Youth Prevention Coordinator

Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois’ first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,900 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment.

We are now hiring for five full-time Youth Prevention Coordinators to join our North Center or Southeast Team!

Essential Job Functions

• Responsible for coordinating the implementation and support for programming at multiple schools. Assures that program is meeting its programmatic, evaluation and community-building goals.
• Establish relationships with schools, parents, youth and other community stakeholders in program service area.
• Negotiates agreements within the approved program with agencies and individuals who provide services. Secures appropriate agency approvals as necessary.
• Plans and makes recommendations for the implementation of high quality program activities that meet the mission and vision of program and that provide a range of learning.
• Has shared responsibility for meeting program requirements in partnership with schools and families, and agency and funder standards for program, including record-keeping and monitoring of policies and procedures.
• Facilitate Youth Prevention Education in school and community settings
• Ensure fidelity to evidence-based curricula.
• Facilitate Youth Advisory Committee Meetings.
• Conduct presentations and/or facilitate meetings.
• Provide services and education on substance misuse, substance use disorders, and prevention strategies
• Participate in ongoing staff development and training.
• Demonstrate knowledge of current substance use trends and best practices for prevention and intervention.
• Identify resources and establish a referral system within and among community agencies designed to support youth and families.
• Works effectively with diverse staff and service populations.
• Works with community groups around unmet and special needs by providing outreach and education.
• Prepare and submit monthly and quarterly statistics, narrative and activity reports
• Responsible for maintaining expenditures within budget.
• Makes purchases for program as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or related field from an accredited college or university, required.
• Three years of total combined (work/volunteer/internship) experience in program development or program management, and working with children in an educational, activity, or social service program required.
• Demonstrated ability to render adequate service to clients and to organize and manage job efficiently.
• Available to work a flexible schedule including working evenings or some weekends.
• Access to mobility on regular basis required; an automobile with insurance coverage and a valid driver’s license may be required depending on location.
• Requires mobility to work with community-based caseload.
• Ability to maintain assigned community and home-based services.
• Intermediate experience in Microsoft Office, including Excel
• Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Preferred bilingual Spanish
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.
• The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.
• The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  
  

Salary

• Compensation is commensurate with years of related experience, position requirements, and candidate qualifications. The average salary for the position is $48,750.
  
  

Metropolitan Family Services offers a very generous benefits packet to our professionals:

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medical Coverage: HMO, Traditional PPO, or PPO w/ HSA contributions.
• Dental and Vision Insurance Options
• 12 paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401K Plan
• Training and Professional Development Plan with E- Learning
• Wellness Initiative Program
• Employee Assistance Network