Job Summary:
The Youth Tracker is responsible for completing assigned daily contact with youth, as well as meeting the conditions of the youth’s service plan for assigned caseload. The Youth Tracker must maintain a flexible work schedule that may include working hours other than regular work schedule and evenings, weekends and holidays.

Essential Functions:

• Conduct face to face daily contacts at various locations with youth assigned.
• Manage behaviors through the use of programmatic and individual structure.
• Develop and maintain helping relationship emphasizing youth accountability.
• Complete required documentation, including discharge information, for assigned youth in an accurate and timely manner.
• Enter data promptly into the Depart of Juvenile Justice’s Juvenile Tracking System (JTS) and Southwest Key Programs database, Efforts to Outcome (ETO).
• Examine case file to become familiar with youth history and keep up to date with information as it is added to file.
• Notify Program Director or designee immediately in the event of a youth crisis, suspected illegal activity or any other youth or program incident.
• Regular and punctual attendance.

Other Functions:

• Assist and participate in the coordination of youth activities and groups as needed.
• Provide staff relief as needed; subject to be on call and be available to provide staff assistance.
• Provide youth advocacy in the areas of health, education, vocation, legal and family work.
• Assist with on the job training of new staff as directed.
• Provide crisis intervention and administer first aid when necessary.
• Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.

Conduct face to face daily contacts at various locations with youth assigned. Manage behaviors through the use of programmatic and individual structure. Develop and maintain helping relationship emphasizing youth accountability. Complete required documentation, including discharge information, for assigned youth in an accurate and timely manner. Enter data promptly into the Depart of Juvenile Justice’s Juvenile Tracking System (JTS) and Southwest Key Programs database, Efforts to Outcome (ETO). Examine case file to become familiar with youth history and keep up to date with information as it is added to file. Notify Program Director or designee immediately in the event of a youth crisis, suspected illegal activity or any other youth or program incident. Regular and punctual attendance. Other Functions: Assist and participate in the coordination of youth activities and groups as needed. Provide staff relief as needed; subject to be on call and be available to provide staff assistance. Provide youth advocacy in the areas of health, education, vocation, legal and family work. Assist with on the job training of new staff as directed. Provide crisis intervention and administer first aid when necessary. Able to react to change productively and handle other essential tasks as assigned.

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