Team Leader II

Breaking Ground's Street to Home program makes regular contact with more than 2,000 street homeless individuals and connects more than 500 individuals to housing, medical and mental health services, substance abuse counseling, and other essential supports each year. The caring, individually tailored attention clients receive at each stage of their journey from street to home ensures that more than 95% of people who Breaking Ground places remain stably housed.

Reporting to the Outreach Coordinator the Team Leader II manages and supervises a small street outreach team and helps with urgent requests or developing situations. They ensure their team utilizes Harm Reduction and Housing First approaches when conducting street outreach and engages with individuals to determine homelessness history, services needed, and appropriate placement options from the field in the moment. The Team Leader II ensures that their team is compliant with data entry requirements into DHS' system and contractual requirements.

Programs staff are required to locate and assist street homeless individuals under the most extreme weather conditions. Managers are required to be in the field during Code Reds and Code Blues. Staff must be willing to engage with street homeless individuals and can handle multiple tasks in a fast paced, dynamic, team environment.

This position has a 35-hour work week as well as on-call responsibilities.ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES:

Successful oversight and performance management of street outreach teams including Housing Advocates and a part time Social WorkerProvide regular, structured supervision meetings for direct reportsResponsible for implementing supervisory strategies, and systems of accountability to ensure that staff have adequate support, guidance, and oversight at all timesPromote effective strategies for outreach work, following Housing First, Harm Reduction, Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), Motivational Interviewing and trauma-informed care models of practiceParticipate in Code Blue/Red Alerts, providing clinical leadership to the team when they encounter challenging situationsAssess and complete 9.58 involuntary removals to a hospital and ensure all required documentation is accurate and completed on timeDevelop strong collaborative relationships with external partners and service providers, NYPD, EMS, etcAttend onsite meetings with community partnersProvide on call coverage as needed for the programPerform other duties as assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

NYS Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) requiredPrevious supervisory experience preferredObtain 9.58 credentialing within first 3 months of hire requiredUnderstanding of Housing First, client centered motivational interviewing, Harm Reduction models, behavioral and medical health systemsExperience with crisis intervention, including, risk assessments and incident managementExcellent communication skills (verbally and written) and ability to work with diverse population

Strong collaborative skills; ability to work successfully with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders

Detailed oriented and can manage team tasksValid NY, NJ, CT, or PA driver's license with a good driving record, as defined by Breaking Ground, is a condition of employmentProficiency with Microsoft Office Suite programs including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Microsoft TeamsBilingual Spanish/English preferred