Extended Foster Care Success Coach - Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix Foster Care)

Job Responsibilities

• Participate and/or facilitate team-based planning meetings at the invitation of the youth such as wraparound meetings, family engagement meetings, and permanency or community roundtables.
• Build a supportive relationship with youth/young adult that assists them to develop goals and a plan for achieving those goals.
• Monitor and adjust the plan with the youth based on progress toward goals until the member completes Extended Foster Care.
• Aid youth/young adults to secure necessary services and supports identified in the plan through warm handoffs and other active methods.
• Supporting youth and young adults in crisis stabilization and identifying and addressing the root cause of the crisis.
• Provide interventions to address immediate safety until the young adult can start or continue in goal progression.
• Act as a liaison with community service providers. Coordinate with service providers to ensure that the youth/young adult's needs are being met.
• Develop linkages and collaborate with community service providers and other key stakeholders.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications

• Experience working directly with youth/young adults ages 14-26 who are involved in systems of care, which may include foster care, juvenile justice, runaway and homeless youth programs.
• Staff with lived experience in systems of care, which may include foster care, juvenile justice, run-away and homeless youth programs are preferred when hiring.
• Exhibit the belief that all young people have the capacity to be successful in their lives.
• Flexible, solutions-oriented attitude and be comfortable trying new approaches.
• Knowledge of trauma-informed care and healing-centered approaches.
• Understand the community resources and providers to ensure successful service referrals.
• Good knowledge of human services principles and practices.
• Relevant experience in case management.

Regulatory Minimums

• Regulatory Minimum 26 years of age.
• DPS Level I fingerprint clearance (must possess upon hire and maintain throughout employment).
• CPR, First Aid, AED certification, if required (must possess upon hire and maintain throughout employment).
• Current, valid Arizona Driver's License and 39-month Motor Vehicle Report and proof of vehicle registration liability insurance to meet insurance requirements.
• Initial current negative TB test result, if required (Employer provides).