Department: Youth and Community Wellness

Program: Youth in Transition \ Youth System Navigator

Status: Regular, full-time, non-exempt

Salary: $25 per hour

Location: Victorian Heights

Schedule: Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Candidate must be available to work weekends, evenings, and holidays as needed to meet the needs of the program.

Who we are

SBCS (formerly South Bay Community Services) transforms communities to support the well-being and prosperity of children, youth, and families. For more than 50 years, we’ve worked throughout San Diego to provide safe shelter, transitional housing, intervention prevention programs, mental health support, and many other services that meet the ever-changing needs of our communities.

Our organization is dedicated to offering high-quality services and ensuring all services align with the community's needs. To best serve our communities, SBCS partners with various grassroots organizations throughout California to develop innovative strategies that enhance services, empower clients, and ensure that culturally appropriate and trauma-informed care is offered. SBCS provides a wide range of services tailored to meet each client's unique needs. At SBCS, our client-centered approach highlights the importance of respect, empathy, and compassion when interacting with all community members. 

As a mission-driven organization, our work is centered around providing exceptional, face-to-face support to our clients and community members to foster trust, accessibility and personal connection that are critical to our mission. 

About YOU

You are an advocate and champion of nurturing communities where families can pursue their dreams and fulfill their potential. 

You are dedicated to and energized by engaging directly with individuals and communities. 

You care deeply about the well-being and prosperity of ALL children and youth throughout San Diego.

You want to become a part of an energetic and effective team, and contribute your expertise, creativity, and insights to a unique role encompassing program management, development, and direct counseling services for at-risk children, adolescents, and families. 

About our organization

SBCS is home to a committed team of 470 dedicated employees and volunteers who diligently serve all of San Diego County. Having offered services for 52 years, SBCS is committed to providing hope and support for numerous young children, individuals, and families facing adversity. With an annual budget of $68 million, SBCS continues to be a beacon of assistance in the community. 

Competitive and Sustainable Employee Pay Package:

SBCS offers competitive pay and additional benefits for full-time employees, including generous vacation time, holidays, health, vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, an employee assistance program, discount programs, public service forgiveness loan, and an excellent retirement plan with matching contributions. 

Program:

SBCS' Youth in Transition (YIT) program offers seamless high-quality services to youth transitioning out of the foster care system. Our trauma-informed services and activities provide foster youth with opportunities to enhance their self-sufficiency as they move into adulthood. YIT supports youth to address past trauma, teach independent living skills, provide transitional housing, safe places, employment/education pathways, experiences that build self-confidence, as well as identify permanent supportive adults and other resources that assist to develop the skills necessary to succeed independently.

Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Youth in Transition Program Director the Youth and Family Development Associate (YFDA) will provide Youth Systems Navigation (YSN) Outreach and Case Management. YFDA will be responsible for providing access to eligible youth and young adults that are experiencing homelessness or housing instability resources, housing navigation and/or assessment to support an individualized service plan that assists in obtaining shelter or housing solution. YSN is committed to providing services that are trauma informed, strength based, person center and empowerment oriented.

Duties:

• Support in the implementation and evaluation of YSN services that provide assistance to our most vulnerable youth and young adults in a trauma informed approach that adheres to and upholds the standards of South Bay Community Services.
• Outreach and canvass high-risk areas to locate and engage in street-based services with youth and young adults that are experiencing homelessness or housing instability while building a trusting rapport over time.
• Provision of basic needs, emergency referrals, housing navigation, stabilization supports, case management, and service plan that links to resources
• Facilitate referrals to career pathway, life skills, mental health, mentorship, educational and other support programs.
• Connect youth and young adults to supports that to achieve increased economic stability and self-sufficiency.
• Assist youth and young adults to create a housing plan that identifies a transition out of homelessness.
• Must be flexible to provide services in the community as needed.
• Attend all required agency trainings and meetings. 
• Maintain documentation in Efforts to Outcomes (ETO), Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), Clarity, and/or other identified data bases and report on all youth and young adults in a timely manner.
• Maintain confidentiality and privacy standards of youth and young adults protected health information and other applicable information and material in accordance to agency and center policies, and applicable regulations and laws, including HIPAA
• Maintain warm, welcoming office grounds and facilities.
• Attend all agency required meetings and trainings.
• As other duties assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in social work, psychology, human services, sociology, or related field OR 4 years of experience working with children and adolescents including the documentation of services following a standard protocol as an equivalent. . 
• Experience working with TAY youth and transitional housing programs preferred. 
• Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving abilities, training skills, creativity, and public speaking. 
• Ability to provide quality trauma-informed services in a fast-paced environment, specializing in crisis intervention and de-escalation, motivational interviewing, and Seeking Safety. 
• Ability to (re) prioritize and multi-task is a must. 
• Available to work evenings, weekends and holidays. 
• Ability to work with a diverse population, possess cultural sensitivity, and maintain appropriate boundaries with clients.

Conditions of Employment

• Employment may be conditioned upon satisfactory completion of certain background clearances which may include a Department of Justice criminal background check requiring my fingerprints (Live Scan), screening through the National Sex Offender Public Website, drug test, tuberculosis (TB) test, and such additional clearances as may be required under the program.
• Candidate is required to have reliable transportation; therefore, the candidate must successfully complete a motor history check. Candidate must also possess and maintain a current valid California driver’s license and valid auto insurance policy. (

Physical Demands:

• Mentally and emotionally: Ability to work under deadlines, various projects and dealing with clients in crisis and difficult situations.
• Must be able to remain in a stationary position during shift. 
• Moves throughout the building. 
• Moves, raises, or lowers (includes upward pulling) an object or equipment up to 50 lbs. 
• Transports an object, from 20 to 50 lbs. across the facility, for various needs.
• Ability to exert force upon an object so that the object moves away from the force. 
• Ability to exert force upon an object so that the object moves toward the force (includes jerking) 
• Ascending or descending stairs and ladders when applicable. Body agility is emphasized. 
• Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when ascending, descending, traversing.  
• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist, requiring full use of the lower extremities and back muscles. 
• Handling: Seizing, holding, grasping, turning, or otherwise working with objects or office machinery. 
• Communicating: Expressing or exchanging ideas. Communicating is important for those activities in which workers must impart information to clients or to the public, and in those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately, or quickly. 

The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibility and essential functions of this position but should not be considered to be an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time unless restricted by a negotiated contract.

Accessibility Accommodation

SBCS is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. 

Equal Employment Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, parental status, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Equal Opportunity Employer/Program – Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

At-Will Employment Status

Please note that all employment with SBCS is at-will, which means your employment may be terminated at any time by you or SBCS, without cause or advance notice. The terms and conditions of any employment may also be modified.