Main Areas of Responsibility:
The Care Coordinator works to provide and organize necessary services and resources for youth 11-17 in the Safe Home setting. Identifying and arranging access to safe housing options, building bridges of communication between youth and their supports and between those supports and the Safe Home.
Additional Areas of Responsibility:
• Support, engage, and empower young people in developing and meeting their goals
• Develop the Shelter Care plan within three days of youth entering the Safe Home, update every 30 days
• Act as the primary point of contact for coordinating services
• Be willing to adopt and utilize the core principles of the Safe Home in all interactions with youth and community partners: Positive Youth Development, The Nurtured Heart Approach and Trauma Informed Care