Outreach Worker — Homeless Services and Harm Reduction

Job overview

The Outreach Worker role is onsite in Baltimore, MD, with compensation of $40,000–$45,000 per year. People Encouraging People provides outreach to individuals experiencing homelessness and mental health or substance use disorders. The role connects clients with agency, community, and home-based services. It conducts outreach and intake, coordinates care and referrals, documents client progress, and provides harm-reduction information and supplies to support access to services and housing resources.

What you'll do

• Conduct street outreach
• screen clients for service eligibility and complete intake for Homeless Services and SUD/OUD programs
• coordinate care and advocate with community agencies
• refer clients to treatment and community resources
• enroll clients in HMIS and document encounters and housing progress
• provide health and harm-reduction information and supplies
• train clients in naloxone and test-strip use
• serve as a liaison to community programs
• provide on-call or rotating-shift duty as needed for evenings, weekends, and emergencies.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

outreach worker

street outreach

homeless services

harm reduction

mental health

substance use

client intake

hmis

baltimore md

people encouraging people

$40k–$45k/year

on-call rotation

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The posting includes on-call and/or rotating-shift duty as needed, including evenings, weekends, and emergencies.

About the employer

People Encouraging People is hiring for this role. Industry: Other Individual and Family Services. Sector: 62.