Self Determination Coordinator / Parent Navigator

The Position : The Self-Determination Coordinator role is grounded in Beloved Village’s approach to personal and structural transformation and is guided by the organization's guiding principles of Sisterhood / Siblinghood, Self-Determination, Spirituality, and Social Justice. The Self-Determination Coordinator works to ensure that participants of Beloved Village’s programs have the space, resources, access, and advocacy needed to support them in their healing journey, as well as accessing their own power and voice to navigate the systems and conditions that impact their lives. The Self Determination Coordinator works closely with all program staff and program participants and their caregivers, playing a critical role in supporting young cis and trans women and girls, trans men and boys and gender expansive youth and their caregivers in building self-determination, and using their expertise and experiences to advocate on behalf of themselves and others. The role of the Self Determination Coordinator is to ensure that youth / families at Beloved are provided support from a peer-based, restorative justice framework that is culturally grounded, and gender-specific. Additionally, the SD Coordinator ensures that the organization has the proper resources, support, and partners in place to support this work. They are responsible for conducting initial intakes and assessments, working with youth to identify their needs and strengths, assisting them in developing personal and professional goals, and providing support in accessing community resources, such as housing, childcare, educational programs, etc. Additionally, this position is responsible for ensuring that all coaching approaches and methods are in line with the organization's mission, vision, values, theory of change, methodology, as well as ensuring that we fulfill grant requirements, and Beloved’s annual goals and Site goals. Please note that this unique position will carry a  caseload of both youth and caregivers and hold Parent Navigator duties.

The role of the Parent / Caregiver Navigator is to ensure that youth and parent / caregiver participants at Beloved are provided support from a peer-based, restorative justice framework that is culturally grounded, and gender-responsive / affirming. Additionally, the Parent / Caregiver Navigator mobilizes the proper resources, support, and partners in place to effectuate this work. They are responsible for conducting initial intakes and assessments, working with youth and parents / caregivers to identify their needs and strengths, assisting them in developing personal and professional goals, and providing support in accessing community resources, such as housing, childcare, educational programs, etc. Additionally, this position is responsible for ensuring that all coaching approaches and methods are in line with the organization's mission, vision, values, theory of change, methodology, as well as ensuring that we fulfill grant requirements, and Beloved’s annual goals and site-specific goals.

General Duties :

• Building rapport with youth and caregivers on-site at Beloved and off-site at program locations including juvenile hall, jail, group homes, and county jail, to ensure folks receive the appropriate support through phone calls, snail mail, advocacy letter, and referrals appropriate services.
• Provide services necessary to implement the child or non-minor dependent’s Needs and Services Plan.
• Conduct interviews, assessments, and develop Self-Determined Life Maps and provide resources for youth onsite at the Center and off-site at program locations including juvenile hall, jail, and group homes, and in the community.
• Work as a part of the Beloved team, supporting youth and caregivers connect to Beloved after detention through self-determination advocacy and leadership programs, and ensuring activities are cohesive and coordinated amongst program staff.
• Provide orientation and training to new staff, interns and volunteers who will support leadership programming of Beloved’s guiding principles, methodology, and policy and procedures.
• Plan, facilitate, and oversee Self-Determination Advocacy activities, including Culture and Healing Circles and Programs, youth-driven community projects, special events, and other outings.
• Coordinate early career exploration and leadership development, including sharing job opportunities, scholarship information, college tours, financial aid workshops, career mentoring, and healing centered opportunities.
• Engage participants as community experts and provide leadership based economic opportunities for participants to begin to engage in Beloved’s work as appropriate and as a part of a larger site based strategy.
• Collaborate with other program staff on building organizing and advocacy capacity and skills for youth and caregivers ready to step into leadership roles and engage in Beloved advocacy initiatives.
• Monitor referrals and maintain relationships with the staff of external stakeholders and system partners working with participants, including, but not limited to Probation Departments, Public Defender's, community-based agencies, School districts, Social Workers, etc.
• Participate in necessary meetings with other team members to ensure holistic support and additional support strategies needed to better support participant.
• Participate in Beloved’s movement, policy, and local campaign work on an ongoing basis including; participating in strategy and strategy related meetings as necessary, participating in work to advance local campaigns, represent the organization publicly as requested and approved, and participate in coalitions and other community based work as approved / requested by Supervisor.
• Support participants in navigating systems (juvenile justice, foster care, mental health, etc.) by providing advocacy, resources, and ongoing support in self-advocacy strategies and Education.
• Build authentic, deeply supportive relationships with youth and caregivers participating in programs and or ensure staff working with youth and caregivers are maintaining Beloved standards of conduct, exemplifying Beloved values, and utilizing Beloved methodologies and frameworks.

Reporting and Evaluation :

and county, and foundation grant requirements and internal organizational

systems / databases in a timely manner.

goals to contribute to quarterly progress reports.

collection, operations reports, Supervision check ins, etc.) and ensure all proper forms are

completed, progress is monitored, and data is updated.

qualitative data of all programmatic activities, trainings and outcomes pertaining to

programmatic goals.

that feedback and findings from evaluations are used to develop, revise, and update

programs and activities.

youth and caregivers around consistent attendance and engaged participation.

data is updated and stored appropriately, in accordance with Beloved’s filing and storage

Procedures.

Administrative Duties :

Salary : $31.25 an hour

Entity : Beloved

Minimum Qualifications :

A bachelor’s degree and six months of experience in working with children who have serious emotional or behavioral needs, or children who have special needs, including, but not limited to, intensive medical needs;

A minimum of an associate’s degree and one year of experience in working with children who have serious emotional or behavioral needs, or children who have special needs, including, but not limited to, intensive medical needs;

The educational requirements in this section may be waived for client support staff who have at least two years of experience working with children who have serious emotional or behavioral needs, or children who have special needs, including, but not limited to, intensive medical needs, and who have specific skills to meet the needs of a target population, including cultural and linguistic needs.

providers, and passionate about youth, caregivers community development, issues of

youth leadership

community partners, custody staff, students and colleagues with diverse heritage and

backgrounds.

effectively with program participants, staff colleagues, board members, external

stakeholders, and public speaking events.

simultaneously, and meet and handle multiple deadlines and tasks simultaneously

deadlines

use.

Salary : $31