Prevention Implementation Specialist

LifeWorks of Austin, TX is looking for a Prevention Implementation Specialist to join our Navigation team! The Prevention Implementation Specialist provides daily implementation support and technical assistance to Trained Direct Service Partners. The Prevention Implementation Specialist provides supportive services to Youth who will receive flexible financial assistance through the Prevention Demonstration Project (PDP). This role provides Systems Navigation education and guidance to System Partners who are attempting to assist youth in accessing the appropriate part of the Youth Social Services Continuum. The Prevention Implementation Specialist ensures our System Partners know “the right door” for requesting services for youth they meet in various states of housing stability need. This position will regularly engage in independent and creative housing problem-solving to improve housing stability for referred clients of other agencies, while also being familiar with the various grant regulations and requirements that affect what options are allowable and available.

This full time, non-exempt position earns a competitive starting rate of $24.86-$27.17/hr depending upon experience. Benefits are also included, which consist of 24 PTO days per year (accrued); 11 paid holidays per year; a premium-free employee medical plan with $100 per month HSA contribution (plus other affordable employee or family medical, dental, and vision options!); a retirement savings plan with 50% match on the first 6% of contributions, and much more!

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develops healthy working relationships with both Trained Service Providers and Referring Partners participating in the PDP Planning and Implementation process.
• Conducts community trainings and educational presentations for Trained Service Providers and Referring Partners on the Youth Homelessness Response System, and the Prevention Demonstration Project in particular.
• Develops and distributes systems access job aids, guides, and resource reference materials for Trained Service Providers and Referring Partners.
• Completes Program intakes for youth being referred to LifeWorks for Flexible Financial Assistance by Trained Service Providers, including intake documentation, applicable program consents, and data entry.
• Serves as the primary point of contact and coordination for individuals in the process of being referred to LifeWorks for Flexible Financial Assistance.
• Affirmatively advertises and connects PDP program participants to appropriate and available supplemental support programs within Lifeworks, such as Peer Drop-in, Workforce Development, and Education.
• Affirmatively advertises and connects individuals experiencing homelessness (including PDP participants who enter homelessness despite the program’s assistance) to the Coordinated Entry System access points for permanent housing resources.
• Closely collaborates with Internal LifeWorks teams responsible for contract compliance, finance procedures, HMIS support, and future PDP-adjacent grants to identify areas for internal efficiencies and workflow improvements.
• Closely collaborates with LifeWorks’ Research and Evaluation Team to design, implement, and re-evaluate program monitoring measures such as qualitative interviews, surveys, and HMIS Homelessness Response System contacts.
• Compiles daily data entry of referrals and authorization forms into Customer Relations Management database; regularly tracks and enters expense reports and purchase requests into agency financial system.
• Participates in internal and external auditing and monitoring.
• Regularly interacts with agency staff, volunteers, donors, board members and/or client populations in a professional and confidential manner.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field and (3) years’ experience; or
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred experience with HMIS.
• Preferred experience with D365, including PowerBI.
• Proficient level of experience with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.

ABOUT LIFEWORKS
With more than 50 years of experience working with youth experiencing homelessness, youth aging out of foster care, young adults, and young parents, LifeWorks is committed to solving youth homelessness through housing, mental health, education, and workforce services. Our vision is a Central Texas where every young person has a place to call home, a sense of belonging, and the support to pursue a life they love.

We provide a full range of support services for vulnerable youth, ensuring that every young person has access to a safe home, the chance to heal, and opportunities to learn and work. Through innovative problem-solving, shared accountability, and evidence-based solutions, we are relentless in achieving real, sustainable, and measurable results for the clients we serve.

A career at LifeWorks offers opportunities to grow professionally while making an immediate, lasting impact on the lives of youth and families in our community. Join us in building a future where every young person has the stability and support to thrive.