Short Term Care & Assessment Center Coordinator

Agency Overview

Youthworks is a nonprofit organization whose mission is helping ensure that all youth have a safe place to belong and be heard. For 40 years, Youthworks has walked alongside young people ages 12 to 24 across North Dakota and western Minnesota as they navigate challenges, build stability, and shape their futures.

We believe every young person has the capacity to grow, lead, and contribute when provided safety, connection, and opportunity, and our work is grounded in that belief. Through a strengths based and relational approach, Youthworks partners with youth to create spaces where they feel supported, respected, and valued.

Youthworks is committed to being a safe and inclusive community for all youth, regardless of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion class, educational background, sexual orientation, gender identity, or ability status.

Our programs are rooted in trauma informed care and Positive Youth Development and are designed to respond to both immediate needs and long-term stability. We support youth experiencing housing instability, family conflict, system involvement, exploitation, and other challenges, while also providing prevention and engagement opportunities that help build belonging and possibility before a crisis occurs.

The STCAC Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the youth shelter is operating true to the spirit of Youthworks’ mission and philosophy. The Coordinator role includes providing psychoeducation and/or counseling to youth and families, providing support to the STCAC Facilitator, and working alongside community partners to build collaborative plans for youth and families. This position includes providing services prior to entry into the shelter (prevention) and providing aftercare support, following a youth’s shelter stay.

• Crisis intervention and support for runaway, trafficked, or at-risk youth placed into Youthworks STCAC (youth shelter).
• Act as the gatekeeper for youth entering the shelter, ensuring youth consent to staying, exploring the tentative plan for their stay, and that the family/guardian consents to services.
• Collaborate with youth and families in the creation of assessments, service plans, and discharge plans.
• Provide case management or case coordination for all youth in the STCAC, including referrals to outside providers.
• Provide reunification services for the youth and their families.
• Provide family and individual counseling for the youth and their families.
• Answer crisis calls during work hours, offering to meet with youth and families, making referrals to outside entities, offering services at Youthworks, if appropriate, and assessing for eligibility into STCAC program(s).
• Act as first point of contact for on-call workers regarding crisis situations.
• On-call work on a rotating basis.
• Effective collaboration with program partners, including juvenile court, law enforcement, county social services, and regional human service centers.
• Ensure compliance to funding regulations.
• Work alongside Program Manager and STCAC Facilitator to develop policies and protocols to best support youth in the shelter.
• Work alongside Program Manager and STCAC Facilitator to ensure the shelter is adhering to the agency’s mission, policies, and funding.
• Ensure the shelter scheduling is completed on time and fully, in coordination with the STCAC Facilitator.
• Ensure all end of month paperwork, spreadsheets and billing information is completed, accurate, and turned in on-time.
• If licensed, provide counseling support to youth and families who qualify for services (see page 3 for detailed duties and responsibilities).

The position requires a four-year degree in a human service field (social work, counseling, education, etc). Preference given to applicants with a master’s degree, licensure, and experience working with adolescents and families.

This is a full-time, benefited position. The typical work schedule is Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM. This position requires some evening and weekend work as well as being on the on-call rotation.

The salary range for this position is $45,000 - $55,000, dependent on…