Independent Living Skills Facilitator

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Looking Glass is hiring an Independent Living Skills Facilitator to join our Riverfront School Program! As the Independent Living Skills Facilitator, you will teach independent living and transition skills to foster care youth, ages 14-23. You will provide case management that focuses on housing, stability, employment skills, and educational goals, with the goal of assisting foster youth to live successfully on their own.

You will conduct a needs assessment looking at the educational, vocational, and basic life-skill goals for each youth in order to develop an independent living service plan. You will also meet with each client to monitor and evaluate their progress towards their individual plans. You will be providing ongoing case management for up to 28 youth at a time.

To learn more about the Independent Living Skills Facilitator, please download the full job description below.

The Riverfront Independent Living Program assists current and former foster youth, ages 14-23, to gain skills to help them transition into independent living. The program supports youth to create goals toward education, housing, employment, financial literacy, and other areas important to each youth.

• Teach independent living and transition skills to foster care youth (ages 14-23).
• Provide case management focusing on housing, stability, employment skills, and educational goals.
• Conduct needs assessments to develop individual independent living service plans.
• Meet with clients to monitor and evaluate progress toward their plans.
• Provide ongoing case management for up to 28 youth at a time.

• Minimum of two years working with at-risk youth in foster care.
• Bachelor's degree in social services or a related field preferred but not required.
• Experience providing trauma-informed, strengths-based, and client-directed services.
• Reliable transportation to drive to appointments and transport clients as needed.
• Cultural awareness and ability to work with diverse clients from all backgrounds.

All teachers and school staff must be fully vaccinated or have an approved exemption/accommodation in accordance with the Oregon Health Authority rule before beginning work.

Hours are Monday–Friday 8:00 am–4:30 pm (1.0 FTE, 40 hours/week). Some hours may extend until 5:30 pm with evening and overnight events as needed.

Looking Glass is an equal opportunity employer. We believe in the abilities of individuals and systems that respond respectfully and effectively to people of all cultures, classes, races, ethnic backgrounds, religions, sexual orientations, genders, and abilities.