Youth Partner
Company: South Coast Children's Society
Location: Placentia
Posted on: April 2, 2026
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Job Description:
Full-time Description POSITION SUMMARY: South Coast Community
Services takes pride in providing our staff with competitive
compensation, opportunities for professional growth, access to
diverse client populations, clinical autonomy, and a strong support
system of seasoned employees. The Youth Partner develops a
strength-based relationship with children while providing support,
case management, and behavioral coaching. The Youth Partner ensures
the family’s voice and choice is respected and implemented
throughout the course of treatment. This position intervenes with
maladaptive behaviors and strives to meet the child’s needs and
preserve the family unit. This position works both independently
and with other multidisciplinary team members. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
The Orange County Wraparound program serves children, youth, and
non-minor dependents ages 0-21 who are involved with Orange County
Social Services, Orange County Healthcare Agency or Orange County
Probation. This program provides a collaborative and highly
individualized process for developing specific resources and
services for the referred child and their families. The goal of the
program is to utilize a strength-based approach to maximize the
capacity of each family to meet the child’s needs, maintain the
child in a family based-setting, and prevent or reduce the need for
Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) placement. JOB
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Provide a consistent, supportive
environment in which the client can learn and practice pro-social
behaviors, problem-solving, coping skills, and other independent
and transitional living skills. Ensure sensitivity to family
culture, values and beliefs, and operate from a trauma-informed,
strength-based perspective. Maintain proficient and accurate
documentation adhering to all program and contract standards.
Teach, model, and reinforce social skills for the development of
ongoing relationships within the client’s family and community.
Provide transportation to the youth for academic, social,
recreational, and/or employment activities. Work in coordination
with the client’s multidisciplinary team, including County
representatives, schools, etc. Attend all required meetings.
Develop and utilize knowledge of community resources to serve
children and their families. Perform other related duties as
required and assigned. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES: Must be
proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Microsoft Outlook. Ability
to set and maintain appropriate boundaries. Demonstrate knowledge
of crisis management skills and can perform such skills as
necessary. Ability to remain organized and manage multiple tasks at
once. Able to establish and maintain appropriate rapport with
children and youth. Knowledge of child development and/or the child
welfare system. Requirements GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
Education/Experience Bachelor’s Degree in human services or a
related field from an accredited college or university. One (1)
year of experience working with target population. Experience
working with Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) model is
desirable. Experience working with youth and/or Non-Minor Dependent
(NMD) in an employment or volunteer capacity is desirable.
Licensure, Registration, Certification Valid CA driver’s license
and proof of automobile insurance. Completion of CPR/First
Aid/ProACT certification within the first thirty (30) days of
employment. Management reserves the right to add, change, delete or
rescind duties or responsibilities of positions within the job
classification at any time. Salary Description $22.50- $24.00
Keywords: South Coast Children's Society, Santee , Youth Partner, Social Services , Placentia, California
