Transition Facilitator - New Directions
Amherst, NY
About the Job
Position: Transition Facilitator
In this role, you'll help young people develop essential independent living skills. Your goal is to support our youth in their journey towards independence and reduce their involvement with the juvenile justice system. You'll do this by using helpful techniques that focus on families, understanding trauma, and building on their strengths. With your help, they'll learn how to make good choices, become responsible, and take care of themselves. If you're interested in making a positive impact on young people, keep reading to learn more.
New Directions is an equal opportunity employer committed to championing the principles of anti-racism, justice, and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse cultures and backgrounds, for all positions, who will uphold our values and contribute to our mission. We aim to have a leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with.
Pay and Full Time Benefits
- 105 hours of paid time off your first year, not including an additional 13 agency holidays.
- Access to affordable life, dental and medical insurance.
- 401k with up to 3% agency matching.
- $24.12 - $25.34/hr for the first year, additional raises guaranteed.
- Join our 100+ year old company, where over 30% of our staff have been with us for 10 years or more.
- Monday - Friday, daytime schedule.
Minimum Education and Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in human services related field.
- Two years of experience in working with children, adolescents, young adults, their families, and/or adults as a case manager or other similar role.
OR
- A Master’s degree in a human services field.
- At least one year of experience in working with children, adolescents, young adults, their families, and/or adults as a case manager or other similar role.
We want to emphasize that the preferred qualifications are not required and that we are committed to helping our future colleagues develop these preferred skills. We strongly encourage those who are passionate about fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable human service organization to apply.
Job Description
Title: Transition Facilitator
Department: Care Coordination
Title of Immediate Supervisor: Transition Program Supervisor
POSITION SUMMARY: The Transition Facilitator uses strength based, trauma informed, and family driven evidence based practices to support youth ages 16-17 (up to the age of 23) with successfully building independent living skills. The Transition Facilitator will carry a caseload of approximately 15 youth, and maintain a flexible schedule to respond to the needs of these youth. The Transition Facilitator will work collaboratively with ECDSS and Probation teams with the goals of reducing recidivism in the juvenile justice system.
RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:
• Maintain a caseload of approximately 15 youth.
• Engage young people through relationship development, person-centered planning, and a focus on their futures.
• Tailor services and supports to be accessible, coordinated, appealing, non-stigmatizing, trauma-informed, and developmentally-appropriate -- and building on strengths to enable the young people to pursue their goals across relevant Transition Domains.
• Acknowledge and develop personal choice and social responsibility with young people.
• Ensure a safety net of support by, as relevant, involving a young person’s parents, family members, and other informal and formal key players.
• Enhance young persons’ competencies to assist them in achieving greater self-sufficiency and confidence.
• Maintain an outcome focus in the TIP Model® at the young person, program, and community levels.
• Involve young people, parents, and other community partners in the TIP system at the practice, program, and community levels.
• Maintain a flexible work schedule, including evenings and weekends.
• Input and update all necessary documentation in Netsmart myEvolv and CONNECTIONS including Assessments, Plans of
Care, Safety and Crisis Plans and Progress Notes
• Maintain accurate and timely case records, including progress notes and tracking mechanisms, electronically and in each youth’s file
• Keep all youth and family information, verbal and written, confidential
• Utilize data and outcomes to inform decision making with families
• Participate in quality improvement efforts to make changes to individual and team practices
• Evaluate efforts with supervisor and team to determine if interventions were successful, or if alternate interventions should be attempted
• Collaborate with team members for case coverage and consultation
• Participate in regularly scheduled team meetings
• Provide crisis response/support for youth and families
Agency Standards/Norms:
• Participate in regular supervision (per New Directions policy and procedure)
• Attend all mandatory in-service trainings as per NDYFS policy and ECDSS requirements
• Participate in continuing education as needed to maintain a level of expertise in the field.
• Adhere to agency and department policies and procedures
• Utilize normative culture
• Adhere to the Code of Ethics prescribed by the National Association of Social Workers
• Perform all other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor
SKILL, QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum Education and/or Professional Qualifications/Skills
Degree: A Master’s degree in human services
Experience: at least one year of experience in working with children, adolescents, young adults, their families, and/or adults as a case manager or other similar role.
OR
Degree: A Bachelor’s degree in human behavioral science which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter hours either in development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures, or therapeutic techniques, such as social work, psychology, sociology, guidance and counseling, and child development.
Experience: 2 years of experience in working with children, adolescents, young adults, their families, and/or adults as a case manager or other similar role.
