Company Name: City of Pittsfield
Location: Pittsfield, MA

The City of Pittsfield is seeking a motivated and energetic individual to fill the role as the Shannon Grant’s Outreach Worker. The Shannon Grant is a state grant aimed at addressing risk factors that contribute to youth and gang violence. The Outreach Worker will work closely with the Shannon Grant Program Coordinator, and provide a critical link in the community to connect with hard-to-serve youth. Salary: $14.00/hr

Responsibilities:

• Aim to recruit youth who will participate in the program, and build relations with those clients.
• Connect youth with the community resources and services that would benefit them, including by acting as a liaison to facilitate access to services (after school activities, summer programs, employment, job readiness, and others).
• Identify youth needs in the community, as well as work with them to set goals and determine paths to success as defined by them.
• Play an important coaching and mentoring role, and conduct gang awareness presentations in schools.
• Works closely with the Steering Committee that guides the program

Qualifications:

• Possess excellent interpersonal skills – with the proven ability in relationship building skills with youth, and to communicate effectively in public and with partner agencies.
• In-depth knowledge of the Pittsfield community, particularly the youth population
• Capability to maintain basic records related to managing a caseload of youth clients, while further possessing the ability to sustain confidentiality pertaining to such records.

Deadline: Monday, May 4, 2015

To apply, visit https://CityOfPittsfield.Hyrell.com