Youth Permanency Coordinator - Full-time

h4 data-end="467" data-start="398"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"strongspan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"Help Youth Find Permanency. Strengthen Communities. Change Lives./span/strong/span/h4 p data-end="808" data-start="469"At YBGR, we believe every young person deserves a safe, supportive, and permanent place to belong. Wersquo;re looking for a Youth Permanency Coordinatornbsp;who is passionate about building relationships, activating community connections, and helping youth in foster care achieve lasting permanency when returning home is not a safe option./p p data-end="1134" data-start="810"This role plays a key part in supporting the Wendy#39;s Wonderful Kids (WWK)nbsp;program by leading outreach, recruitment, and engagement efforts across Montana. If yoursquo;re a connector, advocate, and problem-solver who thrives in both the community and one-on-one work with youth and supportive adults, this role may be for you./p p data-end="1161" data-start="1141"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"strongWhat Yoursquo;ll Do:nbsp;/strong/span/p p data-end="1161" data-start="1141"As a Youth Permanency Coordinator, yoursquo;ll work hands-on to help youth build lifelong connections by engaging the people who already matter most in their lives./p p data-end="1357" data-start="1324"Key Responsibilities Include:/p ul data-end="2794" data-start="1359" li data-end="1568" data-start="1359" p data-end="1568" data-start="1361"strong data-end="1402" data-start="1361"Identify and engage supportive adults/strong in each youthrsquo;s networkmdash;extended family members, mentors, and community connectionsmdash;and explore permanency options such as guardianship or adoption when appropriate./p /li li data-end="1742" data-start="1569" p data-end="1742" data-start="1571"strong data-end="1593" data-start="1571"Advocate for youth/strong by strengthening and maintaining relationships with supportive adults to ensure placements are safe, stable, and compliant with governing standards./p /li li data-end="1890" data-start="1743" p data-end="1890" data-start="1745"strong data-end="1780" data-start="1745"Travel statewide across Montana/strong, including overnight travel, to meet face-to-face with youth, CPS workers, and prospective supportive adults./p /li li data-end="2014" data-start="1891" p data-end="2014" data-start="1893"strong data-end="1936" data-start="1893"Maintain accurate, timely documentation/strong and clearly communicate agency policies, procedures, and treatment decisions./p /li li data-end="2139" data-start="2015" p data-end="2139" data-start="2017"strong data-end="2043" data-start="2017"Represent YBGR and WWK/strong at community events, conferences, and speaking engagements to increase awareness and referrals./p /li li data-end="2269" data-start="2140" p data-end="2269" data-start="2142"strong data-end="2184" data-start="2142"Support marketing and outreach efforts/strong by assisting with the creation and distribution of print and social media materials./p /li li data-end="2438" data-start="2270" p data-end="2438" data-start="2272"strong data-end="2311" data-start="2272"Collaborate across the organization/strong, contributing to individual, departmental, and agency-wide goals, including Performance Quality Improvement (PQI) initiatives./p /li li data-end="2549" data-start="2439" p data-end="2549" data-start="2441"strong data-end="2476" data-start="2441"Model YBGRrsquo;s mission and values/strong, maintaining professionalism and cultural awareness in all interactions./p /li li data-end="2661" data-start="2550" p data-end="2661" data-start="2552"strong data-end="2616" data-start="2552"Participate in supervision, coaching, and required trainings/strong to support ongoing growth and effectiveness./p /li li data-end="2758" data-start="2662" p data-end="2758" data-start="2664"Take initiative, solve problems proactively, and support team members across the organization./p /li li data-end="2794" data-start="2759" p data-end="2794" data-start="2761"Perform other duties as assigned./p /li /ul p data-end="2818" data-start="2801"span style="display:block;font-size:14px;"strongWho You Are/strong/span/p p data-end="2839" data-start="2820"Yoursquo;re someone who:/p ul data-end="3233" data-start="2840" li data-end="2891" data-start="2840" p data-end="2891" data-start="2842"Believes permanency and connection change lives/p /li li data-end="2965" data-start="2892" p data-end="2965" data-start="2894"Builds trust easily and communicates with empathy and professionalism/p /li li data-end="3041" data-start="2966" p data-end="3041" data-start="2968"Is culturally aware and responsive to diverse socioeconomic backgrounds/p /li li data-end="3115" data-start="3042" p data-end="3115" data-start="3044"Is organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable managing documentation/p /li li data-end="3175" data-start="3116" p data-end="3175" data-start="3118"Thrives in both independent work and team collaboration/p /li li data-end="3233" data-start="3176" p data-end="3233" data-start="3178"Is flexible and willing to travel statewide as needed/p /li /ul pspan style="display:block;font-size:14px;"emstrongspan style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"Because our work happens where children and families are, this position includes frequent day and overnight travel to build relationships, conduct visits, and support ongoing program success./span/strong/em/span/p pspan style="display:block;font-size:14px;"strongStarting Salary Range:/strong nbsp;$21.65 - $24.37 per hour.nbsp; Salary reflects steps 1-5 of an 11-step pay schedule. The starting salary will be determined based on the applicantrsquo;s education and relevant experience./span/p pnbsp;/p