Unification Specialist

Urban Strategies LLC

Arlington, VA

$24 Hourly
Paid Time Off
Full-Time

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE

Unification Specialist

PROGRAM

Refugio

WORK SCHEDULE

Five Days per Week, 40 hrs. per week, 12 months per year

LOCATION

Remote

REPORTS TO

Executive Director

SALARY

$24 per hour

JOB TYPE

Non-Exempt

GENERAL JOB DESCRIPTION

Unification Specialist Case Managers are responsible for coordinating family reunification services and assessing the needs of each unaccompanied child (UC) in care.

ABOUT YOU

You should like working with children of all ages. Should be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, be organized, and have excellent verbal and written communication skills. You see this role as a way to help kids needing support. You should be motivated and compassionate.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Utilize trauma theory and brief therapeutic techniques to work with unaccompanied children entering the United States during a typical shelter stay of 30-35 days.
Complete an intake interview upon admission and promptly identify needed services.
Assess family, education, history of trauma, personal goals, and potential experience with human exploitation/trafficking.
Develop interventions and an individual service plan consistent with each child's psycho-social needs.
Maintain direct contact with each UC and, to the extent possible, with the UCs family and potential sponsors.
Maintain appropriate documentation according to program regulations.
Carry up to eight cases.
Upon request, this role may be required to travel with UC, 14 and under, to locations in the United States.
Other duties as assigned.
Confirm minor are receiving all required services, meeting regularly with the minor to ensure their wellbeing.
Attend all case staffing, trainings, and other meetings as part of the minor’s care team, providing status updates and collaborating with other stakeholders.
Initiate, coordinate, and maintain direct contact with each minor and the minor’s family while the minor is in ORR care in order to efficiently advance the minor’s family reunification and safe release from the facility.
Facilitate the timely release or discharge of minors to identified family members or authorized caregivers/custodian and document the provision of services in each minor’s case file

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE and/or REQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED

Education: Bachelor’s degree in Social Work or an equivalent degree in Psychology, Sociology, or other relevant Behavioral Science
Experience: 2 or more years of related experience
ORR experience preferred.
Available to work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends
Available to travel, as required.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE and/or REQUIREMENTS

Education: Master’s degree in social work or an equivalent degree in Psychology, Sociology, or other relevant Behavioral Science

ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION

ABOUT US

Urban Strategies was founded by a Hispanic woman in 2003. We exist to equip, resource, and connect faith- and community-based organizations so that all children and families can reach their full potential. We work with Latino-focused faith- and community-based organizations to serve and engage the whole family.

Our vision is that all children and families reach their full potential. Our organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Our team works across the United States and Puerto Rico with direct service centers located in California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, New York, and Puerto Rico. We also have some programming conducted in Latin America.

WORKING CONDITIONS

This is a twenty-four-hour residential emergency shelter facility and foster care facilities at which minors receive multiple services. Work shifts are subject to change. Noise levels vary from mild to moderate.

Must be able to obtain Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification and First Aid Certification (CPR). Must be able to supervise clients during all forms of transportation via airline and ground travel. Must be able to fly up to two (2) overnight stays per trip, per week. Bending, stooping and lifting up to 40 lbs. may be required to complete daily tasks. The job requires extended periods of sitting and standing (up to 6+ hours).

COMPANY CULTURE

Our work is driven by our three core values:

Authentic Relationships are foundational to our work and move beyond a transactional nature to truly know people. They serve as opportunities for mutual development and growth and are based on the belief that all people have inherent dignity and worth.
Servant Leadership is rooted in an other-centric mindset that informs the way one leads and builds up individuals, families, and communities.
Intentional Compassion describes a deliberate commitment to understand, formulate strategic responses, and activate others to reach their full potential.

BENEFITS

$4.41 per hour fringe up to 40 hours
9 sick days
Vacation after one year of service

PERKS

Meaningful employee engagement programs.
Education discounts (BA-PhD) with a variety of education partners.

OTHER

All employees must pass a mandatory criminal background check and a bilingual language test for positions that require them.
Employment is conditional pending satisfactory results of all required tests and background checks.
Periodic physical examinations and TB clearances will be required, if hired.
*Some positions governed by Service Contract Act guidelines.
It is understood and agreed that, where a position is funded by a third-party grant, pay and other terms and conditions may be determined by the granting agency. To the extent practical and possible. grant-funded employees will normally be given notice of termination effective the date the grant expires. When the application has been made for continued grant funding, the employee will be advised. Extensions of hire may be made in expectation of grant funding but may be rescinded if the granting agency withdraws.

In keeping with its equal employment opportunity legal requirements, Urban Strategies will not discriminate against any person in employment because of legally protected classifications such as race, color, national origin or sex. Urban Strategies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or other legally protected classifications under applicable federal, state and local legal protections. This policy applies to all terminations and conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotions, terminations, layoffs, leaves of absences, compensation, and training. Please note that Urban Strategies in order to fulfill its mission is legally allowed to make decisions in its employment practices based on its distributed employee manual. All employee positions are critical to the fulfillment of this mission. Consequently, Urban Strategies expects all employees to live out the standards as set forth in the Employee Handbook and otherwise as interpreted by the Urban Strategies leadership. Among other things, this means that Urban Strategies may take employment-related action against an employee based on his or her noncompliance with the policies, procedures, and practices of Urban Strategies, including employment termination.

To apply:

Please visit www.urbanstrategies.us/careers

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