Temporary Social Services Coordinator Talent Pool, Seattle, WA

About KIND

Kids in Need of Defense (KIND), launched in 2008, is a global leader in the protection of unaccompanied and separated children. KIND centers the needs, rights, and voices of children migrating alone in search of safety. Through a holistic approach, we combine legal services, advocacy, and partnerships across the private sector, philanthropy, government, and civil society to advance protections for unaccompanied and separated children.

We work to ensure that migration systems recognize these children first and foremost as children.

We are continuously seeking motivated Social Services Coordinators to join our growing team. While this posting remains open, we will review applications on a rolling basis and will reach out to qualified candidates as soon as positions become available.

KIND seeks a Social Services Coordinator to work with KIND’s child clients and their families to identify needs and gaps in services, assist families in accessing services related to education, health, mental health, housing, mediation, and childcare and provide leadership in establishing and sustaining relationships with local and state social services partners.

This position is contingent upon continued funding.

• Develops and maintains a knowledge base of social services available to clients in assigned work areas.
• Develops relationships with community coalitions in areas of high client concentration.
• Establishes working relationships and partnerships with local service providers and administrators in each service area to enhance the referral process.
• Conducts assessments of referred clients, including the larger context in which the child is living, identifying needs, barriers, and safety concerns.
• Maintains documentation regarding attempts to access services and service delivery.
• Tracks and reports client data, outreach actions and outcomes, and general information for program evaluation, performance quality, and development purposes.
• Completes referrals to services, assists families in completing intake requirements for these services, and follow up as necessary.
• Assists KIND legal staff in working with families in crisis and transition.
• Works with other KIND Social Services Coordinators nationally to develop best practices, protocols, and provide training and support on relevant topics for KIND staff.
• Conducts training to support pro bono attorneys and community social providers.
• Works closely with other legal services providers, law firms, corporations, and law schools in relevant jurisdiction(s) to identify and support resource-sharing amongst these partner agencies.
• Supervises interns and volunteers.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Undergraduate degree in Social Work or related field, preferably in counseling, or related specialty.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working with immigrant populations; experience working with unaccompanied minors preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working with children, preferably unaccompanied minors, immigrant and refugee children, or experience working with survivors of abuse, human trafficking, or other trauma.
• Ability to work collaboratively, and preferably, prior experience working with attorneys, law firms, or other legal service providers.
• A strong record of intercultural responsiveness, sensitivity and awareness, and cross-cultural communication skills.
• Experience working with a diverse team of social services providers and advocating on behalf of clients.
• Ability to verbalize and implement therapeutic-focused strategies for children/families.
• Familiarity or ability to work with adult immigrant caretakers, or training in trauma-informed parenting.
• Ability to manage, create and oversee various events that aim towards bringing resources and services to child clients.
• Ability to network with local coalitions to establish strong relationships to allow for cross-referrals.
• Ability to travel as assigned.
• Ability to work within an office environment, have regular interaction via telephone, teleconference, IM, and email with KIND’s team, and have in-person meetings with clients
• Excellent written and oral communication…