Job Summary:

As a Youth Development Specialist you are responsible for increasing healthy behaviors associated with successful school achievement and overall youth development. The JRF serves as a committed member to the Perth Amboy Board of Education in providing School Based Youth Services to students. Located within the Perth Amboy High School, the program provides individual, group counseling, case management, assistance with college/university applications, scholarships, community service and recreation activities. This position reports directly to the Program Director.

Responsibilities:

· Develops and implements programs geared to support the growth and development of young people through their high school years such as violence prevention, health education, leadership development, decision making, community service, etc.

· Plans, coordinates, and executes events and other programming focused on preparing students for college readiness and/or to enter the workforce.

· Designs, chooses, and implements recreational and special events and appropriate projects for the school.

· Initiates and coordinates new and creative program activities. Promoting and stimulating program participation.

· Assist Program Director in creating outreach campaigns, social media campaigns, face-to-face events and a Newsletter.

· Assist Program Director in developing the summer enrichment programs.

· Under the guidance of the Program Director, is an active member and coordinator of the conflict resolution team.

· Monitoring and evaluation of program achievement against target goals, recommending modifications that respond to member needs and interests and participating in weekly staff meetings.

· Engages students regarding opportunities and expectations, as well as general participation.

· Assist with Sustainability Planning.

· Provides counseling to youth when requested by the Program Director.

· Provides information to, and helps maintain connections to already existing school and community resources.

· Supports the counselors and works closely with all staff to carry out school and program goals.

· Works cooperatively and supportively with PAHS personnel.

· Provides academic assistance services to PAHS students.

· Engages students in online platforms.

· Presents information and material in online platforms.

· Research new and different online platforms to engage students.

· Responsible for adhering to schedule and utilizing the online time management system to maintain up-to-date records of your time.

· Attend all remote and in-person staff, team, and committee meetings, and any other mandatory agency-wide meetings.

· Meets all agency-wide, grantor, and departmental deadlines.

· Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s Degree preferred; Associates Degree accepted with documentation of at least two (2) years of full-time work experience as a youth services worker.

· Experience developing and implementing programs geared to support the growth and development of young people in the areas of college readiness, employment readiness, violence prevention, health education, leadership development, decision making, community service, etc.

· Innovative thinker who has the ability to initiate new ideas, exhibit creativity, flexible thinking and adjust to new concepts and technologies.

· Ability and willingness to achieve organizational and individual goals by seizing opportunities and learning from experiences.

· Bi-lingual and bi-cultural highly preferred.

· Fluent in Spanish a plus.

· Able to facilitate some weekend and evening events/programming and community service events.

· Strong verbal and written communication and documenting skills.

· Must be organized, assertive, and detail oriented.

· High degree of independence, flexibility, initiative and commitment.

· Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from students, parents, administrative staff, and the general public.

· Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion with highly confidential information is mandatory.

· Demonstrated ability to multi-task in a fast paced, team oriented environment.

· Having highly effective organizational and time management skills.

· Well organized and able to respond quickly and effectively to emergency circumstances.

· Proficient knowledge of computer systems and applications such as Microsoft Office products, specifically Word, Excel, Access, and Outlook.

· Experience utilizing Google Drive a plus.

· Ability to provide effective programming remotely.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $33,000.00 - $35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• providing youth geared services': 1 year (Preferred)
• developing programs on college and career readiness: 1 year (Preferred)

Language:

• Spanish (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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