Who We Are
Sabathani Community Center (SCC) is a 58-year-old African American institution and nonprofit serving a multi-cultural community of 50,000 community members in South Minneapolis. SCC was founded in 1966 by a handful of concerned community members seeking to address social and economic disparities in underserved communities in the areas of youth programming, housing, health and education. The organization is a major resource hub expanding services within the South Minneapolis community. Learn more at
Why You'll Love Working Here
Sabathani Community Center has a rich history of serving South Minneapolis with a mission focused on "providing people of all ages and cultures with essential resources that inspire them to improve their lives and build a thriving community."
Sabathani Community Center (SCC) considers diversity, equity, and inclusion to be among our core values. We are committed to providing and promoting a diverse and inclusive environment, giving each person the opportunity to succeed professionally. By doing so, we thrive as an organization through diversity and the unique qualities and life experiences our employees bring to the workplace. SCC considers equal opportunity and non-discrimination to be fundamental to the mission and objectives of the organization. All staff hired at SCC are encouraged to embrace, continually support, and enhance social equity within our organization and in our community.
Wages & Benefits
$20.00 - $25.00 per hour; generous paid time off; 11 paid holidays per year; flexible scheduling; medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability; health savings and flexible spending accounts; agency-sponsored retirement plan with immediate vesting of employer contribution and eligibility for matching.
Schedule
This position will be located primarily in schools doing outreach with typically one to two days per week in an office setting.
A Typical Day in the Life...
A typical day as Sabathani's Youth Housing Coordinator provides an opportunity to provide professional, compassionate, and high-quality case management and assistance to youth experiencing homelessness within the Minneapolis and neighboring school districts. Responsibilities will include the following:
- Providing case management to youth in alignment with their goals towards sustainable
- Completing intakes and assessments for new youth participants.
- Providing youth with referrals to community resources and services.
- Documenting the following in SalesForce: contact, enrollment, services, referrals, case management hours, and case notes.
- Creating a safe and supportive environment for all homeless youth.
- Providing guidance and support to school personnel, Social Workers, and Homeless Liaisons.
- Maintaining safety policies and procedures within outreach locations.
- Attending and representing Sabathani at various community meetings.
- Assisting with the facilitation of and transportation for weekly support groups.
Who You Are
- You have professional or related lived experience in providing case management for at-risk homeless youth ages 16-24 of at least 3 years.
- You are able to work effectively in a diverse, mission-driven agency committed to the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion with respect to race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual-orientation, socio-economic status, nationality, and religion.
- You have the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with youth, families, and community service providers.
- You demonstrate a clear understanding of effective crisis intervention and programing that is trauma informed, strengths-based, client-centered, and follows a harm reduction philosophy.
- You are proficient in MS Word and Excel, and you can produce letters, emails, and reports of professional quality.
- It is preferable if you have experience using data and working with a database.
- You are highly responsive with a positive attitude and the ability to work cooperatively with different types of people.
- You have the ability to communicate in writing and verbally in English; a secondary language is preferred.
Diversity and open expression are fundamental to the work of Sabathani Community Center. We are passionate about building and sustaining an inclusive and equitable working environment where everyone can belong. Every member of our team enriches our work by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and to discover, design, and deliver solutions. We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our sector: individuals who identify as BIPOC, LGBTQI+ and gender fluid or gender nonconforming, individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen), veterans, people of any age or family status. We encourage you to apply even if you feel like you don't fit 100% of the technical requirements. Equal Opportunity Employer: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, disability, marital status, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, familial status, genetic information or a protected veteran's status.
Our organization has a partnership with Metropolitan Alliance of Connected Communities (MACC) to provide administrative services including management of the recruiting process. If you apply for this position, you may see references to MACC in some online materials.
Sabathani Community Center participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. See E-Verify's official poster at See E-Verify's Right to Work poster at
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