What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pathways Home Coordinator position at Home of the Innocents?
Job purpose
The Pathways HOME Coordinator is also responsible for managing program volunteers, the Pathways HOME Dare to Care food pantry and coordination of holiday and special events. In addition, the Pathways HOME Coordinator is to support young adults in the Pathways HOME Program through teaching independent living skills related to employment and job search in the community in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern the program. The Pathways HOME Coordinator also assists clients with building skills in the areas of education, employment, resume and interview skills and workplace conflict resolution.
Duties and responsibilities
The Pathways HOME Coordinator is also responsible for managing program volunteers, the Pathways HOME Dare to Care food pantry and coordination of holiday and special events. In addition, the Pathways HOME Coordinator is to support young adults in the Pathways HOME Program through teaching independent living skills related to employment and job search in the community in accordance with current federal, state, and local standards, guidelines, and regulations that govern the program. The Pathways HOME Coordinator also assists clients with building skills in the areas of education, employment, resume and interview skills and workplace conflict resolution.
Duties and responsibilities
- Provide individualized, intensive client centered collaboration with Pathways HOME clients that are on an assigned caseload related to client goal achievement for employment and increasing income and/or education as needed.
- Works directly with clients on specific case plan goals to promote employment skills and stability.
- Collaborates with Pathways HOME Family Resource Specialists on client goals and progress as needed.
- Completes all needed client and program paperwork accurately on a monthly basis.
- Possess and build a strong working knowledge of community resources in the community.
- Develops employment skills materials, programs, and classes for Pathways HOME clients as needed.
- Develop, arrange and attend employment skills sessions and make other service contact in response to client needs as needed.
- Develops relationships with local employers and job recruiters who could offer skills training and/or employment opportunities to clients as needed.
- Plans and oversees administrative aspects of weekly life skills program, holiday and special event programming including meals, volunteers, childcare, facilities and guest speakers.
- Facilitate and provide overall leadership at weekly life skills classes.
- Attend program meetings as scheduled including staff meeting, administrative and clinical supervision, and cornerstone supervisions as needed.
- Provide crisis intervention support to Pathways HOME clients as needed.
- Provide client transportation to weekly life skills programming events and to community appointments or other locations within the context of meeting case plan goals/client needs.
- Manages Dare to Care food pantry including ordering, pick-up, stocking shelves, inventory and reporting.
- Work with VP of Prevention and Pathways HOME and Director of Pathways HOME to provide high quality services for clients and bring creative ideas to supervisors for program growth and improvement.
- Work with VP of Prevention and Pathways HOME and Director of Pathways HOME to identify new employment and job training programs and opportunities for Pathways HOME clients in the community.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Bachelor’s Degree in social work, counseling or related human service field required.
- Two years of experience providing services to children or young adults required.
- Valid driver’s license and clear driving record required.
- Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand the English language.
- Must possess the ability to make independent decisions when circumstances warrant such action.
- Must possess a willingness to work harmoniously with other personnel.
- Must possess the ability to plan, organize, develop, implement, and interpret the programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures, etc., that are necessary for providing quality care.
- Works in office area(s) as well as in Pathways HOME client homes and other community settings (e.g. social services agencies, local homeless shelters, etc.).
- Moves intermittently during working hours.
- Is subject to frequent interruptions.
- Is subject to hostile and emotionally upset clients, family members, personnel, and visitors.
- Drives a 15-passenger van to transport clients.
- May communicate with other department supervisors.
- Works beyond normal working hours and on weekends and holidays when necessary.
- Must be able to move intermittently throughout the workday.
- Must be able to cope with the mental and emotional stress of the position.
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