Program Youth Coordinator

East Oakland Community Project JOB DESCRIPTION

Title: Program Youth Coordinator

**Department:**Homeless Youth Collaborative 

**Reports to:**Program Director 

**FLSA Status:**Exempt 

DirectlyLeads**:**4-5 

**Budgetary Line Responsibility:**None 

Salary Range: $58,000 to $61,000

SUMMARY

Our House Program Youth Coordinator is responsible for the overall operations of EOCP/HYC's transitional housing program for young adults (18-25).

This position provides case management, counseling, life skills training, referrals to educational and employment and medical resources.

This position closely supervises a staff of 4 to 5 Youth Advisors to ensure that residents receive the structure, attentiveness and training needed tobecome productive, independent adults. 

ESSENTIAL****DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Service Delivery

Monitor the progress and activities of transitional housing youth by conducting weekly case management meetings. This will assist the youth to establish: 

Employment or other income eligibilities 

• Budgeting skills
• School enrollment (if applicable)
• Connections to medical, mental health, substance abuse resources as applicable
• Affordable housing or permanent housing

Promote improved basic living skills amongst residents by:

• Coordinating weekly life skills groups. 

• Assisting residents to complete housing and employment applications. 

• Coordinating tutoring for residents who are in need of assistance with homework assignments.

• Coordinate community partner engagement and awareness.

 

Promote positive resident interactions and healthy living environment by:

• Initiating resolution intervention techniques to handle conflicts between residents as needed. 

• Promote good health, in case of illness, and ensure that residents receive the proper medical attention. 

• Promote and maintain a clean work environment and ensure that office area and equipment cleaned daily. 

• Work with the youth to ensure they are partnered with other local 

• organizations to ensure they have healthy community and social involvement.

 

Administration

• Maintain residents' files and update progress notes as needed. 

• Maintain an accurate account of house activities by maintaining a current log book. 

• Complete monthly program data report.

 

Update HMIS after each client interaction. Facilitate client intakes and enrollments. 

• Check in Bi-Weekly with Covenant House & Beyond Emancipation to create and maintain a potential client waitlist. 

• Bi-Weekly check in with data and compliance team. 

• Complete trainings as needed for professional development. 

• Monitor and ensure all program outcomes are being met.

 

Management/Supervision

• Interview prospective applicants. 

• Conduct orientation and training of newly hired employees 

• Monitor Youth Advisors' work to ensure compliance with job duties 

• Provide training recommendations 

• Meet with Program Director weekly for Supervision to discuss program issues and/or concerns 

• Facilitate weekly Supervision with all scheduled Youth Advisors. 

• Facilitate house**,**staff meeting monthly.

 

Professional Conduct 

• Promote a healthy environment for residents by modeling a positive, professional demeanor**.**

• Promote a healthy work environment forstaff members by modeling a positive, professional attitude at all times. 

• Must maintain professional boundaries at all times. 

• Must wear business casual attire and adhere to the EOCP dress code at all times. 

• Other duties as assigned

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position supervises full time, part time, and On-Call Youth Advisors.

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications include: This position demands*a highenergy, positive, mature adult who is nurturing toward young adultswho are in theprocess of developing life copingstrategies to overcome homelessness. Specific qualificationsinclude:***

• Three years' experience assisting homeless or low income young adults required.
• Six years of case management experience required.
• Three years of supervisory experience required.
• Sensitivity to the needs of young adults with multiple issues
• Must be neat, organized, professional, and punctual.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability
• to speak extremely clearly with everyone at all times.
• Must have the ability to work independently
• Must have strong leadership skills
• Must hold the ability to be direct and polite collectively

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• B. A., or equivalent experience and education
• Six years case management experience and three years of supervisory experience required.
• Comfortable in a multi-cultural setting
• Must be experienced, knowledgeable and comfortable with working with the LGBTQIA+ community**.**
• Experience working in supportive housing for low income people.
• Skilled and trained in conflict resolution
• Strong self-awareness and sense of limitations.
• Appropriate professional and personal boundaries with high integrity
• Knowledgeable about the dynamics of homelessness, substance abuse, mental health, youth development, domestic violence, parenting and planning parenthood.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

• English, Excellent written and verbal
• Second language, Spanish or American Sign Language is a plus

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

• College level

 

REASONING ABILITY:

• Must have the ability to utilize good judgment and make sound decisions when interacting with youth and staff members.
• Must have the ability to prioritize tasks to ensure that the youths' needs are met and tasks are completed.

COMPUTER SKILLS: 

• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Ability to access and navigate the internet.
• * Ability to know and teach clients administrative and computer skills.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

• Access to a personal vehicle required. California driver's license required. Proof of full coverage Insurance required.
• CPR & First Aid**:**Infant Child & Adult

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to negotiate a flight of stairs daily to access the transitional house.
• Annual tuberculosis screening required.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This position requires the ability to work in an environment with youth with multiple issues**.**