Duties & Responsibilities

• Meet with youth on a regular basis, as contractually obligated and in line with his/her/their individualized self-sufficiency plan.
• Assist clients with educational attainment and advancement, including but not exclusive to completion of high school or GED, exploration of post-secondary schooling, and/or vocational training.
• Connect youth with community-based resources related to healthy living, life skill-building, financial literacy, and driving education.
• Assist clientele to obtain proper documentation for independence, including but not exclusive to birth certificate, Social Security card or immigration paperwork, legal identification, and/or drivers’ license.
• Work collaboratively with young adults to identify safe and healthy supports by application of multiple family search & engagement strategies.
• Provide training and consultation to other child welfare and community providers related to permanency and young-adult specific topics
• Communicate and coordinate with all members of the youth’s treatment team
• Attend and participate in-service trainings, team meetings, professional development, and group and individual supervision, as applicable
• Complete all necessary documentation, including all client records, narrative reports of assessments, progress reports, treatment plans, quarterly report submissions, and discharge summaries, in compliance with confidentiality standards.
• Actively participate and contribute to program and agency data collection and analysis for purposes of identifying trends, program development, and communication with the community
• Other duties as assigned

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or related field, required
• Child welfare and/or experience working with older youth, required
• Trauma-informed and permanency competence

Skills & Values Required

Must possess and demonstrate:

All-agency:

• Alignment and commitment to values, mission, model, and vision of the agency
• Commitment to equity and inclusion within the agency and across systems
• Advocacy for excellence in child welfare and adult medical and behavioral health and well-being
• Competence and confidence in building transparent, positive partnerships that will further the agency’s mission
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Data-informed decision-making

Position-specific:

• Ability and enthusiasm to engage and motivate young adults in individualized case management planning, with focus on housing, education, and building of healthy, supportive network
• Advocacy for best practice for vulnerable population
• Understanding and commitment to permanency for youth and young adults, including both legal and relational permanency
• Ability to identify and connect youth to community-based resources
• Confident public speaking skills for workshop and training delivery to both young adults and staff on a variety of topics related to youths’ transition to adulthood
• Strong organizational skills, with ability to work both independently and as a member of a team
• Belief in youth voice and choice

Other Requirements

• Must pass Background Criminal Investigation (BCI) check
• Must pass Child Protection Services (CPS) background checks for RI as well as any additional states, per Adam Walsh Act of 2006.
• Must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19
• Access to reliable transportation
• Specific to staff-owned vehicles, staff must demonstrate:

-Possession of valid driver’s license

-Maintenance of clean driving record

-Possession of valid and continuous auto insurance coverage that meets the state’s minimum requirements

-Valid vehicle inspection sticker

Hold an active license with the RI Department of health (RIDOH) for applicable positions

• Additional requirements, as outlined by service contracts, if applicable

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of (1) sitting at a desk/meeting table and (2) working on a computer.
• Ability to self-transport to client and agency-related meetings and work within the RI community
• U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics Occupational Requirements Survey (ORS) of strength level category: Sedentary to Light work
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable staff to perform the essential duties.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $43,800.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Application Question(s):

• Do you have reliable transportation to get to and from meetings and client visits?

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person