SCC Program Coordinator

Position: Program Coordinator
Department: Supporting Community Connections (SCC)
Reports To: Clinical Program Manager
FLSA Status: Hourly, Non-Exempt

Position Summary:
The Program Coordinator supervises, coordinates, and monitors all program components to ensure adherence to Children's Receiving Home policies and procedures. Directs all employees contributing to and associated with the program. Coordinates all program activities and outreach events. Fosters relationships with community partners, agencies, and organizations. Provides culturally relevant outreach, engagement, and support services to transition aged youth and those who work/live with them, designed to promote support services. They also provide advocacy to program participants and coordination with the community and collaborative partners. This worker is an individual with experience as a “system” youth, or a family member of a “system” youth, and/or be culturally competent in the sub-cultures of LGBTQ youth, homeless youth, and/or foster youth. They will provide supportive services in the community as well as at the CRH offices. The worker will also participate in community outreach and education activities and co-facilitate psycho-educational, social, and other groups as needs are identified.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide culturally relevant outreach activities designed to promote support services to youth and TAY.
• Provide or link suicide prevention support services to individuals feeling disconnected or at risk for suicide
• Become updated on community resources
• Provide groups for youth seeking their input, advice, and involvement
• Seek youth input on further design of this program
• Initiate, organize, and/or participate in community events and educational opportunities related to wellness and prevention services.
• Provide cultural brokerage, and advocacy for individuals and families to facilitate accurate understanding of the participant risk and protective factors and appropriate service planning and access.
• Identify and develop community resources and natural support systems for program participants and families. Make referrals, assist with service linkage, and educate individuals and families on how to access and use community resources and services.
• Participate in community meetings as a representative of the agency. Act as a liaison for the agency to various other community agencies and organizations.
• Recruit community members to participate in wellness and prevention activities.
• Attend and participate in trainings and meetings as required.
• Complete required documentation in an accurate manner, and within required timelines
• Write and submit Quarterly Reports to the Sacramento County contract monitor
• Serve as an advocate for youth at all times
• Perform other related work as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities
None

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Ability to work varied hours including nights, weekends and holidays. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education/Experience:

• Possession of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required.
• Experience as “system” youth, or family member of a “system” youth required.
• Must have cultural expertise with TAY sub-cultures including LGBTQ, homeless, and foster youth.

Licenses, Certifications, Registrations:

• Must possess a valid California Driver’s License. Must be able to meet the Agency’s rules and be eligible to drive for business. The Agency’s insurance carrier reserves the right to exclude applicants based on their driving record.
• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Must pass First Aid, CPR, and Bloodborne Pathogens certification courses within the first 3 months of employment.
• Must pass Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification courses offered through the Children’s Receiving Home within the first three months of employment.
• Must attend and pass the Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) courses within the first six months of employment.
• Must maintain TCI, CPR, First Aid and BBP Certification throughout employment.
• Must complete online Mandated Reporter Training Course within first week of employment.

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities:

• Knowledge of and ability to use Microsoft Office Suite and web browsers effectively.
• Ability to read, speak, understand, analyze and interpret documents such as client safety/treatment plans, assessment materials and procedure manuals in the English language.
• Ability to write professional/clinical reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Must understand the key and critical need for a youth voice in CRH programs
• Must evidence a strong and clear commitment to this program and the concept of youth development
• Skill to instruct, direct, counsel, and encourage individuals and groups of children.
• Ability to maintain discipline and group control in a theraputic manner.
• Must understand or be willing to learn about the unique challenges and obstacles faced by LGBTQ, homeless, and foster youth
• Skill to communicate effectively in written and oral form.
• Skill to listen attentively to clients, co-workers and supervisors.
• Skill to plan and organize multiple tasks.
• Knowledge of child/adolescent development, and/or child psychology to identify and encourage age appropriate behavior, as well as understand the clients behaviors and reactions is preferred.
• Knowledge of medications and their reactions is preferred.
• Knoweldge of suicide risk, resilency, and protective factors for transition aged youth.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics, including addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication.
• Ability to relate with children in a nurturing and respectful manner.
• Ability to establish and maintain appropriate boundaries with children and families.
• Ability to work cooperatively with a culturally diverse client population and work force.
• Ability to work with community and outside agencies in a collaborative and cooperative manner.
• Ability to work effectively in a team/group or individual setting.
• Student or professional leadership experience preferred

Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands and talk or hear. Fine motor skills such as typing, the use of a computer mouse and telephone handset is required. Employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is required to sit, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.