Youth Engagement Coach

Are you excited by the prospect of working for an organization that truly values your contributions, provides opportunities for growth and development, AND gives you a chance to make a difference in the lives of children and families?

WHAT YOU WILL DO :

The Youth Engagement Coach is a non-exempt position providing in-person crisis response and ongoing support to adults, youth and their families who are experiencing legal involvement. Clients have significant behavioral and emotional difficulties, requiring extensive support and individualized services to reduce recidivism with legal involvement, overcome systemic barriers and successfully connect and engage in wrap-around services. The Youth Engagement Coach may provide engagement, counseling, referral, and linkage to formal / informal resources to prevent ongoing crisis and support law enforcement in efforts to reduce the number of officers deployed to non-emergency situations and reduce client recidivism.

• Provide an in-person response to active 911 calls, including adults, youth and their families, and their formal / informal support network with law enforcement.
• Assess client’s level of risk to self, others and their ability to care for themselves.
• Provide information, referral and follow-up for appropriate ancillary community counseling, psychiatric services, financial, employment, parenting, housing, and other services as deemed appropriate to meet youth and family needs.
• Respond to referrals and link clients and their families to appropriate services as needed.
• Coordinate with client and community providers to ensure client needs are met.
• Transport clients and their family to hospitals, shelters, doctor’s appointments and other community settings.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

WHAT WE OFFER :

WHAT YOU WILL NEED :

WHO WE ARE :

From babies to seniors, Gulf Coast JFCS serves all people in need, regardless of race, religion, culture or gender identity. Our programs span a broad human service spectrum, from behavioral and mental health, child welfare and adoption, family support, job and employment transition, housing, food, transportation or home care assistance for the elderly.

GCJFCS offers an opportunity to gain field experience and direct client contact hours for both Bachelor’s and Master’s level practicum and internships. For license-eligible candidates, we offer both individual and group supervision from a Board-Certified qualified supervisor to fulfill state requirements at no cost to the employee.