Outreach Coordinator - Safe Place Services

at  YMCA of Greater Louisville

QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS:

• Outgoing personality with strong communications skills
• Available to work evenings and weekends
• Master’s degree in Social Work, can be substituted with Bachelor’s Degree in a related field with three years experience with homeless populations.
• Minimum of 2 year experience counseling and or case managing youth at risk or homeless adults; prefer recent experience in crisis intervention.
• Strong multi-tasking skills and time management
• Ability to work cooperatively with different types of personalities
• Well-established writing ability and inter-personal communication skills
• Great attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and without close supervision successfully; self motivated
• Strong computer skills (Microsoft Office) and knowledge of web based applications
• Enthusiastic and energetic team player
• Awareness of and passion for young adults and family issues

• Champions the program’s mission and core values and challenges young people to accept and demonstrate core values of honesty, respect, responsibility and caring.
• Establishes a community street presence in which to provide street based education and support.
• To provide immediate street-based crisis intervention, case management, and referral services to youth and young adults (12 – 24).
• Ensures proper documentation and protection of confidential information about youth, services provided to youth, and contacts with other agency’s personnel about care of the youth.
• Manages emergency situations on a 24-hour on call basis.
• To work with our Basic Center, community TLP staff, and adult homeless coalition to access needed services.
• Provide liaison, advocacy, and referral services with appropriate mental health centers, courts, physicians, school systems, CHFS/DCBS, and other community agencies.
• Maintains consistent and timely records.
• Coordinate and/or provides emergency transportation of young adults.
• Collaborate with community linkages to assist primarily the young adult and their families with appropriate community services to meet their unique needs.
• Engage and educate the community, schools, teachers, school personnel, and student about Safe Place Services through presentations and community events.
• Maintains shared case management offices and rooms in a clean and orderly condition.
• Assures safety and security of youth in cooperation with volunteers and other staff.