Second Chance Jobs (NOW HIRING)

SALARY RANGE: $43,000 TO $45,000

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

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The mission of SGA Youth & Family Services is to help children, families, and communities facing great challenges to realize their potential. SGA creates and implements innovative, tailored solutions based on best practices to continuously improve outcomes for individuals and communities. SGA is committed to fulfilling its mission with respect, integrity, and accountability.

The Second Chance program provides intensive case management and a career readiness service to youth who reside in Lake County in Northern Illinois and are transitioning out of detention in a juvenile setting. Given the multiple inequities faced by youth of color approaching reentry, the project fosters growth, healing, and the creation of opportunities to reduce recidivism, build community, and break cycles of poverty.

The Reentry Facilitator will hold a caseload of 35 clients that they will meet with pre and post-release from a juvenile detention facility starting 90 days before release to 9 months post-release to support their transition back to their community. Services include trauma-informed, effective screening, assessment, and case planning involving the youth and family. The Reentry Facilitator will provide weekly case management services either in-person or virtually. Case management will help youth connect to needed services such as education, employment, housing, food stability, transportation, etc. Additionally, the Reentry Facilitator will build a healthy, trusting relationship with the youth, and enhance their social-emotional skills.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with the team to ensure comprehensive wraparound services for all enrolled participants to support participants in their reentry process.
• Maintains a caseload of 35 youth and develops meaningful productive relationships with families, youths, and program community partners.
• Meets participants in spaces that are most comfortable for them such as through home visits, school, or community locations.
• Completes screenings and assessments to identify areas of need for the youth and family.
• Develop an intervention plan based on needs within the assessment with a focus on reducing risk factors and recidivism.
• Provide referrals and resources for participants and support to ensure that they access the resources.
• Document services are provided using ETO and other documentation as required by the program.
• Attends community network meetings and resource fairs/events targeting youth and families.
• Build and maintain a positive working relationship with juvenile detention and probation departments to ensure referrals and access to youth in detention for program services. This includes regular visits with juvenile detention facilities that hold youth from the Lake County area.
• Completes other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE JOB

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, criminal justice, public health, human services, or other related field preferred.

Experience:

Working with people in high-stress situations

Knowledge of resources within the Waukegan/Lake County area

Experience with providing trauma-informed interventions

Other:

Sensitivity to cultural diversity is required. Ability to communicate and cooperate with diverse families, various professionals, and community groups.

Must be able to make home visits to present, prospective, and former participants in the participants’ own home.

Schedule may be flexible and may include some evening and weekends.

Valid driver's license, access to a car, and willingness to drive.

Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

May work some evenings and weekends

Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees or the organization.

Exercises discretion and independent judgment in executing tasks.

Must demonstrate the ability to establish helping relationships with families of varying educational, experiential, and socio-economic backgrounds and handle emergency and crisis situations.

KEY COMPETENCIES

Competent in Microsoft Office tools and inputting services in an online database.

Focus on trauma-informed programming including crisis response and support.

Effective time management and organizational skills.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Must be able to frequently move inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.

Must be able to transport oneself to and from home visits.

Occasionally ascends/descends stairs.

At times may be required to lift up to 25 lbs. for various classroom and event needs.

Ability to move in outdoor weather conditions.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.

An Equal Opportunity Employer