Youth Development Coordinator (59311)

Graham Windham•New York, NY

1d•$32 - $32•Hybrid

About The Position

Youth Development Coordinators work with children and youth aged 10 to 21 and are tasked with providing a range of supports to the Foster Care and Adoption Case Planning teams which focus on targeted areas of need including: applying for and securing housing for youth between 16-21 years old, and intervention on issues of problematic attendance and truancy, special education and, specifically, youth who have Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), family planning, and immigration for children and youth between 10-15 years only

Requirements

High school Diploma Required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
Experience working with at-risk children, youth and adolescents.
Computer literate

Responsibilities

Complete education assessments and create success plans for children in foster care (3K–5th grade).
Document all child centered related education outreach and advocacy efforts in the NYS Connections system of record.
Maintain up-to-date educational case records and summaries for reporting as per NYS OCFS mandate through documentation of all case related education activities.
Ensure appropriate school placements and advocate for school stability under ESSA law.
Assist with enrollment during transitions ( Intake, program changes, hospital discharge, detention, RTC, etc.).
Support students needing academic intervention, special education evaluations and services.
Address school suspensions and safety concerns.
Advocate for summer school for students at risk of retention.
Work with case planners, clinical teams, foster parents, and caregivers using Solution-Based Casework to ensure children are achieving academic success.
Attend all agency family planning meetings such as family team conferences, discharge meetings, and school-related meetings
Support case coverage for all students in grades 3-5 as need
Track enrollment, attendance, school performance transfers, transportation, and evaluations.
Document advocacy efforts and progress in Connections (CNNX) and maintain education records.
Connect students to programs for academic success, including tutoring for those behind.
Lead middle school selection process for 5th graders. Assist with planning, attending all workshops
Celebrate academic milestones and organize end-of-year school choice and annual ready-to-learn school events.
Facilitate workshops for parents, staff, and foster parents on educational topics.
Coordinate sessions like “The More You Know” to enhance educational knowledge
Other education related activities as assigned