Youth Specialist Job Description
Youth specialist
provides opportunities for youth and high risk youth to experience healthy habits for living to reduce the disparity of diabetes and other health risks.
Youth Specialist Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Prepares background information for presentations, including verbal and visual communication of concepts using applications such as Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
The YCS is responsible for documentation according to agency policy, daily progress notes, incident reports, e-mail communication and is familiar with the computer resources in the staff office
Meet for bi-weekly supervision and attend all required trainings
Communicate with team members re all critical client information
Assist with housekeeping and laundry, when authorize
Collaborate with social worker, case planner and youth development specialist
Report problems/critical issues to supervisor and/or director
Report all unusual situations pertaining to the young mother and her baby to the supervisor and social workers
Document all critical, serious and unusual incidents in the log and write Internal Incident Reports
Plan and implement recreational activities for the residents
Youth Specialist Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Youth Specialist
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: CPR, AFI, IAW, CPS, CHES, HIPAA, DOD, AHA
Education for Youth Specialist
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the youth specialist job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Collage and Bachelor's Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Management, Counseling, Military, Therapy, Health Services, Teaching, Human Services, Education
Skills for Youth Specialist
Desired skills for youth specialist include:
Laws
Rules and administrative plan standards of a correctional facility
Ability to effectively implement programs
Addiction
Assessment abilities
Behavioral health prevention and promotion theory and practice
Best practices for youth/family engagement
CPS substitute care services and the Preparation for Adult Living Program
Communication
Current mental health system in Kansas
Desired experience for youth specialist includes:
Prepare rooms for new admissions
Keep accurate records of petty cash expenditures
Keep accurate records of medication administration
Make sure the Facility meets all compliance requirements
When authorized, assist with housekeeping and laundry
Aggressively pursues opportunities to develop prospects on sales calls to youth organizations, high schools, colleges, trade shows, tournaments, camps
Youth Specialist Examples
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Youth Specialist Job Description
Job Description Example
Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of youth specialist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for youth specialist
- Acts as liaison for internal and external communications with assigned accounts
- Develop and maintain strong internal cross-functional relationships with Product, Customer Service, Credit, Sports Marketing, Retail Marketing
- Attends trade shows, buying shows, as necessary
- Daily data entry utilizing Microsoft Dynamics software
- Coordinate and manage an entire online fundraising campaign for a team of 7-10 people, including sending emails for Jump Rope For Heart / Hoops For Heart / The Great RePlay events
- Outreach to agri-businesses in Tanzania to develop internship and employment opportunities for at-risk youth
- Packing and Shipping out various materials to schools
- Prepares and monitors specific materials unique to the Youth Entrepreneurship initiatives
- Compiles, prepares, and maintains background material related to meetings, events and travel
- Coordinates and arranges travel for the Youth Entrepreneurship Team
Qualifications for youth specialist
- Schedules and prepares agendas for meetings, conferences, and other events
- Manages or assists in the management of the Assistant Director’s calendar
- Communicates with stakeholders from Youth Entrepreneurship programs including the Verizon Innovative Learning design thinking program
- Independently composes correspondence on a variety of subjects requiring judgment, originality, and knowledge of issues involved
- Provides word processing, transcription of dictation, and processing of correspondence and e-mail
- Receives and responds to a variety of inquiries
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of youth specialist. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for youth specialist
- Ensures adherence to policy and procedure and monitors/checks for accuracy
- The Youth Specialist provides direct resident care, providing a safe and therapeutic environment through daily assessments, treatment plan implementation with the provision of individual, and group instruction of activities of daily living skills
- Participate in aggressive behavior management appropriate to the population served
- Customer service support for youth entrepreneurship programs, including receiving and screening telephone calls, emails, and visitors, and responding to inquiries
- Maintain a variety of spreadsheets and records requiring attention to detail
- Coordinate logistics for department related events, recruitment events, orientation, faculty meetings, seminars
- Assist staff with travel related inquiries and policies
- Maintain a variety of records requiring classification and compilation of varied information
- Compile special reports or studies where analysis of complicated or technical data is required
- Review reports and printouts to identify and trace the source of error and make necessary corrections
Qualifications for youth specialist
- Associate’s degree from an accredited university or college in Psychology, Criminology, Social Work or any other Human Services related field and at least two (2) years of previously related experience
- Will be required to obtain specialty training to provide back-up support to the Staff Mentor
- Two (2) years experience in administrative work required (preferred in a youth development environment)
- Prepare and/or coordinate the preparation of recurring and special reports, tabulations or budgets unique to assigned function
- Check, review or prepare records, reports, forms or other documents of various kinds pertinent to assigned function(s)
- Assist with departmental communications including email campaigns and social media
