Aftercare Resource Navigator DJJ

Eckerd Connects•Miami Gardens, FL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Aftercare Resource Navigator supports youth returning to the community from residential commitment facilities by identifying resources that address youth and family service needs and connecting them with appropriate services. The program provides transitional planning for youth pending release, including those returning under Conditional Release or Post-Commitment Probation and those released without supervision. The Navigator participates in transition and reentry meetings, helps develop each youth’s Transition Plan for Success, engages parents or guardians before release, coordinates service referrals and service initiation, and monitors participation and progress. The role also involves working with Juvenile Probation Officers and community partners, maintaining current case files and notes, and driving for business purposes. The position is based in Miami, Florida.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university; or an associate degree from an accredited college or university plus two years of direct adolescent work experience in criminal justice, social services, or education; or four or more years of direct adolescent work experience in a contract-specified field as a substitute for the education requirement.
Pass a drug screen under the Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Workplace policy.
Meet Eckerd’s auto insurance requirements and be able to drive for business purposes.
Maintain a safe driving record and provide annual proof of appropriate auto insurance.
Have use of a vehicle capable of transporting three adults in addition to the driver.
Pass Level 2 background screening through Florida’s Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.

Responsibilities

Participate in Transition Conferences, Community Reentry Team Meetings, and Exit Conferences, and assist with developing a Transition Plan for Success for each youth served.
Meet with each youth’s parent or guardian before the youth’s release to build a relationship and understand the service needs of the youth and family.
Work with the Juvenile Probation Officer (JPO) to identify resources that address the needs of each youth and family.
Coordinate and facilitate referrals with the youth, parent or guardian, and JPO.
Initiate services for identified resources.
Maintain contact with youth, parents or guardians, and referred resources to monitor participation and progress.
Update the JPO on youth and family participation and progress, identify solutions to barriers, and assist with resource-related responses to noncompliance consistent with the Department’s Graduated Response Matrix.
Establish and maintain relationships with DJJ staff, local law enforcement, juvenile court judges, state attorney offices, and public defender offices.
Maintain up-to-date youth case files and case notes.