Bread for the city

This agency serves urban low-income and homeless residents with a holistic approach including food, clothing, social services, medical and legal care. Various departments work together to provide services to more than 11,000 individuals and families a month.

Northwest Center: 1525 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
Southeast Center: 1640 Good Hope Road, SE, Washington, DC 20020 
Web: www.breadforthecity.org

 JOB DESCRIPTIONS: (3 positions)

Position 1 - Social Services Case Worker and Intake Coordinator -  NW Center

The primary focus of this position is to assess both urgent and long-term client needs.  During a client’s first visit to Bread for the City, and once per year after that, clients meet with intake coordinators to identify public benefits, Bread for the City programs, and partner agencies that can help them reach economic stability.  The position involves a great deal of contact with clients, as well as calls, letters and face-to-face visits with a variety of private and public agencies on behalf of the client.
 
The person in this position may be asked to participate in developing a new program at Bread for the City through which homeless individuals who receive public benefits will be matched together and will be moved into an apartment that their combined incomes can afford.  This new project will require a great deal of creative thinking.

QUALIFICATIONS OR SKILLS: The position requires strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work with diverse groups of people, including clients living with physical and mental illnesses and volunteers from myriad backgrounds.  Good organizational skills, strong listening skills, and the ability to manage several projects simultaneously are a must.  Fluency in Spanish, patience, perseverance, and a capacity and interest in learning about government programs are helpful.  Flexibility, optimism and a cooperative spirit in the face of hectic working conditions, plus a sense of humor are all very helpful.  Above all, a volunteer should be committed to working for social justice.

Position 2 - Medical Clinic Coordinator - NW Center

The primary responsibility of a Medical Clinic Coordinator is to manage teams of volunteer health care providers and oversee patient flow during clinic sessions.  The clinic coordinator follows up on patient care, including referrals to hospitals for specialty care.  The clinic coordinator supports the Medical Clinic Director with organizations and planning.  The clinics include adult general medicine, pediatrics, job physicals, and occasional specialty clinics.

QUALIFICATIONS OR SKILLS: The ability to speak Spanish is a requirement of this position.  The position requires strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work with diverse groups of people, including patients suffering from physical and/or mental illness and volunteer health care professionals.  Strong organizational skills are a must as the position involves managing multiple projects simultaneously.  Good listening skills, patience, perseverance, flexibility and a commitment to working for and with low-income people is extremely helpful.

Position 3 - Volunteer Coordinator - NW Center

The primary focus of this position is to oversee the many volunteers that come through Bread for the City on a yearly basis.  Volunteers help in all of Bread for the City’s five service programs, providing vital support to our small staff.  This position will match potential volunteers with BFC programs, maintain the volunteer schedule for individual volunteers as well as groups, manage the recruitment process, and track volunteers using Raiser’s Edge software.  The Volunteer Coordinator also oversees all in-kind donations; working with interested partners to organize food and clothing drives.

QUALIFICATIONS OR SKILLS: The position requires strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work with diverse groups of people, including and low-income clients and corporate executives.  Good organizational skills, strong listening skills, and the ability to manage several projects simultaneously are a must.  Flexibility, optimism and a cooperative spirit in the face of hectic working conditions, plus a sense of humor are all very helpful.  Above all, a volunteer should be committed to working for social justice.

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Bethesda, MD 20816
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