Career & Leadership Coordinator

About the role

Rooted in our Christian faith, Bethany Christian Services works to ensure children are safe, loved, and connected through family. Across 29 states, we strengthen families, support foster care and adoption, and walk alongside refugees with compassion. Here, living out your faith means using your gifts to bring hope and make a lasting impact. Working at Bethany means joining a team of dedicated professionals with diverse skills, serving communities across the country. Together, we’re united in our Christian mission and these shared values: We’re motivated by our faith, we support one another, we champion justice, we pursue excellence, and we’re in it for the long haul. As a Career & Leadership Coordinator, you’ll help carry this mission forward and make a meaningful impact every day.

Responsibilities

• Complete client intakes and assessments in a timely manner to include but not limited to the creation of an individual development plan (IDP) that addresses the client’s goals and areas of needed development;
• Provide academic and employment development opportunities to program youth by establishing and maintaining the appropriate community partnerships;
• Meet individually with youth to explore educational and vocational goals and interests;
• Provide job coaching to youth while identifying and addressing barriers to success;
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date client records and submit written reports in a timely manner in compliance with state, federal and agency requirements;
• Provide orientation, training, and ongoing support to community partners, while working with program participants to ensure services provided are trauma-informed, developmentally appropriate and culturally competent;
• Effectively communicate the client’s IDP to community partners to include foster parents and/or referring workers to define the service plan and progress;
• Collaborate effectively with community partners and program staff to identify client barriers and challenges while developing strategies to assist with youth transformation;
• Plan, organize, promote, and facilitate employment workshops, engagement events and individual supports;
• Assist youth in leadership development, job skills training, and community engagement;
• Coordinate client transportation as needed;
• Essential job responsibilities may vary based on the specific needs of each