ROOTS Community Health Worker - City of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
About the Job
The Reaching Out on the Streets (ROOTS) Program aims to reduce the prevalence of homelessness by addressing the social determinants of health, opening opportunities for personal agency, and intervening in critical moments of crisis to reduce criminal legal interactions, increase access to services, and reduce fatal overdoses. The staffing and organizational plan consists of both site and outreach workers who work citywide to help unhoused and unstably housed people to be healthy and safe while homeless through case management, referrals to services, addressment of daily living needs, criminal justice navigation, and follow-up care coordination.
Our staff will facilitate non-coercive service connection based on the client’s priorities; staff use of motivational interviewing, unconditional positive regard, assertive engagement, trust and reciprocity to build relationships and meet client goals.
Primarily-street based, the ROOTS Community Health Worker will support the ROOTS Outreach Specialist and other outreach staff to address client needs. The successful incumbent will work diligently to ensure that clients establish service connections and receive care. This will include, but is not limited to: accompanying clients to appointments, coordinating transportation, distributing basic needs supplies, and facilitating connection to teams and internal resources. Current ROOTS sites are located in the Northside, Downtown and East Liberty, respectively in Police Zones 1, 2, and 5.
Department: Office of Community Health & Safety
Posting Type: Announcement
Salary: $53,380 per year.
Union: None, this is a non-union position.
Civil Service Classification: Non-competitive
Our staff will facilitate non-coercive service connection based on the client’s priorities; staff use of motivational interviewing, unconditional positive regard, assertive engagement, trust and reciprocity to build relationships and meet client goals.
Primarily-street based, the ROOTS Community Health Worker will support the ROOTS Outreach Specialist and other outreach staff to address client needs. The successful incumbent will work diligently to ensure that clients establish service connections and receive care. This will include, but is not limited to: accompanying clients to appointments, coordinating transportation, distributing basic needs supplies, and facilitating connection to teams and internal resources. Current ROOTS sites are located in the Northside, Downtown and East Liberty, respectively in Police Zones 1, 2, and 5.
Department: Office of Community Health & Safety
Posting Type: Announcement
Salary: $53,380 per year.
Union: None, this is a non-union position.
Civil Service Classification: Non-competitive
Source : City of Pittsburgh