Social Services Coordinator, EducationWorks

Posted by on December 16, 2013

Social Services Coordinator, EducationWorks
Posted on: December 6, 2013

Job description
About PowerCorpsPHL:

PowerCorpsPHL is a new youth workforce development initiative with significant funding from the Corporation for National and Community Service through the Governor and Mayor Initiative. Over three years, this innovative AmeriCorps program will engage 300 at-risk young adults (ages 18-26) in six months of full time national service followed by three months of intense job placement support. While serving as AmeriCorps members, program participants will support Philadelphia Parks and Recreation and the Philadelphia Water Department in planting trees, revitalizing public land and preserving the City’s watersheds. PowerCorpsPHL is designed to address Mayor Michael A. Nutter and Governor Tom Corbett’s environmental stewardship initiatives as well as the City of Philadelphia’s youth workforce development and violence prevention priorities.

Position Description and Essential Functions:

– Coordinate a caseload of 50 18-26 year olds at risk of committing a violent offense.
– Work closely with staff employed by our youth referral agencies to ensure that program participants continue to receive support from those agencies, social services, and any other benefits for which they qualify.
– Cultivate relationships with social service agencies and organizations with which program participants interact.
– Work closely with program staff to obtain feedback about participants’ attendance, behavior, attitudes, communication, and performance.
– Provide feedback on participants’ attendance, behavior, attitudes, communication, and performance to PowerCorpsPHL and referral agency staff.
– Track social service-related appointments and facilitate communication and attendance.
– Develop individualized plans to help program participants manage their time and commitments.
– Adhere to all required data collection protocols and complete timely data collection.
– Report on cases at weekly staff meetings.

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