Street Outreach Worker - Drop-in Site
Join Our Team: Street Outreach Worker Position Open at Evergreen Youth & Family Services
Do you want to meet youth where they are and help connect them to safety, stability, and support? Evergreen Youth & Family Services is hiring a Street Outreach Worker to support youth and young adults experiencing homelessness or housing instability in the Bemidji area.
This full-time, community-based role is ideal for someone who is compassionate, organized, and comfortable working directly with youth in a variety of settings. You’ll support Evergreen’s Street Outreach efforts by engaging with youth, distributing basic needs items, assisting with follow-up care, and helping ensure outreach services are responsive, respectful, and youth-centered.
Schedule: Full-Time, 40 hours per week
Status: Non-Exempt
Supervisor: Program Director, Supportive Services
*Flexible scheduling is required, including some evenings and occasional weekends, to meet outreach needs*
What You’ll Do as a Street Outreach Worker:
- Participate in street-based and community outreach alongside the Outreach Coordinator
- Engage youth and young adults in a respectful, non-judgmental, and supportive manner
- Distribute basic needs items such as hygiene kits, food, and clothing
- Assist with Drop-In Center outreach coverage weekly
- Help track supplies, organize outreach kits, and maintain inventory
- Complete documentation and data entry in required systems
- Support follow-up care by assisting with referrals, appointments, reminders, and transportation when appropriate
- Build positive relationships with partner agencies, schools, tribal programs, and community providers
- Assist with community events, resource fairs, and outreach campaigns
- Participate in team meetings, supervision, and required trainings
- Applicants 21 years of age or older
- High school diploma or GED required (post-secondary coursework in social services or a related field preferred)
- Experience working with youth, young adults, or vulnerable populations
- Strong communication, organization, and follow-through skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Comfort working in community settings and varied environments
- Alignment with Evergreen’s mission and commitment to serving youth and families
- Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and ability to be insured on the agency auto policy
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds
- Successful completion of a Minnesota DHS background study
- Drug and/or alcohol testing as required
- Commitment to confidentiality and compliance with HIPAA and Data Privacy laws
Apply today:
Visit www.evergreenyfs.org/careers
—or—
Submit your cover letter, resume, and application to hr@evergreenyfs.org
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Join a mission-driven team working directly in the community to support youth and young adults on their path toward stability and independence.
Help us reach youth where they are — and walk alongside them toward brighter futures.
