% Time

Role Description

50%

Intake and Counseling

1. Conduct membership intake assessments to determine immediate safety concerns, presenting issues and facilitate necessary referrals for in-house and external follow-up services.

2. Provide individual-level clinical support to youth members, including:

a. Weekly supportive counseling for a small caseload of 10-12 clients.

b. Youth re-entry plans after receiving disciplinary action.

c. On-call counseling.

d. Crisis intervention.

3. If working in person, escort youth to pantry and conduct needs assessment for potential referrals to services.

4. In collaboration with the counseling and case management team, support in the integration of Liberation-focused, anti-oppressive, BIPOC youth-centered and alternative healing methodologies.

5. Assessment, problem definition and treatment planning and case coordination of HMI clients.

10%

Group Level Interventions

1. Facilitate groups during YSD program hours as assigned.

20%

Case Work

1. Provide necessary referrals for HMI members to access additional services.

2. Facilitate supported referral services with external providers to HMI services.

3. Collaborate with program staff and partner organizations toward the comprehensive care of youth members.

4. Work with housing case manager to support with writing supportive housing applications, including psychosocial evaluations.

5. Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

20%

Administrative Duties

1. Collect data and participate in program evaluation activities as linked to interventions.

2. Complete electronic data reporting immediately following service provision into Salesforce, including individual counseling progress notes, group notes, referral documentation, and other service documentation as directed.

3. Meet and exceed all compliance standards for HMI and contracts by meeting deadlines, meeting outcomes and maintaining best practices in the delivery of service.