Youth Prevention Specialist
1 month ago
**Reports to**: Program Manager
**Employment Type**: Full
- time, Mode of Work: In
- person (no remote work)
**Work Location**: Positions available in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach (The Glades)
**Salary Range**: $40,000- $45,000 (non negotiable)
**Benefits**:
Gang Alternative, Inc. offers a competitive Total Rewards Package, in addition your base salary:
- Health Insurance - 100% paid for employee only
- Medical Gap Insurance - 100% paid for employee only
- Dental Insurance - 100% paid for employee only
- Vision Insurance - 100% paid for employee only
- Life and AD&D - 100% paid for employee only
- Supplemental Insurance - Aflac
- 403(b) Retirement plan (with employer match)
- Employee Assistance Program
- 11-12 Paid Holidays
- Paid Time Off, including Birthday and Personal Day
- Professional development opportunities
- Opportunities for career growth
- Non-profit IRS Taxable Benefits
**Qualifications and Competencies**:
- Bachelor’s degree in, Social Work, Education, Social Science, Criminal Justice, or related field.
- Preferably, two years of experience serving youth and families preferably in the areas of education, outreach, and case management.
- Having a fun, positive attitude
- Youth engaging skills including classroom management.
- Demonstrated facilitation and public speaking skills.
- Strong interpersonal skills, cultural competence, and ability to work effectively with youth and adult volunteers in a collaborative, team-oriented approach.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality, professionalism and maturity in handling sensitive information, participant interaction, and community relations.
- Ability to organize, plan, and manage multiple tasks.
- Ability to manage time efficiently and meet deadlines.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish/Kreyol strongly preferred.
Note:
- This position may require independent travel between workstation and other sites. Consequently, the incumbent must always maintain valid Driver’s License and insurance coverage on personal vehicle during
- Performing the duties of this position requires the ability to walk, sit, stand, reach, talk, hear and lift presentation materials, including equipment.
- Gang Alternative, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen based on ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status or sexual orientation, in accordance with federal and state law.
- Gang Alternative, Inc. is a Drug-Free Workplace.
**Position Summary**:
Gang Alternative, Inc. implements various programs under its Positive Youth Development Pillar of Service. All of these programs use evidence-based curricula and are delivered either in-school or in an out-of-school (after school program) setting and are targeted to for elementary, middle and high school students. They focus on youth substance abuse prevention; healthy relationships including social and ‘romantic’ relationships; violence prevention; and/or HIV/STI education. The Youth Prevention Specialists are responsible for facilitating sessions of evidence-based curricula, identifying additional needs of students through screening and assessments.
Youth Prevention Specialists serve as liaisons to school personnel as well as community partners.
Outreach is a key component of this fulfilling this position.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**:
- Facilitate in-school and community-based (after-school) sessions using evidence-based curricula, while maintaining fidelity to the models.
- Conduct intakes, assessments, identify student needs, and link students to services.
- Administer evaluation tools and collect program data.
- Assist with coalition activities and initiatives to educate community stakeholders on substance use issues.
- Maintain systems, procedures, and methods for programmatic record keeping while ensuring accuracy.
- Attend funder trainings, staff trainings, and meetings to improve professional skills and enhance the program activities.
- Serve as an Ambassador of Gang Alternative, Inc..
- Other duties as assigned.
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