The centralized Intake Initiative is a collaborative project of Allegheny County Department of Human Services, various community partners, and service providers. The Community Based Resource Coordinator (CBRC) will work closely with collaborative network to assist in the overall coordination of services and opportunities to ensure adherence to the organization mission and values of authentic youth engagement, building community, equitable practices that promote race equity, SOGIE, diversity and inclusion, and strengths-based practice. The CBRC will serve as a community liaison for partnering agencies.

The Community Based Resource Coordinator can explain the nature, goals and policies of Gwen’s Girls services and programs. This person will be able to assess which program will best fit the callers needs and provide them with the necessary resources. Further, the candidate will work closely with community providers in the Diversion and Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSEC) community to serve as a resource of the best services to meet the needs of referring families.

The CBRC is also responsible for providing strength-based, community-based, youth driven advocacy and supportive intervention services for youth identifying as girls who are involved in, or at risk for involvement in the juvenile justice system as well as those clients who are involved in, or at risk for involvement in sex trafficking. The specialist will work to take steps to reduce the risk and further mitigate those risks through participation in Gwen’s Girls Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC) programming. The specialists will have the responsibility of working directly with youth referred to the program and ill be responsible for providing individualized advocacy, counseling, and comprehensive case management to support and meet each girl’s individual needs and goals while connecting them with community resources.

Finally, the CRBC is responsible for maintaining a robust partner network, with a particular focus on cultivating relationships with direct service providers.

This is a full-time position with benefits.

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