Family Support Specialist

Why work with YWCA Seattle King Snohomish? YWCA SKS is the region’s largest non-profit organization with a 120+ year legacy, focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA, you make a difference. We’re women and BIPOC-led, family-centered, and supportive of employees. As a full-time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you’ll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your passion for racial equity and social justice to work – apply today! What You'll Do This position has a social justice component that will require critical thinking around how external systems impact the work that we are doing through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty. Knowing the core principals of antiracism and grounding those principles in everyday work, as well as working well in non-white environments and championing anti-racism policy, are required job skills and core values. As an equal opportunity employer, we highly encourage people of color to apply. The Lead Family Support Specialist will deliver services for residents that are strength based, personalized and designed to equip families with the skills and support they need to achieve housing stability.  Upon entry an assessment of needs will be completed to identify strengths and barriers and assess their need for services and assist them in reaching their personal and housing goals.  This position will also be available to community members to assist with; job readiness skills, connect to Work Source resources, conduct assessments, provide job training workshops, assist clients with job retention, wage progression and money and time management skills.  Maintain records of client progress, complete reports on demographics and achievement of program outcomes, enter data into the Safe Harbors HMIS system, will work with employers to develop job opportunities and to ensure that clients are meeting workplace expectations and may also facilitate resident meetings, support groups, job clubs and workshops. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we highly encourage people of color to apply YWCA encourages applicants with a variety of experiences to apply! At YWCA, we recognize that lived expertise is a powerful asset. This refers to the insights, knowledge, and skills developed by those who have navigated systems and experienced inequity. Valuing lived expertise helps build trust with program participants, develop culturally responsive programs, and break down barriers to equity. It enriches our collective understanding and enhances our ability to serve communities that are furthest from opportunity. Mental Health Considerations All employees of the YWCA interact with clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms, including but not limited to, racial trauma, domestic violence, sexual violence, homelessness, unemployment, and financial hardship. As a result, employees are at risk of secondary trauma. We encourage employees to seek support inside and outside the workplace and maintain self-care routines. Equal Opportunity Employment YWCA Seattle King Snohomish is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law Poster and this EEO is the Law Poster Supplement. For more information Contact us at [email protected] with any questions or if you need accommodation for your application.