Regional Care Coordinator

The ECM Task Force Regional Care Coordinator is a key role focused on enhancing regional systems of care for victims of human trafficking (HT) across assigned regions in Tennessee. While the position may involve some direct support to individual victims, no more than approximately 20% of the time will be dedicated to providing direct services. The primary emphasis is on facilitating, coordinating, and building regional capacity to identify and respond to human trafficking through collaborative networks, expanding service availability, especially in rural areas and for male/labor trafficking victims, ensuring coordinated, trauma-informed support systems that improve victim identification and comprehensive care.

This position will be assigned to AncoraTN and is funded by the Department of Justice, Office for Victims of Crime, under the Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking grant (award timeframe 10/01/2024 – 09/30/2027), and will be required to work with the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force (THTTF) personnel including the Task Force Victim Service Provider/TCTA Liaison, other ECM funded Regional Care Coordinators, and the Task Force Director.

Employment will be contingent upon funding and organization requirements.

• Facilitate and strengthen collaboration among service providers, nonprofits, healthcare providers, and other stakeholders across the assigned Tennessee region(s) to create, centralize and formalize a more coordinated anti-human trafficking network of care.
• Promote increased identification and referral of all human trafficking victims, with an emphasis on underserved populations such as those in rural areas, victims of labor trafficking, and male victims.
• Work to expand and enhance the availability of comprehensive services including wrap-around, trauma-informed case management services in rural and underserved parts of the region, helping victims navigate the complex challenges of their human trafficking experiences through improved provider capacity and resource alignment.
• Ensure that all human trafficking victims across each region can access seamless, comprehensive, and individualized service and support by identifying service gaps, fostering partnerships, and advocating for system-level improvements.
• Build, formalize, and maintain relationships with regional partners to support victim-centered approaches and trauma-informed practices in service delivery.
• Support regional and statewide efforts in training, resource sharing, and protocol development to improve overall response to human trafficking in coordination with the Tennessee Human Trafficking Task Force.
• Track regional care coordination efforts and report on regional progress, service gaps, and outcomes related to collaboration, identification, and service availability as required by organizational and ECM funding guidelines.
• Participate in statewide or multi-regional meetings to align local efforts with broader Tennessee anti-human trafficking initiatives.

• Number of new and/or existing relationships/partnerships strengthened and developed for the Task Force during the reporting period for the ECM grant (e.g., with service providers, healthcare, nonprofits, and faith-based organizations).
• Number of regional Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), cooperative service agreements, formal agreements, policies, procedures, or protocols signed (or renewed/updated) among regional providers or within the Task Force during the reporting period for the ECM grant.
• Number of service providers or organizations trained or provided technical assistance in collaboration with the Task Force on trauma-informed care, victim identification, labor/male/rural trafficking dynamics, and/or wrap-around services during the reporting period for the ECM grant.
• Number of Task Force regional meetings, coalitions, or work groups convened or facilitated during the reporting period for the ECM grant (including attendance, outcomes, and whether multidisciplinary).
• Number of new or expanded services/resources for the Task Force made available in rural areas during the reporting period for the ECM grant (e.g., trauma-informed case management slots, housing options, counseling, legal aid).
• Number of new, confirmed and/or potential human trafficking victims who received direct support services from the Regional Care Coordinator during the reporting period for the ECM grant (tracked as an unduplicated count, with…