Extended Foster Care Success Coach- Flagstaff AZ

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Extended Foster care

3 days ago Requisition

Ohana is launching its Extended Foster Care program in direct partnership with the Arizona Department of Child Safety that will serve young adults in foster care starting at 17.5 years old. Ohana’s EFC program will work directly with young adults to build and maintain a relationship with them that seeks to encourage them to voluntarily enter Extended Foster Care where Ohana Success Coaches will walk alongside these young adults as they journey into young adulthood and beyond.

The EFC program will serve young adults until their 21st birthday. At Ohana, our mission is to provide residential and supportive services to the most vulnerable through love, hope, and instilling a sense of purpose. EFC is a great new support service that Ohana is excited to launch at the end of November and seeking full time Success Coaches to join our team.

The Success Coach will be responsible for developing and maintaining a supportive relationship with the young adults that demonstrates respect through listening, asking motivational questions, approaching them with curiosity (not judgment), encouraging them, helping them set achievable goals, and respectfully reinforcing young adults and their personal responsibility in the program. The Success Coach will also be responsible for promoting permanent connections, including connecting to and maintaining relationships with mentors and other significant adults in their life.

The Success Coach supports the development of an educational foundation and skill set that will enable young people to gain and maintain employment that meets their financial needs. The Success Coach also ensures that young adults reside in safe, stable, and secure housing. Success Coaches will collaborate with both Ohana and community based services and resources to assist the young adults in reaching their goals in the previously listed areas.

In addition, the Success Coach links young adults to appropriate services to address physical and behavioral health needs through seeking community partnerships that help build skills for the development of personal agency. The Success Coach also ensures that young adults have the cognitive and social-emotional competencies essential to the ability to thrive. This position will report directly to the EFC supervisor and is a salaried full-time exempt position.

• Carry a caseload of up to 20 young persons.
• Exhibit the belief that all young people have the capacity to be successful in their lives.
• Complete Clinical Supervision between Supervisors at least once a month and when key decision-making points are needed for each young adult.
• Conduct weekly check-ins with direct supervisor to discuss any needs identified.
• Receive and work all cases located throughout Arizona assigned by direct supervisor.
• Engage young adults in a coach-like way that supports them during periods of crisis, assists with establishing goals, securing safe and stable housing, and makes referrals on their behalf for appropriate services or community support.
• Organize and lead the young adults Transition Plan Staffing with appropriate team members.
• Work directly with young adults prior to their 18th birthday to sign a voluntary agreement.
• Complete at a minimum one (1) in-person contact at the young adults’ residence (at minimum of 30 minutes in length) each month of service to provide support services and determine additional meetings as determined by the young adult and their specific needs.
• Complete at a minimum one…