POSITION SUMMARY:

CARC or the Community Assessment and Resource Center provides community-based intervention to help prevent youth from becoming even more involved with the criminal justice system. CARC is a San Francisco community based diversion program. Thru CARC youth are provided day of arrest community based interventions, advocacy and support through the legal process within the San Francisco juvenile justice system, short term case management, referrals and warm hand off to long term community based services in San Francisco and implementation of long-term plans and accountability through Restorative Justice practices to reduce and prevent recidivism. CARC’s operating hours are from 9am to 10pm Monday thru Friday.

This person in this position will work Monday through Friday, 2 p.m. - 10 p.m. (40 hours/ week).

POSITION SUMMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The primary responsibility of this position is to ensure that youth brought to CARC on the point of arrest receive caring and professional intake services. Intake of a youth includes but is not limited to conducting a thorough assessment of the youth, communicating with SFPD, fingerprinting youth when necessary and maintaining communication with the youths legal guardian during arrest. The night lead is key to ensure a smooth transition from day to night shifts. This role is responsible for communicating to case managers and the Director of CARC of any updates or occurrence during the night shift. The Night Lead must be able to work within a collaborative process, handle stressful situations in a calm and respectful manner and negotiate successfully with multidisciplinary systems. This position is also responsible for daily data entry of confidential client information; file maintenance of client information; printing various reports related to client information; and facilitating a weekly youth group Life Skills.

DUTIES:

• Communicate daily with the Program Director regarding issues, problems, and events of the evening shift.

• Assist in day to day training of evening staff and relief.

• Responsible for ensuring the evening shift runs smoothly.

• Provide the leadership necessary to create an atmosphere where all staff on duty work as a team.

• Conduct assessments of clients to identify short/long term issues.

• Develop initial care planning goals, legal agreements, advocacy along with arrest intervention conversations with youth.

• Provide clear documentation as to the needs and strengths of the client and family.

• Compare and analyze stats received at CARC and from SFPD.

• Support case managers as needed with Sales Force data entry

• Daily data entry of confidential client information into various program databases.

• Group curriculum development and facilitation for 6 week rotating Life Skills group

• Data entry support for program Project Ready, the agencies school based juvenile justice prevention program

• Provide administrative support for the office

• Attend meetings including but not limited to weekly Youth Review, All Hands meetings, Supervision, monthly data meeting, & monthly site staff meeting.

• Other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• B.A. Social Work or related field preferred OR three years combined of related experience and college (minimum one year working towards degree);

• Working knowledge of the SF Juvenile Justice system

• Knowledge of community based agencies serving adolescents in S.F.

• Effective organizational and communication skills;

• Excellent analytical skills; detail-oriented

• High degree of computer literacy

• Previous data entry experience, Access skills preferred

• Ability to type 40 wpm.

• Knowledge of system Collaboration preferred.

• Valid CA DL, transportation and clean DMV record.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual Skills preferred (Spanish/Cantonese) - $1.50/hour bilingual stipend provided

PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE:

• Perform tasks and responsibilities in a complete and timely manner, complying with agency policies and standards and conforming to scheduling requirements of this job description and program;

• Maintain a creative, team-building, cooperative approach to job performance and seek to bring a constructive problem-solving orientation to all tasks;

• Maintain an awareness of the agency’s mission and work to promote the positive individual and social change goals it embodies,

• Exercise discretion and professional judgment at all times in keeping with the responsibility carried personally and by the agency for the care and welfare of youth and families;

• Actively strive to upgrade personal skills through engaging in appropriate professional training experiences.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• 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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions;

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear and sit. The employee is occasionally required to drive a vehicle;

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

This position operates out of the Huckleberry Gough St. offices with some visits to community & system partner sites. This role is in person at Huckleberry Gough St. This role includes driving and the use of standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. The Huckleberry Gough site is located in San Francisco and is accessible by public transportation.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The employee must be able to lift and/or carry up to 10 pounds unassisted on an occasional basis. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and use hands to find, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to drive a vehicle.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• B.A. Social Work or related field preferred OR three years combined of related experience and college (minimum one year working towards degree)

• Working knowledge of the SF Juvenile Justice system

• Knowledge of community based agencies serving adolescents in S.F.

• Effective organizational and communication skills;

• Excellent analytical skills; detail-oriented

• High degree of computer literacy.

• Previous data entry experience

• Ability to type 40 wpm.

• Knowledge of systems collaboration preferred.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and work independently as well as be able to work cohesively in a culturally diverse team environment.

ADDITIONAL ELIGIBILITY QUALIFICATIONS:

• TB clearance

• Valid CA driver’s license, clear DMV record, and reliable transportation.

• Fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

SECURITY CLEARANCE:

Must pass the DOJ/FBI background check. Due to our requirements with licensing, candidates with backgrounds including items on this non-exemptible crimes list will not be eligible for exemption at this time.

OTHER DUTIES:

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY:

Huckleberry Youth Programs is an equal opportunity employer, committed to providing equal opportunity to its employees and applicants for employment without discrimination on the basis of race; color; ethnic background; religion; gender; gender identity or expression; sexual orientation; national origin; ancestry; age; marital status; pregnancy, childbirth, or other related medical condition; disability, including HIV- related conditions; or status as a covered veteran. This policy applies to every aspect of employment, including but not limited to: hiring, advancement, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, compensation, benefits, training and working conditions.

FAIR CHANCE:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.