CAT & JD Youth and Family Development Associate

SBCS Corporation • Chula Vista, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Community Assessment Team (CAT) & Juvenile Diversion (JD) Youth and Family Development Associate (YFDA) under the supervision of the Program Coordinator & Program Director is responsible for providing intervention services to school age youth (ages 6-18), who may be at risk of entering the justice system. Services will be in keeping with agency goals, objectives, mission, and style and provided within a team framework. The CAT & JD YFDA works one on one with youth building a relationship of trust, empowering the youth, addressing their needs, developing skills and realistic goals, and providing positive opportunities to avoid justice system processing.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, or related field.
• Minimum 1 - 2 years’ experience in child, youth, and family services field. Experience should preferably have been in a community based or neighborhood service organization.
• Experience in the areas of individual, group, and family counseling, outreach, community education and development, advocacy, and case management.
• Bilingual - English/Spanish, required.
• Ability to work with confidential information.
• Flexibility to provide support services at client’s homes, or other locations accessible to clients.
• As part of their daily work responsibilities, employee may be required to drive an agency vehicle and transport clients therefore candidate should hold a valid driver’s license, be insurable, bondable and have a clean driving record.
• Ability to work with a diverse population, possess cultural sensitivity, and maintain appropriate boundaries with clients.
• Employment may be conditioned upon satisfactory completion of certain background clearances which may include a Department of Justice criminal background check requiring my fingerprints (Live Scan), screening through the National Sex Offender Public Website, Probation Clearances, drug test, tuberculosis (TB) test, and such additional clearances as may be required under the program.
• Candidates/employees who have received a conditional offer of employment will be required to undergo testing for controlled substances, (including THC and CBD), in accordance with the County of San Diego's drug and alcohol policy and the federal Controlled Substances Act.
• Candidate is required to have reliable transportation; therefore, the candidate must successfully complete a motor history check. Candidate must also possess and maintain a current valid California driver’s license and valid auto insurance policy. (Approximately 15% - 20% of the time.)

Responsibilities

• Provide various direct one on one services when working with at-risk youth including Individualized trauma-informed case management and working with youth and their families to connect them with needed resources. Some of the resources they may be connected to include individual and group counseling, crisis intervention, advocacy, support, and other services.
• Complete comprehensive family-based assessments for identified youth and develop strength-based service plans including goals and objectives.
• Coordinate with police, probation, and other agencies for continual service of clients, including presentations to other service agencies.
• Facilitate group sessions and/or presentations on topics such as youth leadership, anger management, parenting skills, independent living skills, and gang involvement prevention, if needed.
• Meet assigned scope of service and maintenance of case files and assist in writing of quarterly and annual reports including accurate and timely submissions of required reports.
• Maintain documentation, data collection and contract compliance of client records in the Efforts to Outcomes (ETO) database as required by SBCS and its funding sources.
• Complete monthly statistical reports of services provided as required by SBCS.
• Maintain confidentiality and privacy standards in accordance with agency and center policies, and applicable regulations and laws including HIPAA.
• Attending all required meetings and training.
• As other duties assigned.

Benefits

• SBCS offers competitive pay and additional benefits for full-time employees, including generous vacation time, holidays, health, vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, an employee assistance program, discount programs, public service forgiveness loan, and an excellent retirement plan with matching contributions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees