Outreach Coordinator Job at New Avenues for Youth, Portland, OR

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  • New Avenues for Youth
  • Portland, OR

Job Description

Monday through Friday 9am to 5:30pm.

41 SE 102nd Avenue, Portland OR

Transform Lives, Transform Yourself:

Are you eager to be a part of the change and care that assists youth in our community? Do you have experience that can help support New Avenues mission to lift young people facing houselessness and provide them with the skills and resources to lead healthy, independent lives. New Avenues for Youth seeks a dedicated and compassionate Outreach Coordinator for Survivors of Sex Trafficking to join our New Day team.

As an Outreach Coordinator at New Day, you'll be supporting staff serving as a consistent and intentional guide for youth navigating difficult paths. Your skills and experience will provide the assistance needed for these direct service staff to maximize their time engaging with the young people that we serve.

Join New Avenues and…

  • Make an Impact: Provide consistent support to youth current experiencing housing instability or at risk of homelessness
  • Thrive in a Supportive Team: Join a collaborative and inclusive environment where your contributions are celebrated.
  • Grow as a Professional: Receive ongoing training and mentorship.
  • Enjoy a Robust Benefits Package: We value your well-being and offer a robust benefits package that includes:
  • Full health, vision, and dental insurance at zero cost to the employee (with options to cover family members), to ensure your physical and mental health are prioritized.
  • Generous holiday, personal, and paid time off (PTO) allowances to support your work-life balance and personal needs. Roughly five weeks of available time in year one with an additional week added in year two.
  • Discounted gym memberships to encourage a healthy and active lifestyle.
  • Access to free counseling services to help you manage stress and maintain your emotional health.

Our Commitment to Equity:

At New Avenues for Youth, we envision a community where all young people thrive. We recognize that historical inequities and intersecting forms of oppression have created barriers for many. We are unwavering in our commitment to dismantling these barriers and fostering a truly equitable space where every voice is heard and valued.

Who You Are:

  • A Subject Matter Specialist: You bring either lived experience or expert learned experience about the commercial sex trades and/ or sex trafficking to this role.
  • Reliable Advocate: You are committed to showing up consistently and providing unwavering assistance to the youth you are supporting
  • Flexible: You embrace continuous learning and days that come with a change of pace. You are ready to meet youth where they are at an navigate a range of youth needs
  • Equity: You understand how systemic oppression impacts the lives of youth in programs and the systems that influence these struggles. You approach this world with humility and a deep sense of growth and learning.

What You'll Do:

  • Provide Mobile Crisis Support: Support youth survivors of sex trafficking navigate crisis, safety plan, and , meet basic needs both at the office and in community.
  • Engage in Outreach: Cultivate strong relationships with community while offering low barrier on site outreach hours at New Avenues and partner agencies
  • Process Referrals: Respond to New Day Referrals in a timely manner, support in moving youth into mentorship
  • Data Compliance: Maintain required documentation

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of two years of experience working with high risk youth or providing outreach services OR a Bachelor’s Degree in social work, psychology or related human services field experience required.Individuals with lived experience and folks in the BIPOC community are specifically encouraged to apply!
  • Proficient or above in using excel or similar programs to track data
  • Prior experience engaging youth who face multiple barriers, preferably around contexts associated with exploitation

Proficiency in basic communication and technical skills, including composing professional emails, operating a phone system, and using standard computer applications

Job Tags

Holiday work, Flexible hours, Monday to Friday,

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