Homeless Prevention Case Manager Lead (SRI)

About the Role

The Homeless Prevention Services Department consists of several programs developed to provide multi-disciplinary responses to youth who are currently experiencing or at imminent risk of homelessness. This Homeless Prevention Case Manager Leadership position will provide support across prevention programs, focusing on The Stability and Reintegration Initiative (SRI), a collaborative prevention program developed through a partnership between the King County Juvenile Court, the YMCA of Greater Seattle (YSIC), and Building Changes, funded by the Washington Youth & Families Fund.

Responsibilities

Lead program coordination, development, and implementation, ensuring staff coverage, support for staff and participants, and other operational activities. Coach staff to ensure the highest level of service, support program directors in ensuring high-quality service delivery, contract compliance, and outcome achievement, and participate in the King County or Auburn On Call Rotation.

• Collaborate with detention staff to establish a referral relationship and apply a diversion-like, creative problem-solving approach to support young people in identifying permanent or temporary housing options within 90 days of their exit.
• Create and facilitate a course that focuses on building life skills, enhancing social-emotional skills, and securing and/or maintaining housing once released.
• Establish trauma-informed, person-centered relationships with young people in detention through regular check-ins and track and support the exit planning and discharge processes.
• Develop and apply an approach toward modeling and coaching key social-emotional skills, and integrate the approach into transition planning and case management.
• Ensure non-disruption of academic progress of young people on the caseload through connections to local community reengagement/Open Doors schools or other post-secondary opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience (Master’s preferred).
• Minimum three years of experience working with teens or young adults in foster care, group care, housing, education, juvenile justice, anti-poverty, vocational support, mental health, chemical dependency, and/or homelessness fields.
• Ability to teach effective independence skills for a variety of learning styles and to plan supportive activities.
• Strong youth engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including skills in coaching and giving/receiving feedback.
• Strong organizational skills and basic computer skills, including working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Current state-approved First Aid and CPR certification, and current approved HIV blood-borne pathogens training.

Skills

• Ability to speak any language in addition to English may be helpful.
• Prefer knowledge of and previous experience with diverse populations (language, culture, race, physical ability, sexual orientation, etc.).
• Ability to think critically and provide solution-focused navigation for complex needs among youth in detention.
• Strong sense of organization in a fast-paced work environment.

Benefits

• Membership to the YMCA of Greater Seattle for you and your household.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance.
• Retirement with generous employer contributions.
• Free access to mental health resources.
• Rapidly-accruing paid time off (PTO) available immediately upon hire.
• Discounts on qualifying YMCA of Greater Seattle childcare and day camp programs.

Pay and Schedule

The hiring range for this position is $28.00-31.00/hr. This is a full-time role with an anticipated schedule of Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm, with 1-2 weekends a month required.