Youth Specialist - PT

Youth Specialist

• PT 3.9 3.9

  out of 5 stars 50 North Eisenhower Avenue, Mason City, IA 50401 $17 an hour
• Part-time YSS 82 reviews $17 an hour
• Part-time YSS is seeking a motivated, supportive, quick thinker to join our team as an Emergency Services Specialist
• PT !

As an Emergency Services Specialist, you will work with a team of staff to oversee and carry out a daily schedule of educational, group, and skill-building activities. Work shifts may include a variety of day, afternoon, evening, weekend, and holiday hours. Candidates must be mature, a team player, and possess good written and computer skills. A desire to make a positive difference for youth and their families is key.

Responsibilities include:

\ Provide direct supervision of the clients, ensuring their presence and safety. Continually model respectful behavior, social skills, appropriate boundaries, and other behavior. Effectively manage client group dynamics. Plan and facilitate group sessions as scheduled to instruct clients in basic social and life skills, and provide other learning opportunities that are age and developmentally appropriate. Provide crisis interventions as needed. Document client behavior and other relevant/required information for each shift in daily Client Logs. Please note that this description is not intended to be a complete list of the responsibilities required for this position. Duties may change at any time, with or without notice. For more about YSS programs, please visit https://www.yss.org/program/. We want to create a world where youth are valued and empowered to stand strong. To do this, we ask our staff to embrace YSS core values

• Commitment, Collaboration, Compassion, Innovation, Integrity, and a "Can Do" Spirit .

Additionally, we ask for the following:

MUST HAVES

• Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Human Services or a related field.

Travel, including transporting clients, is required for this position. For YSS insurance purposes, you must: be 21 years of age, have a valid, state-issued, driver's license, have a clean driving record, and have adequate insurance coverage per YSS policy.

SHOULD HAVES

• Preferred Qualifications One year of experience in the management and supervision of adolescents in a residential setting.

Ability to communicate, verbally and non-verbally, with excellent observational, listening, speaking, and writing skills. Ability to collaborate and able to work effectively with others regardless of backgrounds, identities, and status. Ability to use critical thinking skills to problems solve. Ability to manage resources effectively. Ability to manage one's own time and the time of others.

The IDEAL Candidate:

Speaks a language(s) in addition to English. Has knowledge and understanding gained through personal experience and the ability to draw on that experience to support others on their journey to stability, recovery, and healing.