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Youth Partner and Outreach Specialist - SD
This position works in Lifeline’s counseling program for homeless and displaced youth. To qualify you must have personal experience living in a non-permanent housing environment during a period of time when you were under 21 years of age. This could include being without a home, or living in a shelter, or in a temporary housing situation if you were not living with a parent/guardian. If you received counseling services during this time this is preferred, but not required. Please include a description of your experience in your resume or cover letter. The Youth Partner/Outreach Specialist uses this lived experience to help homeless and displaced youth in our program. Youth Partners help youth to self-advocate and to better understand their mental health needs and how counseling services can help. The position is community-based. Most services will take place at community locations such as client’s school, current living environment, or other community locations where homeless and displaced youth spend time.
The position is part of a multi-disciplinary team in a community setting, working closely with therapists to ensure youth and families' success. Join us at a long-standing and well-respected social service agency, helping youth and families live better lives!
Specific Activities
Qualifications/Requirements
- Helps identify and connect with youth experiencing homelessness and displacement
- Helps youth understand how mental health services work, and works with youth to identify needs and overcome obstacles preventing effective participation in services.
- Works with clinicians to ensure a youth-centered treatment plan.
- Helps youth feel supported throughout the therapy process by working with clinicians to ensure effective communication.
- Provides case management services via school, home visits and community settings, during the day and evening. Connects youth and families to appropriate resource linkages in the community.
- Helps youth identify and access informal support people and involve them in the treatment plan.
- Completes progress notes in CCBH (Anasazi) within defined timelines, and participates in program’s Quality Assurance process.
- Performs outreach activities within the community to connect youth to the program.
- Completes other duties as assigned.
Must have personal experience living in a non-permanent housing environment during a period of time when you were under 21 years of age. Bilingual in English/Spanish is preferred but not required. Experience of community-based social service or case management experience is a plus. CCBH (Anasazi) trained preferred but not required. Must possess excellent oral and written skills; work well autonomously and with multiple people/disciplines. Must possess the ability to make sound decisions independently. Must be computer literate. Must pass required background checks. Must have reliable transportation and relevant auto insurance, plus a clean driving record.
Compensation and BenefitsYour well-being matters at Lifeline Community Services!
Physical Demands/Work Environment- Paid vacation
- Paid sick time
- Paid holidays (13 days)
- Exceptional medical, dental, vision, chiropractic and acupuncture coverage
- Free health and wellness programs
- Free Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance program
- Great employee incentive award programs
- Training and education assistance
- Matched 403b retirement plan
- Flexible Spending Account
- Menu of optional benefits, including short term disability, critical illness, accident, hospitalization and cancer policy
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The employee may be exposed in an extremely stressful environment where there are considerable mental and emotional demands. Travel is required to client homes. Employee may be exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time. The employee will be required to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer.
Work ScheduleM-F Fulltime position - non-exempt 40 hours
some evenings and weekends
some evenings and weekends