FSRI - Youth Justice Prevention Coordinator, Family Care Community Partnership (FCCP)

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community!

Position Summary: The Youth Justice Prevention Coordinator works as an integral part of the Family Care Community Partnerships (FCCP) multidisciplinary team to provide specialized prevention strategies to families with children at risk for abuse/neglect. This position would focus on families within the FCCP program who have children at risk of Juvenile Justice/Wayward involvement and/or youth that are exiting the Rhode Island Training School. The Prevention Coordinator will provide intensive community-based assistance and develop and facilitate wraparound service plan with families utilizing their natural support and ensuring linkages to additional community-based providers to address identified needs to reduce further involvement in the Juvenile Justice System. The Prevention Coordinator is responsible for collaborating with service providers within the Juvenile Justice System, such as the Department of Children, Youth and Families, law enforcement, juvenile probation officers, juvenile hearing boards, RI Family Court and other community-based providers to understand trends leading to youth involvement in the Juvenile Justice system and work collaboratively to provide effective community-based prevention.

Qualifications:

• Associates or Bachelor's degree strongly preferred; with knowledge of the child welfare and Juvenile Justice system
• Ability to obtain Certified Community Health Worker certification, or ability to be certified with the first 12 months of employment
• Ability to become certified in the Wraparound process within the first 12 months of employment
• Experience working with at risk youth and families with complex needs, at risk of involvement with child welfare and/or juvenile justice system strongly preferred
• Experience working with culturally diverse communities/families and demonstrated ability to be culturally sensitive and maintain confidentiality in compliance with PHI standards
• Strong interpersonal and social skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships internally and externally with a variety of community partners
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organization and customer service skills required
• Ability to provide services in youth home and community locations
• Maintain valid driver's license, registration and auto insurance
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed
• Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6% above base pay
• Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8% above base pay

Physical Requirements: This position requires:

• Travel within the community, to and from client home, agency locations, which could include using walkways, stairs and/or elevators.
• Ability to lift up to 20 lb
• Ability to communicate effectively

Don't meet every single requirement? Here at FSRI, we're dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you're excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity!

We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits. Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities. Join our FAMILY today!

Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of improving the health and well-being of children and families. We are passionate about our mission to advance opportunity and hope. FSRI's diverse and inclusive teams – working across the Health, Healing, Home and Hope divisions, are experts in their fields, delivering strategies to positively impact lives. We provide services statewide, and currently operate in three locations in Providence; and four locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

FSRI determines pay based on a candidate's relevant and transferable experience, certifications, licenses, degree and language ability.