YSIC Certified Peer Outreach Community Safety Case Manager

YSIC Certified Peer Outreach Community Safety Case Manager

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The Y actively promotes a culture free from bias and injustice. We are dedicated to removing institutional and systemic barriers that result in oppression and racism. We will be accountable to marginalized communities for creating equitable and sustainable environments where social justice is woven into every facet of our programs, and by caring for our communities in a culturally versatile and respectful manner.

Our Commitment to Equity The Y actively promotes a culture free from bias and injustice. We are dedicated to removing institutional and systemic barriers that result in oppression and racism. We will be accountable to marginalized communities for creating equitable and sustainable environments where social justice is woven into every facet of our programs, and by caring for our communities in a culturally versatile and respectful manner.

The Certified Peer Outreach Community Safety Case Manager will be a part of the Y’s Violence Prevention Department and will serve the community’s youth through responding to episodes of violence, building relationships with youth involved in gangs, violence and the juvenile justice system, building and strengthening neighborhood safety, restoring and rebuilding community connections, offer youth resources for self-sufficiency, promote neighborhood pride and ownership.

This position will locate and build relationships with youth throughout King County and connect them to resources and services.

The YCS Parent Partners (YCS/PP) work with youth that are referred to the program due to initial contact with law enforcement or engagement in high-risk activity. The YCS/PP work with the youth and their families to create goals setting activities that provide diversion from jail, emergency rooms or unnecessary hospitalization by increasing safety for the youth and family and connections to long term support and resources.

The (PP) works with the parent(s)/caregiver(s) to help stabilize the initial crisis and provide intensive support through a team approach.

This position is with the Y Social Impact Center, the social services division of the YMCA of Greater Seattle (YGS), serving around 5,000 youth, young adults, and families every year in communities across King County, Pierce County, and various counties across WA. Through our programs we aim to strengthen young people’s ability to develop to their fullest potential through four strategies: reducing risk factors;

navigating systems towards successful life transition; establishing stability, safety and wellness in times of crisis; and building competencies and social capital. The Social Impact Center’s programs include homelessness prevention, housing, behavioral health, crisis response, foster care licensing, violence prevention, and employment. Since many of the young people we serve have been involved in the foster care, criminal justice, behavioral health, and/or homelessness systems, we truly value relatable lived experience of our staff and those applying for our positions as an asset.

• Membership to the YMCA of Greater Seattle for you and your household
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life insurance
• Retirement with generous employer contributions
• Free access to mental health resources
• Rapidly-accruing paid time off (PTO)
• Discounts on qualifying YMCA of Greater Seattle childcare and day camp programs

$24.00 - $27.00/hour

• Fulfill the duties as assigned by each contract of the Violence Prevention Program. Develop collaborative relationships with youth participants and community members to support and engage them in the Safe Passage Program’s established safety protocols.
• Document all activities related to program participants in Credible (EHR) daily to maintain client files in accordance with grant and licensing requirements.
• Be apprised of community violence, tension and gang conflicts and communicate information in real time to supervisor,…