Abode·Hayward, California
Perform daily street outreach to engage homeless adults and connect them to primary medical care, psychiatric services, and social benefits. Provide health education, harm reduction interventions, and transport participants to essential appointments.
Abode, one of the largest and effective nonprofits working to end homelessness in the Bay Area, is seeking a Community Health Outreach Worker for our programs in Alameda County.
The Community Health Outreach Worker will provide linkage, referral and follow along support to connect participants to primary care and ongoing medical and social services. This position will provide street outreach to engage homeless adults in medical care, apply for benefits, referral to psychiatric care, social services, and complete coordinated entry assessments.
You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams - people you can be proud to work with! Abode Services regularly recognizes employees’ efforts, seeks employees’ input, and cares for employees as people with lives outside of work. We believe that we make better decisions and provide quality services when our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities in which we operate. People of color make up nearly 70% of our workforce and we strive to recruit and retain employees from all backgrounds.
Perform daily street outreach to engage homeless adults in medical care, apply for benefits, referral to psychiatric care, social services, complete coordinated entry assessments (outreach will occur in unincorporated Mid-County including Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, Cherryland, Fairview, and parts of San Leandro and Hayward).
Collaborate with medical staff to provide cohesive outreach as a team.
Assistance with identifying outreach sites.
Staying up to date with local resources.
Provide health education, harm reduction interventions including Naloxone training.
Provide Medi-Cal and Benefits Advocacy. Assist with signing up for benefits.
Assist with coordination with Housing Resource Center staff to support participants with completing coordinated entry assessments and obtaining housing documentation.
Attend and participate in BNL meetings.
Providing and tracking referrals in HMIS.
Help participants build and mobilize social support, facilitating client empowerment to fully engage with all members of their health care team.
Transport clients to medical appointments and other pertinent housing and benefit appointments to aid with connecting to primary care and patient advocacy as well as housing and benefits.
Collaborate with other professionals to evaluate medical and social needs.
Support monthly reporting requirements for the Program.
Other duties as assigned.
This description is to be used as a guide only. It does not constitute a contract, commitment or promise of any kind. Abode Services reserves the right to change, add, delete, upgrade, or downgrade the position as dictated by business necessity at any time with or without notice.
Abode Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Drug Free Workplace.
Requires a BA degree in a human services field or CADAAC certification, along with 2 years of experience working with homeless populations or those with co-occurring disorders. A valid California Driver's License, personal vehicle, and flexible schedule for evenings and weekends are mandatory.
Market context
In California, Community Health Outreach Worker roles are often tied to programs serving unhoused residents and people with co-occurring disorders, so employers typically look for candidates who can build trust in complex community settings. These jobs are competitive because they combine field experience, a human services background or CADAAC certification, and practical requirements like a valid California Driver’s License, personal vehicle, and evening or weekend availability. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your experience with homeless populations and prepare a brief example of outreach work before applying.