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Outreach Service Coordinator

Catholic Services of Acadiana/Lafayette, LA
Job Title: Outreach Service Coordinator
Full-time
Job Description:
  • The Outreach Service Coordinator is responsible for engaging and documenting households experiencing homelessness in downtown area of Lafayette, directing these individuals to CSA services, and providing document readiness services and transportation
  • All employees are expected to learn and exhibit the core values of Catholic Services of Acadiana as defined in the employee handbook and on the CSA website (www.catholicservice.org/being-a-csa-employee)
  • Duties will include but are not limited to the following:
  • Engagement and Homeless Documentation
  • Evaluate, engage, and build relationships with street-level clients in the downtown area
  • Document in the homeless management information system when and where a client is observed sleeping
  • Educate homeless households about the services provided by CSA and encourage them to use those services
  • Act as liaison with Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Department to engage homeless households from downtown currently incarcerated, to facilitate disability verification, and to consider discharge planning Document Readiness
  • Prepare document packet for individuals with VI-SPDAT score of 12 or above
  • Documents to include: homeless and chronic homeless verification, disability verification, state ID or driver’s license, Social Security cards for all family members, and income verification 
  • Provide transportation for mental and physical health appointments and other community services
Qualifications:
  • Minimum of a high school diploma/GED, with two years of service coordination or related social service experience required. Bachelor’s degree preferred
  • Knowledge of homelessness and housing programs helpful
  • Experience providing services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness
  • Exceptional problem resolution skills 
  • Exceptional oral and written communication skills
  • Valid LA driver’s license and an insured motor vehicle in which to transport clients
  • Job Specifications Medium: Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 25 pounds of force frequently, and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects. 100% of the time. 
Contact:
To apply, please send resume with cover letter to info@catholicservice.org.

 Date Posted: 10/30/17