OJP Program Aide Position Available In Aroostook, Maine

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• SUMMARY

OF POSITION

• The OJP Program Aide facilitates activities andengages in healthy and fun ways to ensure the physical safety, andemotional health of at-risk youth.

Daily data collection andparticipation in community events is required, while demonstratingprofessional and positive representation of Mikmaq Nation and The Boys &Girls Clubs of Border Towns. The OJP Program Aide also providesadministrative assistance to the Assistant Education Director andperforms tasks pertaining to project enrollment and participation.•

EDUCATION

(OR

EQUIVALENT EXPERIENCE

):

• High school diploma or GEDequivalent required with 2 years-experience organizing and facilitatingactivities for youth.
• Will provide training to suitable candidate.

• LICENSES OR CERTIFICATIONS

• Valid State of Maine drivers license.

•

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE/ABILITIES

(SKA)

REQUIRED

• Excellent written andoral communication skills.

Knowledge and experience with Mikmaq culture.

Effective interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate withchildren and youth daily. Basic computer skills. The ability to workindependently and as part of a team.

• WORKING CONDITIONS

• Primarily on-site, with youth but may includetravel throughout Aroostook County to transport youth and attendcommunity events as necessary. Flexibility to go from one work conditionto another within the same day.

• FUNCTIONS/TASKS

• Implement and facilitate delinquency prevention program activities for at-risk youth
• Create fun and engaging ideas to encourage youth to participate in the program
• Utilizes resources to engage youth in fun and interesting ways
• Ensure programs/activities address the members needs in their gender and cultural diversity
• Complete data collection and other documentation while processing it according to daily protocol
• Attend outreach functions to build relationships with the community, families and youth
• Any other tasks deemed necessary to better the quality of the OJJDP program or the safety, health and welfare of the families and youth attending, as required by the Assistant Education Director
• Maintain confidentiality about all aspects of youth and their families, staff performance, and written and oral records.

# EVALUATIONFeedback will be practiced on an on-going basis and the notes will beattached to your personnel file. Formal evaluations will be conducted ona semi-annual and annual basis, and are based on how one meets, exceeds,or fails at all those standards specified within this positiondescription.

• NOTICE:

• This position in no way states or implies that theresponsibilities and tasks are the only responsibilities and tasks to beperformed by the employee occupying this position.

S/he will be requiredto follow any other instructions and to perform any other job-relatedduties as required by his/her immediate supervisor.

Requirements stated herein are minimum levels of knowledge, skillsand/or abilities to qualify for this position. To perform the duties andresponsibilities of this position successfully, the incumbent willpossess the abilities and aptitudes to perform each task proficiently.”Ability ” means to possess and apply both knowledge and skill.

All employment decisions, including promotions, transfers and others,are based on meeting all requirements herein, and on Tribal need, theemployee’s being in good standing (including lack of disciplinaryactions), meeting all applicable performance standards and othernon-discriminatory criteria. The methods of fulfilling requirements aresubject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate qualifiedindividuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to health andsafety of themselves or others.

If ou are interested in applying for this position, you must submit acompleted job application. A completed application includes copies ofcertificates/licenses/degrees stated in your application, a cover letterand a resume

• , and
• 3 professional references from current or pastemployers (within 3 years).A complete Job Description and an Application can be accessed online atwww.micmac-nsn.gov under Job Opportunities, or you can call our officeto have an application mailed. An offer of employment will not be madewithout a successful DHHS, State of Maine background check, and or FBIfingerprint background
• check.

• CLOSING DATE

  May 19, 2025

• Please send the completed Job Application to the following address oremail:

Attn:

Human ResourceMi’kmaq Nation7 Northern Road Presque Isle,