Reentry Facilitator Second Chance Program

Major Duties And Responsibilities

• Collaborates with the team to ensure comprehensive wraparound services for all enrolled participants to support participants in their reentry process.
• Maintains a caseload of 35 youth and develops meaningful productive relationships with families, youths, and program community partners.
• Mets participants in spaces that are most comfortable for them such as through home visits, school, or community locations.
• Completes screenings and assessments to identify areas of need for the youth and family.
• Develops an intervention plan based on needs within the assessment with a focus on reducing risk factors and recidivism.
• Provides referrals and resources for participants and support to ensure that they access the resources.
• Documents services provided using ETO and other documentation as required by the program.
• Attends community network meetings and resource fairs/events targeting youth and families.
• Builds and maintains a positive working relationship with juvenile detention and probation departments to ensure referrals and access to youth in detention for program services.
• This includes regular visits with juvenile detention facilities that hold youth from the Lake County area.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, criminal justice, public health, human services, or other related field preferred.
• Experience: Working with people in high-stress situations, knowledge of resources within the Waukegan/Lake County area, experience with providing trauma-informed interventions, other sensitivity to cultural diversity is required.
• Other Skills: Ability to communicate and cooperate with diverse families, various professionals, and community groups, must be able to make home visits to present, prospective, and former participants in the participants’ own home, schedule may be flexible and may include some evening and weekends, valid driver's license, access to a car, and willingness to drive, ability to write routine reports and correspondence, may work some evenings and weekends, ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees or the organization, exercises discretion and independent judgment in executing tasks, must demonstrate the ability to establish helping relationships with families of varying educational, experiential, and socio-economic backgrounds and handle emergency and crisis situations.

Key Competencies

• Competent in Microsoft Office tools and inputting services in an online database.
• Focus on trauma-informed programming, including crisis response and support.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to frequently move inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
• Must be able to transport oneself to and from home visits.
• Occasionally ascends/descends stairs.
• At times may be required to lift up to 25 lbs. for various classroom and event needs.
• Able to move in outdoor weather conditions.