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Open Positions at Ada County Connect
Street Outreach Specialist
The Street Outreach Specialist provides outreach, engagement, and navigation services to individuals experiencing homelessness who also have a serious mental illness or co-occurring substance use disorders and other populations over represented in homelessness . The Specialist connects participants with housing programs, mental health services, and other stabilizing resources, while reducing barriers through trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and persistent support.
This role requires exceptional relational skills, documentation accuracy, and field-based adaptability. The Street Outreach Specialist builds trust over time and walks alongside participants as they move toward housing, recovery, and wellness.
Housing Support Specialist
The Housing Support Specialist helps individuals and families experiencing homelessness navigate the coordinated entry system and access housing and supportive services. This role combines trauma-informed engagement, system navigation, and documentation support to ensure timely housing access.
The ideal candidate builds rapport with care, supports participants with persistence and empathy, and collaborates across agencies to overcome barriers to housing. Success in this role requires adaptability, attention to detail, and a strong commitment to ending homelessness.
DISCLAIMER:
It is the policy of Ada County Connect to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race (including hairstyle/texture), color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Ada County Connect prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
Ada County Connect is committed to valuing personal experiences and encourages individuals with such experiences to apply. Your lived experience can be regarded as equally important as professional work in our organization. A “lived expert” is someone who has direct, personal experience with the issues our organization addresses, such as overcoming challenges related to mental health, addiction, experiencing homelessness, or the carceral system. This valuable insight comes from firsthand involvement rather than formal training, and it brings a unique and important perspective to our work.
