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• Build and maintain a supportive relationship with youth/young adult that assists them to develop goals and a plan for achieving those goals. Maintain contact with young adult(s), supportive connections and community partners to assist and support the development and progress towards the young persons identified needs, per contractual service requirements until completion of Extended Foster Care.
• Effectively and collaboratively monitor young persons transition to adulthood, providing support and resources in alignment with the priority needs to the young person and their team, including but not exclusive of: obtaining, building and maintaining permanent connections to caring adults, cognitive and social-emotional competencies (life skills), opportunities for educational programming, employment, housing and person-centered transition planning.
• Attend and participate in all required meetings, including at the team, department, agency and client level, including participating in and/or facilitating team-based planning meetings at the invitation of the youth such as wraparound meetings, family engagement meetings, and permanency or community roundtables.
• Provide individual support and services focusing on activities to develop the young persons protective and promotive factors utilizing Youth Thrive framework, Family Finding, and 3-5-7 Model.
• Provide support to assist in crisis stabilization by connecting young person to support services and assisting with interventions to address immediate safety until the young adult can start or continue in goal progression. Work with young person to identify causes and plan for future stabilization. This may require working outside of traditional working hours, depending upon the need of the young person.
• Maintain accurate client records, completing case notes and supplemental documentation in accordance with established timelines, program and contract standards.
• Complete and provide required monthly, quarterly and annual data reports in accordance with established program and contract standards.
• Maintain professional boundaries and interact professionally, clearly and timely with internal and external customers and community professionals. This includes presenting in a professional manner to all internal and external meetings with young adults, team members and external community and stakeholders.
• Act as a liaison with community service providers by consistent and open communication and collaboration. Coordinate with service providers to ensure that the youth/young adults needs are being met. Develop linkages and collaborate with community service providers and other key stakeholders.
• Represent AzCA as a trauma informed agency while staffing cases, participating in meetings, providing consultation and advocating on behalf of young people.
• Maintain consistent attendance and punctuality to provide consistency in serving clients.
• Be available outside of normal business hours to provide client services.
• Perform work and represents AzCA in accordance with our mission, vision, values and Foundations for Success.
• Perform other duties as assigned, which are consistent with the general responsibilities of the position.