Family Support Specialist Redmond, WAPermanent Housing - Permanent Housing /Full-Time /On-Site Why work with YWCA Seattle King Snohomish?

YWCA SKS

is the region's largest non-profitanization with a 120+ year legacy, focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA, you make a difference. We're women and BIPOC-led, family-centered, and supportive of employees. As a full-time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you'll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your passion for racial equity and social justice to work - today! What You'll Do This position has a social justiceponent that will require critical thinking around how external systems impact the work that we are doing through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principals of antiracism and grounding those principles in everyday work, as well as working well in non-white environments and championing anti-racism policy, are required job skills and core values. As an equal opportunity employer, we highly encourage people of color to . The Lead Family Support Specialist will deliver services for residents that are strength based, personalized and designed to equip families with the skills and support they need to achieve housing stability. Upon entry an assessment of needs will bepleted to identify strengths and barriers and assess their need for services and assist them in reaching their personal and housing goals. This position will also be available tomunity members to assist with; job readiness skills, connect to Work Source resources, conduct assessments, provide job training workshops, assist clients with job retention, wage progression and money and time management skills. Maintain records of client progress,plete reports on demographics and achievement of program oues, enter data into the Safe Harbors HMIS system, will work with employers to develop job opportunities and to ensure that clients are meeting workplace expectations and may also facilitate resident meetings, support groups, job clubs and workshops. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we highly encourage people of color to Expectations of your role: Office Management Work with the Director to develop office protocols for strength based culturally relevant and holistic approach Provides coordination, support, supervision and scheduling for support staff to include Family Support Specialists, Custodian, Office Assistant, Volunteers, Interns and Practicum Students Reviews,pletes and submits to Director timesheets for all support staff Ensures Family Support Specialists havepleted their internal tracking sheet on or before the 25th of every month Ensure that all Health and Safety practices are followed by YWCA policies and procedures Housing Case Management Assesses client's basic needs at entry and ongoing Provides clients with support services and/or makes referrals or linkages to othermunity agencies to resolve barriers to housing, employment and other basic needs Works as a member of case management team and in partnership with othermunity service providers to deliver support services and ensure follow-through; develops and maintains these collaborative relationships Maintainsplete and accurate client files Prepares and submits reports that meet YWCA and program contract Facilitate resident meetings, educational classes, workshops and presentations Meet with clients on a regular basis, maintain case files, documents services provided and tracks client progress and referrals Employment Initiates and develops relationships with local employers for the purpose of developing job and internship opportunities and placing clients Supports clients in maintaining employment following placement by making regular direct contracts and/or working with job retention specialists to provide need services Identifies employer needs for skills and training Other Responsibilities Implement all work by incorporating the YWCA's Social Justice Initiative by understanding how racism, sexism, classism and other oppressions intersect and are embedded in all institutions and systems. Recognize that solving racism is the root of how we understand and heal from these -isms Develop and implement Quality Assurance, Procedural Flow Charting and system development for housing services in collaboration with housing operations Must have's to be successful: Experience working withmunities of color; Demonstrate understanding of the intersection of racism and poverty (2) years professional experience in providing case management services to families Professional experience as a service provider in areas of crisis intervention, domestic violence, substance abuse, mental health, employment services, low ie and homeless families Knowledge ofmunity services available in Seattle-King County for low-ie families Knowledge of Seattle-King County low ie, public and subsidized housing programs Excellentmunication,anizational and interpersonal skills Basicputer literacy Valid Washington State driver's license, reliable transportation, and insurance. Corepetencies expected:

Communication:

Oral and Written, Attention to Detail, Relationship Building, Crisis Management, Resilience, Analytical Thinking, Coaching, Discernment/Judgment, Organizational Understanding, Problem Solving, Social Justice Advocacy Hours, Rate, and Benefits

Hourly Rate:

$28.00

Hours:

40 Hours per week Excellent benefits package including medical insurance, retirement plan, plus generous vacation, holiday, and sick leave plans.