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Job Description Example
Our growing company is looking for a youth specialist. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for youth specialist
- Develop a detailed pre and post logistical plan with established procedures for each event
- Serves as the chief liaison with event-related vendors and staff
- Work to identify and prioritize event problems and corrective action strategies
- Ensure that gender and youth are integrated and mainstreamed across the program, including project design, implementation and monitoring, operations, in staff training materials, policies and procedures
- The YCS is responsible for creating an atmosphere conducive to growth and development of the children/youth of his/her cottage as individuals and as a cottage group, contributing to a positive milieu in the cottage that includes all residents and staff
- The YCS is responsible to introduce and familiarize residents with various campus departments and personnel as it relates to holistic approach to treatment
- The YCS is responsible for planning and providing for the transportation for children/youth in their cottage to various functions and activities that may include, but not limited to, special earned outings, school functions, medical appointments, This requires appropriate notification and documentation
- The YCS is responsible to conduct oneself as a “role model” for children
- To meet assigned BRIDGES outcome goals
- To accurately maintain assigned records to document program activities
Qualifications for youth specialist
- A commitment to diversity and culturally competent education, outreach and care
- Organized, flexible, innovative, detail and multi-task oriented
- Conducts discussions designed to encourage participation within the bounds of discipline and with a view toward the development of positive attitudes, cooperative relationships, and social re-education and adjustment of students
- Must have an Associate’s degree from an accredited university or college in Psychology, Criminology, Social Work or any other Human Services related field and two (2) years of previously related experience
- Minimum age for this position is 21
- Current CPR, First Aid Certificate preferred
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Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of youth specialist. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for youth specialist
- Supervise Community School Coordinator and clerical staff including assigning, scheduling and monitoring work
- Participate in staff goal setting and evaluation
- Meet with Red Cross Club officers and Club Advisor/Sponsor at beginning of school year
- Be available to support Club meetings as necessary or requested by Club leaders, or arrange for attendance by other chapter leadership
- Be available to support Club events/activities and fund-raisers as necessary or requested by Club leaders, or arrange for attendance by other chapter leadership
- Assist the Red Cross Club officers with Club registration/renewal process on Volunteer Connection, including ensuring the Club Constitution is approved and submitted
- Lead efforts to get all Red Cross Club members registered quickly in Volunteer Connection and added into the proper Club GroupShare
- Ensure that the Club enters all Club Events and Hours in Volunteer Connection (using the Club Events tab)
- Provide Club access to promotional materials on Brand Central for Club recruitment, Club member recognition, Club events and fundraisers, as needed
- Integrate Club members into all areas of activities of the local Red Cross unit
Qualifications for youth specialist
- Experience working as a mental health technician or psychiatric aide a plus
- Experience in a setting providing emergency shelter care services or therapeutic group care preferred
- Strategic and organized
- Comfortable with ambiguity and the unpredictable
- Have a diagnosis of mental illness or a dual diagnosis of mental illness and addictive disease and a strong desire to identify themselves as a person with mental illness (current or former consumer of mental health/substance use/co-occurring services)
- Have experience as an individual who received services from the public behavioral health system and have experience with or knowledge of other child serving systems
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking to fill the role of youth specialist. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for youth specialist
- Proactively engages the region volunteers and leverages USA Triathlon media and outreach resources to share best practices
- Recruits and manages volunteers for the regional programs
- Supports the regional volunteers in preparing for large events and educational activities
- Works closely with regional volunteers to further the youth goals of the regions in accordance with the USAT strategic plan
- Identifies the youth programs offered by each region, evaluates their strengths and weaknesses and partners with staff and regional leadership to align those that are being supported in all regions and enhance those that are unique within the regions
- Oversees the region’s youth programs ensuring they meet USAT specifications and works with staff and volunteers to assess the best use of organizational time and resources within the regions
- Partners with key staff on the day-to-day work of expanding outreach and engagement of youth to increase participation
- Seeks and fosters strategic partnerships in the youth community that would bring new opportunities for triathlon
- Provide technical leadership to ensure that project activities address gender considerations, and that project activities specifically address the needs of women and men
- Ensure that gender is integrated and mainstreamed across the program, including project design, implementation and monitoring, operations, in staff training materials, policies and procedures
Qualifications for youth specialist
- Hold a GED or High School diploma and documentation of such is required
- Demonstrated strong reading comprehension, basic math and computer skills
- Strong organizational and team building skills, with experience planning youth-friendly meetings and events
- Demonstrated commitment and the ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with others
- Demonstrated experience with leadership, advocacy and youth/young adult issues
- Be well grounded in personal recovery