job Youth Behavioral Health Coordinator

Published: November 27, 2024
The Youth Behavioral Health Care Coordinator provides behavioral health support for youth and families experiencing homelessness, connections to community resources, and education for staff and shelter guests. The Youth Behavioral Health Coordinator also oversees and supervises student interns from MSW and counseling programs. 
 
The Youth Behavioral Health Coordinator actively engages in Mary’s Place racial equity work – striving for equitable outcomes and taking responsibility for creating, maintaining, and affirming communities for people of color, immigrants and refugees, trans and gender-non-conforming people, and other populations routinely encountering systemic oppression. 
 
This is a full-time, non-exempt position that reports to the Health Services Clinical Director. This position requires flexibility to work some weekends, evenings and holidays. This position will work out of multiple Mary’s Place sites around King County, including Downtown Seattle, Bellevue, and Burien. The annual salary range is $35-$37 per hour, DOE.  
 
Key Responsibilities 
Direct Behavioral Health Support (40%) 
  • Directly engage with youth and families experiencing homelessness; provide triaged behavioral healthcare support, resource referrals, education, safety planning, crisis management, and warm handoffs to internal and external partners; support youth and families to enroll in behavioral healthcare with community providers  
  • Host regular office hours at multiple Mary’s Place shelter locations; meet with shelter guests and coach Mary’s Place staff 
  • Apply motivational interviewing techniques, as well as trauma-informed care, strengths based, harm reduction, and equity principles, in all interactions with families; ensure that services are client-led 
  • Use Mary’s Place systems to maintain appropriate records and documentation; monitor completion of health-related goals for youth and families 
Behavioral Health Consultation (40%) 
  • Provide regular consultation to Behavioral Health Specialists 
  • Coach and provide consultation to Mary’s Place staff on challenging behavioral health situations  
  • Regularly attend internal meetings to coordinate care for youth and families  
  • Develop partnerships with community-based agencies; maintain up-to-date lists of resources and supportive services that youth and families can be referred to, specifically focused on BIPOC-led and centered organizations  
  • Create and facilitate staff trainings on best practices for engaging with youth and families experiencing trauma, crisis, and behavioral health challenges  
  • Consult with the Mary’s Place Youth Services Team to implement culturally relevant and age-appropriate programming 
Behavioral Health Care Internship Program (20%) 
  • Manage the Mary’s Place Behavioral Health internship program—establish the necessary structure and guidelines for the internship program; maintain ongoing communication with and reporting to colleges and universities to meet internship program requirements 
  • Coordinate and serve as the primary point of contact universities—recruit and establish partnerships; oversee student recruitment; interview, select, and onboard interns  
  • Supervise MSW and/or counseling student interns—conduct regularly scheduled supervision meetings and coach interns based on their performance  
This position description generally describes the principal functions of the Youth Behavioral Health Coordinator position, the level of knowledge and skills typically required, and the general scope of responsibility. It is not intended as a complete list of specific duties and responsibilities and should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals will perform other duties as assigned. 
 
Skills/Qualifications  
  • MSW degree required  
  • 1+ years’ work experience in community-based social work preferred  
  • Experience working with youth and/or families experiencing homelessness is highly preferred 
  • Experience with child welfare agencies (DCYF, CPS) preferred  
  • 1+ years' experience supervising field practicum students preferred  
  • Demonstrated understanding of trauma informed care, motivational interviewing, and harm reduction principles 
  • Demonstrated ability to work well with individuals: experiencing acute behavioral and physical health needs, fleeing family violence and/or sex trafficking, and/or experiencing substance use disorder while pregnant and/or parenting 
  • Demonstrated ability to set appropriate boundaries and maintain professional demeanor in a high stress environment 
  • Fluency and literacy in English 
  • Proficiency in another language is preferred, especially Portuguese, Spanish, Lingala, French, and/or Tigrinya 
  • Highly motivated, resourceful, flexible, and professional; able to maintain a positive attitude, remain calm, and display a sense of humor even under pressure 
  • Strong communication and documentation skills; excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, including active listening, motivational interviewing, and meeting facilitation skills 
  • Demonstrated problem solving, conflict mediation, and crisis management skills 
  • Attention to detail, excellent organizational and time-management skills 
  • Ability to set and model appropriate professional boundaries  
  • Advanced proficiency using Microsoft Office Suite and demonstrated ability to learn other software and database programs quickly 
  • Understanding of the effects of systemic racism and its intersections with poverty and homelessness 
  • Exhibits compassion and empathy and works well with parents and children from all ethnic, social, economic and sexual orientation and backgrounds 
  • Strong understanding of, and commitment to the Mary’s Place mission of centering equity and opportunity for youth and families 
  • Legally able to drive in Washington State and flexibility to be mobile to meet emergent needs 
Physical Requirements 
  • Ability to converse with and listen to people in many different settings 
  • Ability to use a computer and telephone, as well as other standard office equipment 
  • Work takes place in a social services environment where long periods of sitting, and working on a computer are required 
  • Travel to program sites and meetings outside the site and around the county is necessary 
  • Ability to work in an environment where there may be animals present, including dogs
Details
Mary's Place offers the following benefits to full-time staff:
  • Medical and dental insurance with the cost for core employee coverage paid at 100% by the company and competitive family rates
  • Basic Life Insurance of $50,000 at no cost to employee; option to buy up for additional coverage
  • 403(b) plan with a 50% employer match on the first 6% employee contribution. Eligible to participate upon hire; eligible for the match after first year of employment.
  • Unlimited use ORCA pass for a small deduction per pay period
  • 10 days paid time off (PTO) each calendar year (accrued by pay period)
  • 10 days of sick time each calendar year (accrued by pay period)
  • 10 days of flexible floating holidays each calendar year (accrued 40 hours on January 1st and 40 hours on July 1st). Prorated based on date of hire for first year of employment.
  • Employee Assistance Program
Mary’s Place is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

What best describes this position?
Case Manager/Care Coordinator

Does this position require a specialized license?
No

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Hiring Agency
Mary's Place
Location
Seattle, Washington
Type
Full Time
Remote or In-Person Work
In Person
Closing Date
January 15, 2025
Salary Range
$35-$37 per hour, DOE
Contact
Name: Joane Gravalis
Phone: 2066810159
Email: jgravalis@marysplaceseattle.org

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