education and employment
attainment.Job SummaryUTEC's Streetworkers meet young adults "where
they're at"; which includes on the streets, in jails or prisons, or
at court. - Their work serves as the engaging point of UTEC's
model. The primary goals of the Streetworker are to: 1) recruit
participants for UTEC's Workforce Program (direct recruiting
Streetwork); and assist in reducing violence in the communities of
Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill through gang peacemaking (indirect
recruiting Streetwork). -Duties/Responsibilities
Design and implement an outreach plan
to target specific groups of young people such as those
out-of-school, homeless, gang-involved young adults. Their outreach
is based on a three- pronged approach: 1) providing street and
neighborhood-based outreach (i.e. frequenting the local gang
hotspots, parks, etc., 2) visiting other youth-serving
organizations on a regularly basis and 3) receiving referrals from
other "systems-based" agencies. Streetworkers will also provide
trainings to other community providers on topics such as gang
awareness and intervention.Implement peace making process with all
gang involved youth. Peacemaking process involves introduction
meetings, peace trips, peace circles, and peace summits.Provide
crisis intervention and conflict resolution (between both gang and
non-gang involved youth).Follow up on young adult referrals from
project partners (jails and prisons, schools, probation department,
gang unit, DYS, etc.).Conduct "in-reach" wherein they visit young
adults inside locked juvenile detention and adult correctional
facilities, starting three to six months prior to their release
back into the community, to assist with reentry plans and related
documentation.Facilitate small group talking circles in county
jails to address issues of shared interest and to deepen
relationshipsProvide immediate transition support for young adults
returning from incarceration, including picking them up from their
facility, taking them out for a meal or haircut, bringing them to
their family or transitional housing, etc. -Serve as point of entry
for UTEC programming.Work with a caseload of (15-21) selected young
adults that are justice involved.Maintain updated paperwork and
files.Provide supportive counseling and advocacy for gang and
homeless youth.Identify and provide resources, referral and follow
up for each youth re: education, employment, treatment, shelter,
recreation, peacemaking, etc.Work with neighborhood organizations
and social service agencies to gain knowledge and visibility at
youth hangouts and local hotspots. These partnerships will provide
a framework for strong service plans.Intervene/practice respectful
curiosity and follow up on incidents related to youth population.Be
on 24-hour on call to respond to youth crisis (rotating schedule).
-Follow-up: Transitional Coaches and caseworkers provide intensive
follow-up to young people most in need of services (i.e. phone
calls, home visits, follow-up calls to their teachers,
youthworkers, DYS caseworkers, or probation officers). Follow-up is
essential when working with out-of-school, gang, or court-involved
young people. -Required Skills/Abilities -
Ability to connect with young adults,
-Excellent verbal and written communication,Excellent
organizational and time management skills, -Proficient in
Google/Microsoft Office Suite or similar software, -Ability to meet
deadlines and prioritize tasks,Ability to work to be on call.
-Ability to foster relationships with individuals both internal and
external to the organization, -Excellent facilitation skills for
training, circles, and focus groups, -Ability to develop Individual
Success Plans and execution of plans. -Knowledge and experience
with trauma informed and asset-based approaches to learning and
supportEducation and Experience
Lived experience preferred,
-Bachelor's degree a plus, -Outreach and home visit experience,
-Experience working with proven risk young adults, -Experience with
justice involved young adultsExperience with reentry workYouth
development experienceKnowledge of correction institutions and
reentry programsRequirementsMust have a driver's license, able to
travel to different institutions, able to lift 25 lbs. - -Starting
salary of $47,000, commensurate with experience. Benefits include
retirement 401K plan, health and dental (50-85% subsidized), 3
weeks paid vacation, holiday and paid sick/personal time, the
opportunity for a paid sabbatical after 3 years, first-time
homebuyers funding, free counseling for all staff, and unlimited
free coffee courtesy of Caf-- UTEC! Please see www.utecinc.org/jobs
for more details. -Powered by JazzHR
Keywords: UTEC, Inc, Haverhill , Streetworker, Other , Haverhill, Massachusetts
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