Living With Purpose Community Project Liaison

Apache Behavioral Health Services, Inc.•Whiteriver, AZ

59d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Community Project Liaison works closely with Career Coaches, Case Managers, Therapists, and the Program Manager within the Living With Purpose program to deliver responsive, high-quality services and programs for the White Mountain Apache Tribe, under the authority of Apache Behavioral Health Services. This role provides oversight, guidance, and transportation for employment support services. The Liaison assists participants in navigating program services, connecting them with necessary resources, and facilitating entry into employment in targeted sectors and other related services to foster client independence and retention. Collaboration with outreach, partner development, and service delivery teams is key to identifying and matching participants with opportunities that lead to milestone achievements for both the program and its participants. Functions include providing individual and targeted assistance with professional development and employment preparation, identifying and connecting participants with education, skills training, work-based training, and placement opportunities for work projects. The role also involves providing guidelines for community projects, setting timelines for completion, ensuring understanding of assessment criteria, and ensuring projects meet deadlines.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age.
Must possess a high school diploma or G.E.D.
Must have a valid driver’s license, Motor Vehicle Clearance, and reliable transportation.
Ability to pass a level one fingerprint clearance card.
Effective written and oral communication skills, as well as basic supervision skills.
MS Office proficiency.
Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to work effectively with a wide range of people, teams, managers, and supervisors.
Must demonstrate basic critical thinking, problem-solving, de-escalation, organizational and time management skills.

Nice To Haves

At least 1 year experience working with Native Americans.

Responsibilities

Manage project delivery: respond to referrals and work orders, ensure the provision of good quality individual assessments and support planning involving the service user and carer and maintain a high quality of service for service users and carers.
Participate in internal and external assessments and reviews: representing the organization at meetings as appropriate.
Transport clients to appropriate services and work project sits as needed.
Provide information: raise public awareness about the service, also other support agencies and give advice and information about services. Facilitate access to other agencies/resources.
Participant Support: train, support, supervise, appraise, and develop staff and volunteers. Project workers will also assist with the recruitment and Support Workers
Service Planning: to provide information and reports regarding service activity to contribute to the service plan.
Work with Carers: in line with local arrangements develop and maintain a range of carer support and education tailored to the needs of the area.
Help participants identify habits that prevent consistent employment.
Attend and contribute to meetings: feedback to staff policy and operational changes and issues discussed.
Works as community outreach and engagement, particularly with disadvantaged groups.
Ability to work with a variety of stakeholders, including residents, local groups, and organizations across the voluntary and public sectors.
Ability to support and mentor participants within a community project.
Hard-working, reliable, and professional, able to manage a variety of challenging workloads and work well both as part of a team and alone.
Willing and able to work in different environments, including being office based and spending a large amount of time on the grounds within communities.
Coordinate with Living With Purpose Career Coaches, Case Managers, Therapists and Program Manager to identify and refer high risk individuals to appropriate support services and community resources.
Work with Living With Purpose Career Coaches, Case Managers, Therapists and Program Manager to assist with the coordination, scheduling, outreach, and promotion of the Living With Purpose work project offerings.
Oversee work project sites to monitor attendance, ensure a physically and emotionally safe work environment and timely project completion.
Maintain inventory of supplies and equipment. Submit requests for order or purchase of necessary supplies or equipment to Program Manager.
Maintain accurate records of work orders, develop reports and keeps up to date accurate documents as requested using CMMS.