Youth Specialist

22 hours ago

Seattle, Washington, United States Youth Guidance Full time
About Our Organization

Youth Guidance is a leading provider of outcomes-driven programs serving over 18,000 youth across the country. Our mission is to empower young people to overcome obstacles, focus on their education, and succeed in life.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Youth Specialist to join our team. As a Youth Specialist, you will work with young male-identifying youth in grades to provide guidance, support, and mentorship. You will lead and facilitate weekly BAM groups, provide individualized support, and participate in staff development training and team meetings.

Key Responsibilities
  • Lead and facilitate 4-5 weekly BAM groups during the school day, utilizing youth engagement, clinical counseling, and men's rites of passages skills.
  • Provide individualized support to all BAM participants, and provide individual, family, and crisis counseling sessions as needed.
  • Participate in monthly staff development training and team meetings on the evidence-based BAM curriculum and other topics relevant to working with youth.
  • Document all interactions with youth, including group and individual case notes, clinical assessments, brief encounters, special events, program consents, pre/post surveys, and monthly program narratives based on program protocol.
  • Work jointly with the BAM Program Supervisor to manage an annual program budget to plan and execute field trips and special events for students throughout the school year and summer.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree from an approved accredited university and a minimum of two years of youth engagement experience.
  • A master's degree in social work, counseling, or a related human service field from an approved accredited university and one year of youth engagement experience preferred.
  • Minimum of two years of experience providing supervised group counseling.
Skills and Abilities
  • Knowledge of advanced psychological concepts, such as CBT, clinical processing, modeling, and group development.
  • Ability to commit to working in at-risk environments.
  • Ability to commit to the continuous improvement of service quality and the organization's mission.
  • Effective communication skills: written and verbal.
  • Ability to function well in group and team settings.
  • Ability to demonstrate interpersonal skills that excel in cultural sensitivity and respect for differences.
  • Willingness to occasionally participate in youth sports activities.
  • Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Core Competencies
  • Communication: Uses effective written and oral communication with internal staff, teams, and community served; demonstrates empathy and listening.
  • Client orientation: Recognizes needs of diverse stakeholders and approaches relationships with a service orientation, to ultimately maximize the impact.
  • Equity mindset: Understands and is committed to goals of equity, consistently brings an equity mindset to the organization's work and workplace.
  • Growth mindset: Views growth as important for personal and professional development; seeks out opportunities to expand skills, even if the change is required, demonstrates curiosity and eagerness to learn.
  • Ownership and quality of work: Effectively manages own work, and work of the team to ensure delivery of high-quality work.
  • Supervisory skills: Effectively manages and develops others.
  • Mission drive: Demonstrates commitment to the mission of the organization as a whole and alignment with organization values.

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