Youth Shelter Program Lead — Focused Trauma‑Informed Care

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St Albans Youth Shelter Full Time Professional Saint Albans City, VT, US

30+ days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $29.33 To $31.33 Annually

Are you passionate about supporting young people experiencing homelessness? Are you ready to lead a team that helps them feel safe, welcome, and supported?

At Spectrum Youth & Family Services, we know that a safe place to sleep is just the beginning. Having someone who listens, believes in you, and supports you as you work toward your goals can make all the difference.

We're looking for a Youth Shelter Coordinator to lead our St. Albans Youth Shelter. You'll guide and support a dedicated team of Youth Coaches, oversee daily shelter operations, and help create a place where young people know they have someone to turn to.

If you believe every young person deserves to feel safe, respected, and supported, we'd love to hear from you!

This is a full-time nonexempt position with a base wage of $29.33 per hour and shift differentials apply based hours worked. This position will require some evening and weekend hours in order to provide direct supervision to the staff working in our shelter. The schedule of hours has some flexibility and can be negotiated through the interview process.

Essential Functions

• Coordinate day-to-day operations of the St Albans Youth Shelter. This program also provides basic mental health and substance abuse screening, self-sufficiency screening, life skills training and support, access to healthy activities, and referral to other services.
• Provide direct supervision to program Youth Coaches and any temp staff working in the shelter.
• Recruit, screen, and hire all new staff.
• Develop and provide program specific training for staff.
• Onboard new staff and offboard leaving staff
• Provide agency and community resources orientation and training.
• Oversee and facilitate weekly/monthly schedules.
• Facilitate coordination with the Drop-In Team, as well as other inter-agency teams as needed.
• Provide bi-weekly one-on-one supervision to Youth Coaches.
• Oversee and facilitate weekly/monthly schedules
• Provide supervision and observation during working hours to Youth Coaches.
• Complete annual professional development reviews for each supervisee and utilize professional development plan through supervision.
• Ensure that Youth Coach job responsibilities are being met, including documentation requirements, shared tasks, program policies.
• Assist youth in accessing affordable housing including submitting all necessary applications and working with community partners.
• Assist youth in accessing health care and other benefits.
• Assist youth in identifying and developing lifelong connections and support from caring adults.
• Represent the program and the agency at inter-agency community meetings intended to improve service delivery and information distribution.
• Maintain youth files and databases in an accurate and timely manner

Youth Intake and Referrals:

• Coordinate the intake process for youth including:
• Review Referrals that come in for youth seeking a shelter bed
• Put referrals into Foothold and maintain the waitlist
• Reach out to youth to screen them
• Conduct shelter intakes with youth when a bed is available

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Participate in supervision and program development and implementation with Director of Basic Needs Programs drawing on evidence-based interventions with target population.
• Develop, implement, and regularly re-evaluate program policy and procedures consistent with those of the Agency.
• Develop and maintain all program records including logs, client records, and any other Agency documentation that may be required.
• Ensure that grant deliverables are int
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• Develop and deliver community presentations related to the Shelter Program
• Participate in other relevant meetings, such as team meetings and trainings, as needed and approved by the Program Director.
• Provide On-Call services to all Basic Needs Programs on a scheduled rotation with other Basic Needs leadership.

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Commitment to the value of diversity with respect to gender, race, age, socio-economic level, sexual orientation, and religion.
• Bachelor's degree and relevant experience required. Master’s degree in social work or another related human services field preferred.
• Three years’ experience in a relevant social…