YSIC Homeless Prevention Case Manager; SRI; No AD

Homeless Prevention Case Manager

Our Commitment to Equity The Y actively promotes a culture free from bias and injustice. We are dedicated to removing institutional and systemic barriers that result in oppression and racism. We will be accountable to marginalized communities for creating equitable and sustainable environments where social justice is woven into every facet of our programs, and by caring for our communities in a culturally versatile and respectful manner.

Job Summary

The Homeless Prevention Services Department consists of several programs developed to provide multi-disciplinary responses to youth who are currently experiencing or at imminent risk of homelessness. Prevention services are designed to intervene early with young people and their families to reduce the risk of homelessness and strengthen housing stability before a housing crisis occurs. Youth and families will collaboratively develop and regularly convene to identify risks, strengths, and concrete steps to prevent homelessness.

This Homeless Prevention Case Manager position can provide support across prevention programs but will focus on The Stability and Reintegration Initiative (SRI). SRI is a collaborative prevention program developed through a partnership between the King County Juvenile Court, the YMCA of Greater Seattle (YSIC), and Building Changes, funded by the Washington Youth & Families Fund. This program aims to prevent homelessness among young people exiting detention facilities by supporting their transition into safe and stable housing and providing opportunity pathways.

This position focuses on supporting the discharge planning and transition of transition-age youth (16 to 21 years old), particularly BIPOC and LGBTQ2+ individuals. It emphasizes a diversion-like approach to identify temporary or permanent housing options within 90 days of release. These efforts aim to enhance the transition to safe housing and provide ongoing support for young people as they reintegrate into their communities.

This position is with the Y Social Impact Center, the social services division of the YMCA of Greater Seattle (YGS), serving around 5,000 youth, young adults, and families every year in communities across King County, Pierce County, and various counties across WA. Through our programs we aim to strengthen young people's ability to develop to their fullest potential through four strategies: reducing risk factors;

navigating systems towards successful life transition; establishing stability, safety and wellness in times of crisis; and building competencies and social capital. The Social Impact Center's programs include homelessness prevention, housing, behavioral health, crisis response, foster care licensing, violence prevention, and employment. Since many of the young people we serve have been involved in the foster care, criminal justice, behavioral health, and/or homelessness systems, we truly value relatable lived experience of our staff and those applying for our positions as an asset.

What You Will Get From Working at The Y

• Membership to the YMCA of Greater Seattle for you and your household
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• Retirement with generous employer contributions
• Free access to mental health resources
• Rapidly-accruing paid time off (PTO)
• Discounts on qualifying YMCA of Greater Seattle childcare and day camp programs

Hiring Range: $24.50 – $27.50/hour

Schedule:

This is a full-time role with an anticipated schedule of Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm with 1-2 weekends a month required.

Responsibilities

Program Specific

• Collaborate with detention staff to establish a referral relationship, ensuring a multi-disciplinary approach that minimizes the duplication of services and streamlines support for young people facing imminent housing instability upon exit.
• Be present at the detention center 3-5 days a week.
• Apply a diversion-like, creative problem-solving approach to support young people in identifying permanent or temporary housing options within 90 days of their exit.
• Create and facilitate a course that focuses on building life skills, enhancing social-emotional skills, and securing and/or maintaining housing once released.
• Establish trauma-informed, person-centered relationships with young people in detention through regular check-ins.
• Track and support the exit planning and discharge processes overseen by the detention facility of young people on the caseload and collaborate with individual young people to build safety and stability plans upon exit.
• Develop and apply an approach toward modeling and coaching key social-emotional skills and integrate the approach into transition planning and case management.
• Ensure non-disruption of academic progress of young people on the caseload through connections to local community reengagement/Open Doors schools or other post-secondary opportunities.

Agency Specific

• Acts as a systems connector to support youth in achieving their goals and reducing barriers in education, employment/career…