Survivor Care Transitional Services Specialist

LOVE146 VISION: The end of child trafficking and exploitation. Nothing less.

LOVE146 MISSION: Love146 journeys alongside children impacted by trafficking today and prevents the trafficking of children tomorrow.

REPORTS TO: Transitional Services Manager

STATUS: Fulltime

SALARY: $55000 $57000 Annually

BENEFITS: Organizational culture committed to equity selfcare worklife balance flexibility being both values and traumainformed. Working alongside other missiondriven people. Comprehensive medical coverage (employee contribution is a flat $20 per paycheck); twentyfive 25 paid vacation days annually (after 4 year work anniversary); ten 10 paid sick days annually; paid holidays per Love146 schedule; Employee Assistance Program (EAP); monthlong paid sabbatical after two 2 years continuous employment; employeefunded benefits: voluntary vision voluntary dental voluntary longterm disability voluntary shortterm disability and a 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match up to 1 of gross salary. Employment with Love146 qualifies you for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program; use of company vehicles.

LOCATION: Connecticut

OVERVIEW: The Love146 Survivor Care Transitional Services Specialist is a fulltime position. The Survivor Care Transitional Services Specialist supports participants ages 16 and above in the Connecticut Survivor Care Program to achieve their goals as they prepare to transition into adulthood. Transitional Services programming focuses on helping youth with secondary and postsecondary achievement employment attainment housing and other related case management services

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Direct Services

• Implement Love146s Survivor Care programs Transitional Services programming services with a standard of excellence.
• Help participants to identify individual Care Plan goals as well as measurable objectives for obtaining those goals.
• Provide direct services to program participants to help them achieve their Care Plan goals. Services may include but are not limited to the following: 1 resume building 2 soft skills and mock interviews 3 job searches and placement assistance 4 research on postsecondary educational opportunities 5 postsecondary financial aid and scholarship application assistance 6 postplacement/enrollment checkin/assistance 7 emergency transitional and shortterm housing assistance and 8 case management to address related issues such as gaps in basic needs transportation and childcare.
• Liaise between program participants educational institutions employers housing resources childcare resources and other government and communitybased agencies to support program participants in achieving their Care Plan goals.
• Track participants progress in obtaining their Care Plan goals and modify services and goals as needed.

Service Coordination and Implementation:

• Identify build and maintain relationships with existing postsecondary education institutions vocational service providers employers housing programs landlords and other related providers to increase access to comprehensive services and support for participant success
• Serve as a resource and provide education to educational institutions employers landlords and other providers so that they support this population.
• Participate in training and outreach to community partners to increase awareness of Survivor Care services and Human Trafficking as needed.
• Document and track appropriate data enter and update participant data and support program monitoring and evaluation.
• Consult and collaborate with internal Love146 departments and programs.
• Collaborate and participate in Love146 meetings.

• Help promote a culture that fosters a passion for the mission cooperation open and frequent communication teamwork and a common vision.
• Performs other activities as assigned by the Director of US Survivor Care.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor in a related field such as human resources social work business or education preferred; or Associate in a related field 23 years of related work experience.
• Prior transitional services (e.g. workforce development job placement postsecondary education and/or housing placement) experience.
• Experience working directly with adolescents and young adults preferably with highrisk populations.
• Experience providing communitybased services preferred.
• Valid drivers license a clean driving record.

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

• Ability to work independently
• Selfmotivated
• Decision Making
• Decisiveness
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Time Management
• Selfcare and Balance
• Collaboration
• Adaptability/Flexibility

WORKING CONDITIONS

Clients homes/placements community settings Love146s headquarters office and automobile travel. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Individuals with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations to allow them to perform essential functions.

• Exchange information and communicate verbally and by written word.
• Must be able to read write and comprehend English.
• Deal with a wide variety of people on various issues.
• Specific vision abilities include close and distance vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Ambulate on rough surfaces and climb stairs.
• Must spend long hours sitting using office equipment and performing computer operations which requires intense mental and visual concentration and eyehand coordination.
• Endure long periods of driving.
• Stand walk and/or sit for extended periods.
• Lift or move up to 25 lbs.

Love146 is an affirmative action employer.