Position Title: Coordinator, Youth and Family Connections

Department/Location: Chicago Hearing Society
Shift/Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m Evening and weekend hours may be required.
Position Type: Full-Time

SUMMARY: Coordinate and guides Family and Youth Services for Chicago Hearing Society.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
⮚ Provide oversight, support, information, advocacy, referrals, and direct services for children, families and professionals in the home, school, and community.
⮚ Coordinate and implement all youth and family programs including literacy events, mentoring, educational and social events, etc.
⮚ Maintain stakeholder committee(s) and remain up to date on standards of care for populations served.
⮚ Provide contract, orientation, training, supervision, evaluation, discipline, and termination of consultants.
⮚ Know and keep consultants informed of all agency policies, procedures, and changes as they occur.
⮚ Represent CHS at events, workshops, and training.
⮚ Maintain all child and family files in database.
⮚ Complete all applications for funding and reporting, as required by agency and funders.
⮚ Perform other duties as assigned.

LEADERSHIP
⮚ Creates an environment that inspires and motivates the team to achieve individual, departmental, and organizational goals.
⮚ Monitors the team’s day-to-day activities ensuring stakeholder satisfaction.
⮚ Provides learning and development opportunities to the team that maximizes their potential.
⮚ Builds relationships and open communication channels with team members that foster trust and respect.
⮚ Delivers timely, ongoing feedback to the team including annual performance evaluation.

The above duties, tasks and requirements may be updated / changed at the discretion of Management
with HR Director Approval.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of
those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions.

✓ Physical Demands: Prolonged periods of working on a computer. Travel between
various work locations. The employee must occasionally move up to 25 pounds.
✓ Work Environment: Work is generally performed in a temperature-controlled office environment with standard lighting and moderate noise level.