Juvenile Justice Case Manager​/Instructor

Responsibilities

• 1. Thinks, communicates and behaves as a cause-driven leader and role model for other staff and members when it comes to desired staff behaviors; promotes youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility in all job-related functions.
• 2. Works with youth who have high needs and through individual and group guidance in a classroom based setting utilizing trauma informed care practices and refers students and their families to community agencies once needs are assessed and determined.
• 3. Collaborates with others who have a direct impact on the youth’s life; including family, school administration, teachers, recreation agencies, employers, and health & social agencies; and with other YMCA programs such as Community Strengthening, Child Care, and Branch operations.
• 4. Together with the Guidance Counselor, develops program and transition plans for participating youth to ensure they successfully complete assigned work, have resources in place to return to school, and have the opportunity to receive necessary supports during programming and upon exit.
• 5. Designs, implements, and coordinates learning opportunities to address the needs of the youth participating in the Juvenile Justice program (i.e. anger management, substance abuse, trauma informed care, etc.).
• 6. Ensures that youth understand the procedures and expectations by clearly communicating and enforcing established rules in a positive manner.
• 7. Observes students for signs of disruptive behavior such as violence, verbal outbursts, and episodes of destructiveness and diffuse situations using safe and effective tools and techniques.
• 8. Teaches and models socially acceptable behavior employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
• 9. Adheres to policies related to boundaries with youth, participates in required abuse risk management training, reports suspicious and inappropriate behaviors, follows mandated abuse reporting requirements, adheres to job-specific abuse risk management responsibilities.
• 10. Ability to work effectively with diverse groups and viewpoints from all social and economic segments of the organization and community. A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and anti- racism is expected from our staff.

• 1. Ensures the Juvenile Justice program has a strong working relationship with the school administration in order to ensure student success.
• 2. Understand and put into practice conflict resolution, crisis intervention, and de-escalation techniques daily with students and their families.
• 3. Responsible for researching and identifying curriculum to meet the student’s academic needs and provides daily documentation to school personnel.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree (B.
  
  A.) in social work, education, psychology, or related field; one to two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proven track record of developing authentic relationships with others.
• Ability to foster a collaborative team approach to solving challenging situations.
• Must have working knowledge of computers and experience with a variety of software applications.
• Passionate belief in the Y’s cause of nurturing the potential of all youth, supporting healthy living for all people and finding ways to help and support our neighbors.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse groups and viewpoints from all social and economic segments of the organization and community. A commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-racism is expected from our staff.
• Proven track record of developing authentic relationships with others.
• Ability to foster a collaborative team approach to solving challenging situations.
• YMCA Team Leader certification; if not certified, must obtain certification within 12 months
• CPR, First Aid, AED and O2 certifications must be obtained within 90 days.
• All staff must complete the Y’s safety training through their Kronos checklist and all applicable paperwork in the checklist prior to their first day of work.