Community Outreach Worker, PISC Job at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

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  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Philadelphia, PA

Job Description

Penn Community Violence Prevention (PCVP) is a strategic evidence-based public health approach to reduce and prevent shootings and killings in areas with a high prevalence of gun violence. Skilled outreach workers are a key ingredient to the success of this initiative and are instrumental to facilitating both community norm change, and positive behavior change among high-risk individuals. For this initiative, PCVP staff will implement the program with fidelity in three feeder schools of Bartram H.S. and the concentrated areas of violence in West/Southwest Philadelphia. The PCVP Outreach Worker will provide community and school-based violence prevention activities including school presentations/assembly’s, trainings, mediating conflicts, canvassing the community, adult community outreach and mobilization, assisting in shooting responses, case management/referrals, and accurately documenting all activities in a timely manner. They will also manage a caseload of 15-30 clients that are at high risk for violence as they work to detect and interrupt violence, mentor at-risk individuals towards prosocial paths and away from street violence and anti-social networks and change attitudes and social norms that promote violence in vulnerable communities. This position will participate and assist in all related PCVP community outreach events. This is a 3-year grant-funded position. Continuation of this position is contingent on funding. The duties of the Outreach Worker include Scheduled work hours are between 7 am – 8 PM, Monday - Friday, with weekends as needed. This is a non-traditional work setting doing street outreach. It will require working in inclement weather. Valid PA Driver License required. This is a Full-Time position with the Penn Injury Science Center’s Penn Community Violence Prevention Initiative (PCVP). Job Responsibilities: Work individually and as a team to prevent shootings in the target area specifically with adults and young adults. Provide frequent contact, support, and mentorship to caseload of high-risk adults / young adults and link them to opportunities and assistance programs in the community. Work closely with other outreach workers, supervisors, managers, and directors internally to identify and diffuse “hot spots” for violence and prioritize individuals with the highest need for intervention. Conduct outreach to the community (as a team member) to build strong relationships with community residents, businesses, and community groups. Attend and assist in organizing community events and partnerships. Timely documentation of all activities and prevented violence using designated tracking software to maintain accountability, support data reporting requirements, and facilitate presentations and publications. Qualifications: High School Grad/GE Degree, and 5 to 7 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required. Candidate must have at least one-year experience working with target population and experience or training in crisis intervention. Must have excellent communication skills (written and verbal) Proven community organizing abilities Extensive knowledge of West/Southwest Philadelphia and other high-risk neighborhood. Proven ability to document programmatic activities. Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills. Working knowledge of all applicable computer software.

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