Youth Connect Center Overnight Specialist; Part-time

YOUTH CONNECT CENTER OVERNIGHT SPECIALIST

Foster Adopt Connect  (FAC) works with children, youth, and families as they navigate the complexities of the child welfare system. With the help of innovative leadership, we are a dedicated, professional staff with 25 years of experience working in the Kansas and Missouri foster care systems. Be part of a progressive, diverse and inclusive organization that connects children with families that provide a safe, stable environment for foster and adoptive children.

Join us in changing the lives of foster children, one child and one family at a time.

The Youth Connect Center Overnight Specialist provides one-to-one services, offering crisis and trauma-informed community-based services to youth ages 13-18, as well as group supervision to ensure safety. This position requires overnight hours monitoring the Youth Connect Center. Shift hours may fluctuate depending on staffing, between 8:00 pm and 10:00 am for overnight shifts.

• Follow requirements and policies of the agency, contracts, state regulations, and COA standards.
• Functionally apply trauma-informed care, harm reduction, and positive youth development skills to clients and families served.
• Ensure all required items are retained and filed to meet policy requirements.
• Provide overnight care and crisis intervention to clients.
• Ensure youth needs are met and safety is assured, including completing hourly bed checks of shelter clients.
• Provide advocacy and support for all clients. Report unmet needs to Youth Connect Center Navigators or the Director, document and/or refer youths to additional Youth Connect Center services for long-term housing needs, and ensure any suspicions of child abuse and neglect are properly reported and documented.
• Attend and participate in all scheduled meetings, staffings, and trainings.
• Maintain up-to-date documentation of client contact and progress in the SAM database. Documentation should occur at the end of each shift, prior to leaving the center. Overnight staff will work as part of a team with the Family and Youth Navigators to ensure client needs are met.
• Complete any outstanding tasks or cleaning needs as assigned, prior to shift end.
• Participate as an active team member with all agency departments so the agency’s efforts to assist clients and maintain licensing/contract/COA standards are coordinated for maximum effectiveness.
• Maintain strong, open communication with the direct supervisor regarding services delivered, concerns, or questions.

• BA in social work or a related human services field (preferred) or two years’ experience working with youth or in social services.
• Demonstrated resourcefulness in setting priorities and proposing new ways of creating efficiencies.
• Outstanding organizational and planning skills.
• Solid commitment to the principles of support and advocacy for at-risk/homeless youth and their families.
• Collaborate and advocate for positive outcomes, using excellent interpersonal skills in multi-disciplinary, diverse, and dynamic professional teams.
• Strong verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to write clearly.
• Demonstrated leadership, team-management, and interpersonal skills. Must quickly establish rapport and build trust.
• Flexible, self-starter; multi-task while being highly detail-oriented and meeting all deadlines.
• Work as part of a team effort with colleagues of all demographics.
• Model ethical and professional behavior at all times.
• Experience working with marginalized communities with a nuanced understanding of systemic oppression.
• Flexibility and adaptability, shifting styles to fit the needs of a wide range of cultures, people, and organizations.
• Flexible in work hours, including overnight shifts.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Lived experience (preferred).
• Demonstrated crisis intervention experience.

• Compensation commensurate with experience, ranging from $18 to $20 per hour.
• Comprehensive benefits package including:

• 403(b) retirement plan with up to a 6% employer match.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off after 90 days.

Foster Adopt Connect  does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its programs or services. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services.

We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and members.