Outreach Worker

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. Implement service plan interventions with persons served .

Posted 9/23/2026part-timeEast Hartford • Connecticut • United StatesJunior💰 $22 per hourWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in providing direct support and training in daily living skills for individuals with psychiatric illnesses and developmental disabilities, while ensuring compliance with safety and regulatory standards. Proficient in crisis intervention, advocacy, and maintaining accurate program records.

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Crisis InterventionAdvocacyDaily Living Skills TrainingMedication AdministrationHuman Services Experience

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Hard Skills

Crisis InterventionDaily Living Skills TrainingMedication AdministrationHousehold ManagementAssessmentPlanningCommunity Resources KnowledgeComputer OperationRecord KeepingTeaching

Soft Skills

CommunicationTeam CollaborationIndependent WorkInterpersonal SkillsProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

ComputerCalculatorCopierPrinter

Certifications & Qualifications

CPRFirst AidSafety CareValid Driver's License

Industry Keywords

Human ServicesPsychiatric IllnessDevelopmental DisabilitiesMAC RequirementsCT Guidelines

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Implement service plan interventions with persons served
Provide direct training and support in daily living skills, including symptom, medication, and money management, cooking, cleaning, recreation, personal hygiene, and social skills
Maintain and update individual and program records
Advocate for persons served
Communicate with co-workers, supervisors, service providers, and funding agency personnel
Escort persons served into the community using public transportation, company vehicles, or personal vehicles
Monitor status and provide crisis intervention and counseling as needed
Report incidents to the on-call manager or supervisor
Perform assigned housecleaning tasks
Attend in-service trainings and staff meetings
Provide program coverage, including overnights, days, evenings, weekends, and holidays
Follow program and company policies, procedures, standards, and regulations
Store, administer, document, and dispose of medication consistent with MAC requirements, funding regulations, and company policy
May assume on-call duties
Provide outreach to persons served living in their own homes
Perform other assigned duties

Requirements

What you’ll need

At least one year of work experience in human services with adults with psychiatric illness and/or developmental disabilities
High school diploma or equivalent required
Bachelor’s degree in counseling psychology, human services, or related field
In some cases, experience may be substituted for academic training
Valid driver's license presented at employment
At least 21 years of age
Valid US driver's license maintained for at least six months
Adequate insurance and safe driving record when using a personal vehicle
Ability to pass a driver's screening background check
CPR required within two weeks of hire
First Aid required within two weeks of hire
MAC follows CT guidelines
Safety Care required within 60 days of hire
Ability to stand, walk, bend, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, climb, and perform physically active duties
Ability to lift at least 25 pounds using proper lifting techniques or a two-person lift
Ability to operate a computer, calculator, copier, and printer
Ability to assist clients with activities of daily living
Ability to speak, hear, and communicate with clients, staff, and external representatives
Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception, plus ability to adjust focus
Ability to work independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team
Knowledge of advocacy, communication, teaching, crisis intervention, assessment, planning, household management, and community resources

Benefits

Comp & perks

A fully funded 401(a), employer-sponsored retirement plan requiring no employee contribution
Employee-funded 403(b) plan
Medical, Dental and Vision plans for eligible employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more
Employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance
Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance
Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance for qualifying employees
Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
Voluntary Term Life, Whole Life, Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance
Generous paid time off for employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week
Training, career growth, and job security