The position is responsible for engaging youth and families; identifying individual strengths, needs, risks, and barriers; developing individualized service plans; providing ongoing mentoring and coaching; coordinating community-based services; facilitating structured programming and prosocial activities; and monitoring youth progress. YFSS collaborates with Cook County juvenile justice partners, schools, behavioral health providers, community-based organizations, families, and other systems to connect youth with individualized services and supports that promote safety, healthy decision-making, positive relationships, and successful community functioning.