Job Summary:

The Youth Diversion Coordinator will provide trauma-responsive, person-centered coordination services, and community outreach to youth ages 12-17 with mental health and/or substance use who have been identified as needing diversion coordination and services to prevent criminal justice involvement. Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following.

• Develop relationships with program youth and youth in referral, their families, caretakers, supports, and systems of care.
• Coordination with area youth systems. Local, tribal, and state and federal partners to communicate about the program.
• Advising youth and their caregivers of program requirements, conditions, and answer any questions.
• Maintains accurate records of demographic and academic information requirements for the program.
• Reports any problems, setbacks, and successes to stakeholders, such as Youth Justice Programming for area counties.
• Monitor status of any relevant court cases and attend court hearings when appropriate.
• Leads meetings about this program to local stakeholders on a monthly basis, sharing minutes with internal team.
• Records and maintains attendance of youth at required programming and events. Maintains a record of any court-imposed sanctions and helps with understanding of the sanctions.
• Coordinates with school districts within service area and maintains a record of attendance.
• Coordinate for any accommodations identified to help with school success. (IEP, 504 plan)
• Maintains strict confidentiality according to

HIPPA, 42 CFR

Pt 2, and FERPA and within any justice system.

• Obtain any releases of information necessary to coordinate services.
• Make necessary referrals to external resources for youth and family.
• Attendance at required meeting and coordination with grantor representatives to ensure grant requirements are being met.
• Act as a liaison between the program participants and the area stakeholders, including family members, providers, etc.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Pay:

Up to $28.00 per hour Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Benefits:

Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Vision insurance

Work Location:

In person