DescriptionJOB SUMMARY:The Outreach Specialist links adults and families to healthcare, public entitlements, nutritious food, affordable housing, and other needed social and community supports. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTION: List all essential job duties. (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty listed satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with a disability to perform the essential duties unless this causes undue hardship to the agency.)Outreach Specialist will meet with member of the community to offer support in housing, Food, rental arrears, and connection to behavioral health and Primary Care ServicesStaff will enroll all new program admissions in EHR CORE and conduct monthly documented service follow up on all program participants.Provide linkage to community services including medical, behavioral health, housing support, food assistance, entitlements, and other social services through communications with different programsConduct outreach and engagement activities within East New York and Brownville Communities.Conduct evidence-based SDH, Primary Care, and Behavioral Health Screenings for all program participants.Provide and follow emergency response, if necessary, as outline by the companyAd hoc duties as assignedESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and electronic health-related systemsAbility to work and communicate with recipients, families, and staff in a caring and respectful manner, and with due understanding of and consideration for cultural differences.Warm and cheerful disposition required as the position includes constant interaction with clientsDemonstrated competency in written, verbal, and computational skills to present and document records by program standards.Excellent interpersonal skills required.Bilingual Spanish preferredKnowledge of universal Health and Safety protocolsKnowledge of Medicaid, Social Security, and other entitlementsMINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIERNMENTS:High School Diploma with a minimum of three years of experience working with people with disabilities, human services, safety, and security or community base organizations or: Certified Peer Counselor; or Bachelor level education.