Youth Development Specialist

1 day ago

New York, New York, United States City of New York Full time
Job Summary

The City of New York is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Associate Youth Development Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our interdisciplinary team, you will be responsible for the custody, direct care, supervision, counseling, and accountability of youths in our juvenile detention facilities.

Key Responsibilities
  • Supervise, mentor, and coach Youth Development Specialists in all aspects of their work.
  • Guide staff in their work with youth gangs and in anti-bullying and violence reduction efforts.
  • Support staff in the appropriate use of a youth behavior management system to ensure its consistent application.
  • Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to promote a safe and nurturing environment for the residential units supervised.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary staff meetings and help staff develop group activities for youth.
  • Ensure each youth has an individualized safety plan with goals and is working towards those goals and support staff as they advocate for youth and their families.
  • Respond to calls for help with youth and crises in the facility.
  • Help plan, monitor, and evaluate programs by ensuring staff assigned to living units have all the equipment and supplies necessary to facilitate programs.
  • Supervise, mentor, and coach staff on compliance with policy and procedures concerning health, safety, and security protocols.
  • Oversee performance of personnel and area security protocols such as searches and inspections.
  • Monitor staff performance and conduct performance evaluations of subordinate staff.
  • Support staff in managing youth conflict using crisis intervention methods such as verbal de-escalation, reframing strategies, and physical restraint techniques, using the least amount of physical intervention necessary; debrief staff and youth after all incidents, including those requiring restraints.
  • Help schedule and deploy staff and manage coverage, assignments, and time/leave.
  • Supervise and coordinate youth meals and ensure staff are correctly posted in recreation yards while monitoring the interactions of different youth groups within the yards.
  • Prepare requisitions, records, and reports as required and support staff development of programmatic and recreational activities for hall/living units.
  • Develop supervisory skills by attending youth care conferences and training.
  • Provide direct oversight to staff on school floors.
  • Act as a court liaison or transportation coordinator in Court Services - confer with Judges, Court Clerks, and Probation Officers regarding youth at Family Court.
  • May perform the duties of a Youth Development Specialist, as needed.
  • May be required to assume the role of the Tour Commander and/or perform the duties of the supervisor in that person's temporary absence.
Qualifications

Candidates must possess a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least one year of full-time satisfactory experience working directly with juveniles or young adults (ages 12-24) in a group, community, educational, or institutional setting or program performing recreational, juvenile detention, vocational, mentoring, or anti-violence work; or youth leadership development, young adult leadership development, youth and family health promotion, community organizing with youth and families, and/or closely related activities.

Candidates must also have at least one year of experience as an Associate Youth Development Specialist - Assignment Level I to be assigned to Assignment Level II.

Additional Information

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic, including but not limited to an individual's sex, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, gender identity, or pregnancy.

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