Young Adult Supported Living Specialist (Case Manager)

Bridges Homeward•Cambridge, MA

7d•$47,500 - $48,500•Hybrid

About The Position

The Young Adult Supported Living (YASL) Specialist (Case Manager) is a member of the Family Support & Stabilization Program, which consists of five services designed to stabilize youth and families and ensure that our they have the skills, resources and family connections they need to be successful. The YASL Service provides services to young adults aged 18 to 22 years, who are ready to transition from a residential/group/foster home living experience to an supportive living arrangement; scattered apartment sites throughout the Boston area.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, education or a related field;
Professional licensure where applicable;
Minimum of one-years' experience providing case management and/or counseling services to children, adolescents and families;
Experience in child welfare services preferred;

Nice To Haves

preference given to those with experience working with pregnant or parenting teens or young adults;

Responsibilities

Provide case management to YASL program participants, meeting weekly with assigned resident to ensure: Safety, security and cleanliness of each apartment leased by Bridges Homeward, Health and wellbeing of all clients; All documentation, including treatment plans, progress review documents and incident reports are submitted in a timely manner;
Ensure a creative, constructive, strengths based approach to problem solving with each youth ;
Empower youth to participate in program decisions and self-future and goal planning;
Develop permanency plans in collaboration with all youth and supports youth in strengthening family relationships
Establish and maintains productive working relationships with the group home Program Directors, DCF as well as with community resources such as schools, employment training, employment opportunities, courts, physical and mental healthcare providers and other resources needed to support program goals;
Prepare and submits reports or case notes as required;
Supports and provides services to other areas of FSS as needed.
Participates in rotation of on-call coverage