Engagement Coach, School Based

SUMMARY:

Youth Progress is seeking a collaborative and trauma-informed Engagement Coach to join our team. The person who accepts this position is responsible for providing classroom behavioral supports at Groundwork Educational Center. This person will work closely with the Youth Advocates, teachers, education manager and site based programs manager. Coaches support collaborative problem solving, support youth in identifying coping skills and alternative methods to meeting needs. They lead by example and guide young people through school activities and provide supports that teach life skills, while encouraging healthy and safe behaviors and engagement.

I) Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Help young people regulate their emotions proactively and identify when to provide additional support.
• Ensure the safety of young people by providing supervision both on site and in the community as required.
• Utilize Collaborative Problem solving to problem solve with youth and guide the approach to the work.

School Enrichment & Engagement:

• Create daily opportunities for young people to successfully engage/re-engage with their school work, peers, teachers, projects and greater community.
• Collaborate with teachers, the Ed Manager, Youth Advocates and young persons to develop and support educational enrichment activities such as field trips, science projects, art projects and the like.
• Maintain and model a calm, positive, and professional presence.
• Help young people regulate their emotions proactively and identify when to provide additional support. Ensure the safety of young people by providing supervision both on site and in the community as required.
• Plan and staff school break week camps collaboratively with the team
• Engage young people in the program, create a restorative and safe community environment. Create and maintain a safe, supportive and structured culture to the center and classrooms overall.

Staff Guidance & Support:

• Proactively support the team by providing effective input on young people's needs and behaviors.
• Offer insights and guidance on young persons dynamics and interactions in the program and within the community.
• Support care coordination as needed to ensure young people's needs are met effectively.
• Consult with Youth Advocate to report on progress in treatment goals.

Assessment & Advocacy:

• Assessing the young people's activities, environments and conditions; document and report findings to appropriate staff and teams teams.
• Engage in mentoring activities and assess the young person's progress towards the fulfillment of identified goals and objectives.
• Engage regularly and professionally with foster parents and guardians to provide pertinent program information and share about their young person’s experience and progress.

Documentation & Evaluation:

• Complete high quality required documentation & communication in a timely manner.
• Communicate clearly and professionally.
• Document BRS hours for each young person for CPS conversations, educational push in supports given and any additional time engaging youth in problem solving or crisis intervention during their school day, field trips and camps.
• Input data from school day interventions and observations into the daily pass on.
• Complete and monitor daily pass on for each young person in the program, from the behavioral perspective, and collaborate with the teachers to complete the daily logs from the educational perspective.
• Daily pass on consist of significant interactions with staff, peers, employers, and school personnel as well as special appointments and family/PO meetings. etc.
• Complete accurate and timely tracking of BRS support plans, BRS notes and daily pass on.

External Relationships:

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with volunteers and community resources and ensure strong and consistent communication.
• Maintain any relevant relationships with partner organizations involved in ensuring high quality services to our young people, with professionality.
• Represent Youth Progress at relevant external meetings.

Other Duties:

• Ensures that the site is clean and safe and that any equipment is set up and stored properly.
• Support other program functions as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

II) Position Requirements:

Required:

• Social work, or social services, or 2 years experience in direct services working with system-involved young people.
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Must have strong analytical skills and be well organized with a proficiency in supporting work towards goals and outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience in a team-based work environment.
• Current driver’s license.

Desired Expertise:

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field preferred
• Impeccable integrity, positive and collaborative attitude, mission-driven, and self-directed with demonstrated passion for Youth Progress’ mission and commitment to working jointly and effectively within a team of professionals.
• Ability to thrive as a team player, and communicate effectively with peers, young people, foster parent, and other associates within a collegial, yet demanding, work environment.
• Ability to handle a variety of constituencies, manage multiple tasks simultaneously and thrive in a complex environment with multiple priorities.
• Experience facilitating groups and services with historically marginalized and/or underserved communities.

III) Physical demands and work environment:

• Full Time: Yes, Hourly
• On-Call: No
• Hours: 7:00am-3:30pm. Some evenings and weekends as needed.
• Co-workers: The person in this position will report to the Site Based Team Lead. This position works closely with the Groundwork Education Center Team and across the organization to ensure the organization's success. As an agency, we’re creative, open-minded, and deeply committed to the success of young people in our programs.
• Day to day: No two days are exactly alike and there is a great opportunity to build upon our current systems and processes to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the role. The job is office-based and includes occasional travel throughout our community. If you think critically and creatively, and you like having full & varied days, this position could be a great fit.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $27.76 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person

Salary : $28