Special – Personal Skills, Qualities, Aptitudes and Physical Requirements
New Directions Youth & Family Services, Inc is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable persons with disabilities to perform essential functions.
1. Ability to work effectively with clients, families, staff and community contacts from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
2. Ability to deal effectively with children/youth with behavioral, emotional and/or mental health challenges and their families.
3. Ability to accept supervision and perform as part of a team.
4. Ability to be flexible and adapt to change.
5. Must have a valid driver’s license, adequate auto insurance and meet the criteria for driving set forth in the New Directions Driver’s License policy and Auto Insurance policy.
6. Ability to pass annual physical for Category 1 job classification in accordance with New Directions Employee Health policy.
7. Must comply with Agency safety standards and be responsible for own actions and conduct concerning safety and healthy working conditions
Title: Transition Facilitator
Department: Care Coordination
Title of Immediate Supervisor: Transition Program Supervisor
POSITION SUMMARY: The Transition Facilitator uses strength based, trauma informed, and family driven evidence based practices to support youth ages 16-17 (up to the age of 23) with successfully building independent living skills. The Transition Facilitator will carry a caseload of approximately 15 youth, and maintain a flexible schedule to respond to the needs of these youth. The Transition Facilitator will work collaboratively with ECDSS and Probation teams with the goals of reducing recidivism in the juvenile justice system.
RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:
• Maintain a caseload of approximately 15 youth.
• Engage young people through relationship development, person-centered planning, and a focus on their futures.
• Tailor services and supports to be accessible, coordinated, appealing, non-stigmatizing, trauma-informed, and developmentally-appropriate -- and building on strengths to enable the young people to pursue their goals across relevant Transition Domains.
• Acknowledge and develop personal choice and social responsibility with young people.
• Ensure a safety net of support by, as relevant, involving a young person’s parents, family members, and other informal and formal key players.
• Enhance young persons’ competencies to assist them in achieving greater self-sufficiency and confidence.
• Maintain an outcome focus in the TIP Model® at the young person, program, and community levels.
• Involve young people, parents, and other community partners in the TIP system at the practice, program, and community levels.
• Maintain a flexible work schedule, including evenings and weekends.
• Input and update all necessary documentation in Netsmart myEvolv and CONNECTIONS including Assessments, Plans of
Care, Safety and Crisis Plans and Progress Notes
• Maintain accurate and timely case records, including progress notes and tracking mechanisms, electronically and in each youth’s file
• Keep all youth and family information, verbal and written, confidential
• Utilize data and outcomes to inform decision making with families
• Participate in quality improvement efforts to make changes to individual and team practices
• Evaluate efforts with supervisor and team to determine if interventions were successful, or if alternate interventions should be attempted
• Collaborate with team members for case coverage and consultation
• Participate in regularly scheduled team meetings
• Provide crisis response/support for youth and families
Agency Standards/Norms:
• Participate in regular supervision (per New Directions policy and procedure)
• Attend all mandatory in-service trainings as per NDYFS policy and ECDSS requirements
• Participate in continuing education as needed to maintain a level of expertise in the field.
• Adhere to agency and department policies and procedures
• Utilize normative culture
• Adhere to the Code of Ethics prescribed by the National Association of Social Workers
• Perform all other duties as assigned by immediate supervisor
SKILL, QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum Education and/or Professional Qualifications/Skills
Degree: A Master’s degree in human services
Experience: at least one year of experience in working with children, adolescents, young adults, their families, and/or adults as a case manager or other similar role.
OR
Degree: A Bachelor’s degree in human behavioral science which includes 30 semester or 45 quarter hours either in development of human behavior, child development, family intervention techniques, diagnostic measures, or therapeutic techniques, such as social work, psychology, sociology, guidance and counseling, and child development.
Experience: 2 years of experience in working with children, adolescents, young adults, their families, and/or adults as a case manager or other similar role.
Special – Personal Skills, Qualities, Aptitudes and Physical Requirements
New Directions Youth & Family Services, Inc is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable persons with disabilities to perform essential functions.
1. Ability to work effectively with clients, families, staff and community contacts from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
2. Ability to deal effectively with children/youth with behavioral, emotional and/or mental health challenges and their families.
3. Ability to accept supervision and perform as part of a team.
4. Ability to be flexible and adapt to change.
5. Must have a valid driver’s license, adequate auto insurance and meet the criteria for driving set forth in the New Directions Driver’s License policy and Auto Insurance policy.
6. Ability to pass annual physical for Category 1 job classification in accordance with New Directions Employee Health policy.
7. Must comply with Agency safety standards and be responsible for own actions and conduct concerning safety and healthy working conditions
Source : New Directions