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Salt Lake City Corporation Youth Support Specialist - Hourly in Salt Lake City, Utah
Position Title:
Youth Support Specialist - Hourly
Job Description:
The Promising Youth Project is aimed at fostering a collaborative, community-based approach to violence, crime, and gang reduction. We are looking for a dedicated candidate who has the potential to engage our youth in a positive way. If you have the commitment, passion, and drive to make a difference in a young individual’s life, we want you to apply! You are invited to join us in work that is both rewarding and challenging and makes a significant difference in the lives of youth and their families.
Youth Support Specialists provide services to youth aged K-12 in an educational setting and must possess a strong foundation in trauma informed care and motivational interviewing. A successful candidate will have good written and verbal communication skills, as well as the ability to multi-task. Candidates should have a deep understanding of the complex issues surrounding gang involvement, such as poverty, trauma, and systemic inequality. Incumbents are required to work independently and as an integral part of a team.
Working in collaboration with the Salt Lake City Police Department, Salt Lake City School District, and community organizations, incumbents provide case management and direct client services to promising youth and their families who reside in Salt Lake City. Incumbents engage with and support youth and families referred to the Promising Youth Project, or similar project, for prevention, intervention, support, and referral to appropriate services. You will utilize culturally specific skills to meet youth where they are, to provide information, connection, and programming, while guiding youth in healthy decision making. Youth Support Specialists implements evidence-based practices and curriculum associated with the Promising Youth Project, or similar project. You'll apply program components including intake, referral, and case management up to and including graduation and assist in community education and resource development.
POSITION SALARY RANGE:
$17.50/hr. - $22.00/hr
This position will remain open until filled and may close at any time without notice.
TYPICAL DUTIES:
Maintains a caseload of up to 12 youth and their families while providing specific case management, family support, school support and evidence-based programming and services to youth and families.
Schedules and meets with clients’ weekly utilizing school visits and/ or home visits.
Follows the Promising Youth Project’s (PYP), or similar project’s, curriculum and program structure.
Communicates effectively with team members, team supervisor, clients, families, treatment teams, school administrations, DCFS, and/or Juvenile Probation and case managers.
Maintains accurate case files (physical and electronic).
Provides reports to specified personnel including treatment team members, school administration, juvenile probation officers, juvenile case managers, and juvenile/family courts.
Identify and provide services to referred youth while referring to appropriate resources
Manage crisis and provide service prevention and intervention as needed
Attends weekly team meetings/case staffing.
Facilitate in providing schools and school administration with awareness, resources, presentations, and trainings.
Ensures all activities comply with Salt Lake City Police Department policies and Promising Youth Project Code of Ethics.
Other duties as assigned by Promising Youth Project Director or supervising team.
POTENTIAL ADDITIONAL DUTIES:
Assists in providing the community with awareness, resources, presentations, and trainings.
Participates as a member of local youth support coordinating bodies.
Reports progress to multi-disciplinary intervention team monthly.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor’s degree in Social or Behavioral Science or related field. Education and experience may be substituted on a year for year basis.
Effective interpersonal skills, to work with individuals in crisis situations.
Ability to communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
Knowledge of case management processes, peer court processes, juvenile judicial processes; prevention and early intervention, evidence-based curriculums, motivational interviewing, restorative justice practices; gang culture, local gang issues, and resources for victims of crimes.
Network effectively with a variety of types of organizations, including government agencies, schools, social service agencies, law enforcement, courts/probations/corrections, grassroots organizations.
Ability to exercise judgment regarding appropriate information sharing, confidentiality requirements, and human relations.
Ability to set priorities and work independently in the absence of supervision.
Skills to facilitate meetings, resolve conflicts, and build consensus.
Ability to work effectively with diverse populations.
Demonstrated knowledge and ability to use a personal computer and related software applications.
Possession of a valid state driver’s license or Utah driving privilege card, or ability to travel to work sites.
Successful completion of the required Civil Service examination process.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge of “What Works Principles.”
Knowledge of implementing evidence based curriculum.
Prior experience in a social service setting, at-risk youth prevention, and gang prevention.
WORKING CONDITIONS:
Considerable exposure to stressful situations, as a result of human behavior, in dealing with a variety of different types of individuals and community organizations.
May be required to work non-traditional hours including evenings and weekends. In addition, work regularly scheduled shifts providing crisis intervention, handling crisis lines and other services.
Exposure to potentially hostile environments.
This position is funded by a grant. This means your employment may end by no later than the grant end date. If additional grant funding is secured, your employment may be extended beyond the original grant end date. However, you would remain an "at will" employee even if your employment is extended beyond the original grant end date
Offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of a criminal
background check in accordance with City policy and applicable law. Criminal offenses will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and do not automatically disqualify a candidate from City employment.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required of personnel so classified. All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
Department:
Police
Full Time/Part Time:
Part time
Scheduled Hours:
20
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