Discharge Release Coordinator/Shelter

Job Description

Discharge coordinators work closely with ORR-funded child care providers to plan and implement travel and post-release supports and services for Unaccompanied Children as they are discharged from ORR custody to sponsors.Key Responsibilities:
• Work with travel contractor to search for flight options and work with the sponsor to obtain payment (if needed)
• Coordinate with sponsor and care provider to determine discharge date
• Consult with care providers to assemble the discharge packet and review the discharge plan in the case management database
• Assess discharge packet contents based on the UC s individual needs and sponsor s ability to provide for the UC
• Ensure that copies of medical, legal, and education records and referral information are available to sponsors through Sponsor Hub
Qualifications:
• Bachelor s degree plus 2 years of experience in direct services provision with children and/or families or master s degree with 1+ years of experience in direct services provision with children and/or families
• Previous or current knowledge/experience of migrant/refugee issues, particularly related to UC and sponsor families and the processes/documentation discharge of UC from ORR custody
• English/Spanish bilingual
• Strong skills in understanding complex family relationships and dynamics and demonstrated ability to review case files, identify post-release services needs (e.g., medical, mental health, educational, legal) and provide referrals to meet these needs
• Solid understanding of family and youth development, trauma-informed care principles, and strengths-based work with families
• Proficiency in the MS Office suite; ability to learn and use IT systems developed specifically for use with this project in a timely manner
• This position is primarily remote with some office work. The candidate must have an appropriate workspace to complete confidential documentation, client phone calls, and video conferencing
• Must be able to pass a criminal background check /No adverse child abuse and neglect (CAN) report or child protective services check
Preferred Skills
• Experience working in a professional consulting environment with federal clients
Professional Skills:
• Excellent team player with the proven ability to work within a multi-disciplinary team
• High degree of comfort in a fast-paced, outcomes-oriented environment
• Ability to interact professionally and effectively with internal staff and clients and external service providers and stakeholders
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; demonstrated outstanding level of professionalism including the ability to exercise good judgment, discretion, and diplomacy
• Ability to work independently, managing multiple tasks with short timelines and high priority, while communicating status to a variety of stakeholders as well as project management
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Comfortable working remotely, working with an interdisciplinary team communicating and collaboratively primarily online
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child protective servicesservice providersms office suiteleadership skillsyouth developmentms office