Community Resource Specialist

About Cultivate Initiatives:

We are a group of people who work alongside those on the margins to empower individuals and communities through an inclusive range of initiatives and support. We build communities from the inside out through workforce development, housing and homemaking, and supportive sheltering.

Accountability:

Accountable to the Health and Hygiene Program Manager and the Workforce Director.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Engage & build relationships with unhoused neighbors and determine needs together


• Connect unhoused neighbors to resources both within and outside of Cultivate Initiatives


• Conduct regular outreach alongside Community Beautification team members


• Collaborate with specialists across initiatives to find resources and meet needs of people on their caseload


• Utilize organizational database to track caseload of individuals’ needs and supports


• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of resources and connections to organizations in the area that can provide services to unhoused neighbors, including but not limited to shelter, legal support, mental and physical health care, food, and recovery


• Manage an inventory of outreach supplies and support the Health & Hygiene team with inventory and donation maintenance


• Practice clear and professional communication with co-workers


• Work collaboratively with co-workers to ensure the success of the program


• Accept and use the tools, instructions, and feedback given by the program manager, including apps on your cell phone or mobile device


• Represent Cultivate Initiatives to various partners and community members


• Follow all safety and OSHA guidelines


• Participate in meetings and trainings


• May perform other duties as requested by supervisor
  
  

Work Conditions and Physical Requirements:

• Work is performed indoors and outdoors in all types of weather


• Ability to work in environments with varying noise levels, from quiet offices to louder settings


• Work requires the ability to perform manual labor requiring the full range of body movement


• Ability to occasionally lift and/or move objects weighing up to 30 pounds


• Work requires the ability to perform repetitive movements of the wrist, hands, or fingers due to continuous use of computer keyboards and other office equipment


• Work requires the ability to climb stairs, bend, stoop, push and pull, and spend four or more hours standing at a time


• Work requires a current and valid driver’s license


• Be physically present at the CI Workforce Hub from 8:30AM - 4:30PM on assigned days, including the 8:30AM and 4:15PM debriefs, unless otherwise approved by supervisor