Case Manager - Supplemental Education Transition Planning (SETuP)

at  YMCA of Greater Seattle

JOB SUMMARY

The Supplemental Education Transition Planning (SETuP) Case Manager position is a great opportunity to join a dynamic and dedicated team in our Foster Care Services department of the Social Impact Center, the social services branch of the YMCA of Greater Seattle. The SETuP Case Manager provides services to youth and young adults (13-21 years old) across King County who are dependents of Washington State foster care or are unaccompanied homeless youth, providing one-on-one support to youth in achieving their educational goals and to succeed during their transitions from high school to post-secondary school or training. Case management services are youth-centered, youth-driven, and community based and include supporting each participant to achieve their educational goals as well as navigating systems, building community, and developing life skills as they strive for self-sufficiency after they transition out of the foster care system.

• Provides specialized services to youth and young adults in education, employment/career development, housing, technology, or other designated field and supports them in achieving their goals.Build strong relationships with Y program participants to effectively provide quality services.
• Develops individualized, strengths-based, youth-driven service plans.
• Must understand contract/grant terms and conditions to ensure program outcome requirements are met and services rendered to young adults appropriately.
• Researches best practices in field; creates and maintains specialized resource library.
• Maintains clear, professional, timely participant contact notes, service plans, progress updates, outcomes, and other documentation in designated databases.
• Teaches life skills, job readiness or other subject matter individually and/or in groups, often experientially.
• Teams effectively and collaboratively with YMCA staff and/or community partners to plan and facilitate activities, including visits to related resources in the community.
• Builds and maintains collaborative relationships with funding liaisons, other service providers, businesses and/or educational institutions as related to specialized services.
• Supports participant success in key domains such as safe and stable housing, permanent connections to supportive adults, education and employment, health and well-being, and life skills.
• May assist with program coordination or other activities related to job focus.
• Participates in YMCA annual fundraising campaign to engage community members in volunteerism and philanthropic support for the Y mission