Hello! Are you ready for the best job you’ll ever love? If you said yes, then the kids at St. John Bosco Children’s Center need you! Caritas Family Solutions is seeking a compassionate Youth Services Coordinator to serve at our SJBCC in Belleville. This position is perfect for detailed oriented professionals who are highly organized and value being part of a great team. Most importantly, you’ll have the opportunity to truly make a positive difference in the lives of children! If you’re ready to change the world, please apply today!!!

At Caritas, we know we’re competing with other employers for your services, and we want to win! It is our goal to offer competitive compensation and affordable benefits to all eligible employees. Caritas currently offers the following benefits to fulltime employees:

The Youth Service Coordinator position is responsible for ensuring the coordination and provision of all residential based case management services. This position will work as the liaison between St. John Bosco Childrens center staff and the case carrying agency of all youth admitted to SJBCC; will work to ensure that all requirements of the Family First Act are provided and followed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

• Serves as the primary point of contact for all communication for assigned youth.
• Coordinates, schedules, and leads staffings (pre-admission, admission, monthly, discharge, and aftercare) for all assigned youth.
• Completes requires CSR documentation within 24 hours in the state RedCap system.
• Coordinates all school related activities for assigned youth, to include enrollment, attendance to IEP meetings, and all necessary communications with schools.
• Advocates for the educational, medical, social, emotional, and physical needs of the assigned youth to the various members of youths teams.
• Coordinates and schedules all visits/passes for assigned youth.
• Documents all client related communications within the ACE database.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. A bachelor's degree in social services or related field with at least two years' experience in casework, clinical or direct services with children; demonstrated ability for Social Services and Casework management; and qualify for Mental Health Professional under Illinois Department of Mental Health Rule 132. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.