Come join our life changing team building hope, resilience, and well-being as a Youth Care Coordinator!

Shift Details: FT – 40hours/week, weekends & on-call as needed

Compensation: $46,000-$50,000 annual salary

Location: Avanti - 10300 Flanders St NE, Blaine, MN 55449, USA

About the job:

The YCC will oversee implementation of milieu interventions, case management, medical appointments, and discharge preparation and execution for clients. Additional functions include, but are not necessarily limited to, intervention data tracking, family and outside provider customer service and floor coverage.

Essentials:

• Intake coordination
  • Collaborate with OSS on oncoming youth.
  • Participate in intake meetings.
  • Facilitates possession inventory and introducing youth to floor.
• Milieu intervention specialist
  • Develop and implement milieu interventions with collaboration from program manager and clinical supervisor.
  • Track and manage data pertaining to milieu interventions.
  • Lead team coring.
  • Complete milieu therapy section of treatment plans.
  • Input data into treatment plan as assigned.
• Point of contact for county and school providers:
  • QRTP- Facilitate QRTP assessment with county.
  • Maintain communication and rapport with county workers on cases.
  • Help coordinate county referrals.
  • Help coordinator court attendance for youth.

• • Provide updates to county worker(s) and parents/guardians including follow up on major incidents and/or other concerns as needed.

• Floor coverage
  • Complete one late night per week which counts towards the 40 hours work week.
  • Point person for medical transports during assigned hours.
  • Pack pass medications each week.
  • Pass medications as needed.
  • Cover floor as needed.
  • On-Call rotation
• Other duties as assigned.

Job Highlights:

• Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Plan
• HSA & FSA Programs
• Employer Paid Life Insurance, Short-Term/Long-Term Disability
• Quality training, continuing career education and leadership programs
• Paid Time Off (Vacation, Holiday & Sick Days)

Required Qualifications:

• A bachelor's degree in human services or related field preferred (e.g. Social Work, Psychology, etc.)
• 2-3 years of experience working with children and adolescents experiencing mental, emotional, and/or behavioral disturbances, within a residential or hospital setting, preferred.
• 1+ years of experience as a Residential Counselor preferred
• Must be 21 years of age or older
• Must have a valid Driver's License
• Must pass required background check

About Us:

Avanti Center for Girls is a part of Volunteers of America MN/WI which serves as an affiliate of the Volunteers of America parent organization.

Volunteers of America Minnesota is a nonprofit health and human services organization that annually serves more than 25,000 children, adolescents and their families, older adults, students, persons with disabilities and special needs, and adults completing incarceration. Since 1896, we have helped people gain self-reliance, dignity, and hope.

Take pride in helping others and join us today!

At VOA, we celebrate sharing, encouraging and embracing diversity. Equal employment opportunities are available to all without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We believe that blending individual strengths and unique personal differences nurtures and supports our organizations’ shared commitment to our mission and creates an inclusive and diverse environment where everyone feels valued and has the
opportunity to do their personal best.

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