DHS Program Coordinator- Children Youth, Families and Teens

Arlington County Government; Arlington (VA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Arlington County Department of Human Services seeks a Program Coordinator to join the Children’s Behavioral Health Bureau within the Child and Family Services Division. The role connects County agencies, schools, youth, nonprofits, and community stakeholders to foster youth voice and preventive initiatives.

We aim to deliver trauma-informed, culturally responsive services while supporting families and caregivers through coordinated, evidence-based strategies and partnerships across Arlington

Responsibilities

• Coordinate with County agencies, schools, nonprofits, and community stakeholders.
• Support the Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth and Families (APCYF) and the Teen Network Board (TNB).
• Promote youth voice and community-driven prevention initiatives.

Job description

Arlington County’s Department of Human Services has a unique opportunity for a Program Coordinator to join an innovative team of professionals within the Child and Family Services Division in the Children’s Behavioral Health Bureau. The Bureau is responsible for providing comprehensive mental health and substance use services to support children and youth to function adequately in their environments and build caregiver capacity to support them.
The Children’s Behavioral Health Bureau is seeking a dynamic and community-focused Coordinator to support the work of the Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth and Families (APCYF) and the Teen Network Board (TNB). This position serves as a central connector among County agencies, schools, youth, nonprofit partners, and community stakeholders. The Coordinator plays a key role in building youth voice, supporting community-driven prevention initiatives, and fostering culturally responsive, research-driven strategies to promote the wellbeing of children, youth, and families.
Arlington County DHS is committed to delivering client services in an effective, equitable, respectful, and trauma-informed manner. Our staff is dedicated to ensuring our clients are approached, engaged and cared for in ways that demonstrate competency, sensitivity and awareness of factors which impact the client experience including but not limited to: cultural identity, gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, religious/spiritual ascription, physical capability, cognitive and literacy levels, sexual orientation and linguistic needs.