Community Youth Development Coordinator

It's a great feeling to work for a company that does so much good for others around the world! Education: Bachelor’s degree. Degree in Social Work or Education or a related field Minimum Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years’ professional experience working with youth ages 6 -17 Experience to include: - Crisis management - Group facilitation - Public speaking Currently resides or has formerly resided in zip codes 79601 or 79603 Supervises: Mentors and other volunteers as needed Summary: The Community Youth Development Coordinator is responsible for recruiting students and facilitating both curricular and non-curricular PHSR programming and assisting with the YAC and YLD facilitation. This position will primarily provide programming offsite in collaboration with our local community partners. In the summer, this position will also oversee the ancillary services. To successfully perform this job, the employee may be expected to perform the following, with or without reasonable accommodations in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990: Essential Functions: 1. Recruit and retain community partners and the youth they serve, to participate in Youth Leadership Development curriculum, PHSR curriculum -- including life skills and non-curricular programming -- and ancillary services 2. Facilitate the above listed curricula to youth in community-based groups and within the BCFS offices 3. Complete intake assessments and pre- and post-tests required by the program 4. Ensure a welcoming and deliberately inclusive environment for all participants, enacting targeted engagement strategies for BIPOC youth and youth who identify as LGBTQIA 5. Participate in the annual Community Strengths and Needs Assessment process, including distributing surveys, facilitating focus groups and interviews, providing direct feedback, and compiling/analyzing program data. 6. Continuously abide by Positive Youth Development framework principles 7. Continuously employ Trust Based Relational Intervention strategies 8. Frequently works evenings and weekends to accommodate the needs of student participants. 9. Maintain BCFS HHS/BCFS professional and ethical standards of conduct outlined in BCFS employee handbook, including demonstrating respect for agency staff, youth, and community members and always complying with required dress code 10. There are three specialty areas within the coordinator roles: career navigator, mentor recruitment and training, and YAC assistant coordinator. These roles will be assigned as needed. 11. Other duties as assigned. Measurable Deliverables: 1. Meet or exceed enrollment numbers and meeting frequency (either in-person or virtually when approved) specified by the grant. 2. Ensure participants complete the social justice projects as specified by the grant. 3. Maintain 95% quality assurance compliance, including timely and accurate data entry, curricula and TBRI fidelity adherence, form completion, budget adherence/financial reporting, and other reporting as required by the program. 4. Maintain 85% or more positive youth satisfaction survey scores. 5. 90% or more of youth instructed by this position demonstrate increased knowledge following life skills instruction 6. 90% or more of youth instructed by this position demonstrate attitudinal change following life skills instruction 7. 100% of youth participating in programming remain safe and do not participate in delinquent behavior while receiving services. Credentials, Skills, and Abilities: 1. BIPOC candidates and candidates who identify as LGBTQIA are strongly encouraged to apply 2. Candidates with lived experience within the child welfare or juvenile justice systems strongly encouraged to apply 3. Maintain current licenses and certificates required for the position including but not limited to: ☐ First Aid ☐ CPR ☐ Emergency Behavior Intervention ☐ Other: ______ 4. Pass a pre-employment screen and random drug screens throughout employment. 5. Pass a criminal background check. 6. Valid Texas Driver’s license with a clear driving record and reliable transportation. 7. Demonstrate the ability to: o Respond sensitively and competently to the service population’s cultural and socio-economic characteristics. o Work in a fast-paced environment and always maintain emotional control and professional composure organize and prioritize responsibilities and duties efficiently. o Maintain computer literacy required for the position. o Work effectively and without intensive supervision both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team o Positively engage youth. 8. Strong verbal and written communication skills. 9. Demonstrate a working knowledge of Community Service Division policies and procedures. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. Here at BCFS Health and Human Services, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. Please feel free to apply for this position even if your work experience and education do not align perfectly with every requirement for this job description. You may very well be the perfect candidate for this role or other ones that we have open. Thank you for your interest in joining our mission! BCFS Health and Human Services, is committed to following immunization recommendations produced by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC). As such, our company policy requires that all employees must receive an annual Influenza vaccination or obtain an approved exemption as a medical or religious accommodation. This is a condition of employment, and all new hires will be responsible for providing proof. BCFS Health and Human Services, is an Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) Employer. It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of BCFS Health and Human Services, not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, veteran or military status, disability, medical condition, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination. English (United States) If you like to work with people that believe they can make a difference in the world, this is the company for you! 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