Youth Development Specialist

Job Details

Job Location: Family Support Services Riverplace
- Jacksonville, FL 32207

Position Type: Full Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree/BA or BS

Job Category: Nonprofit
- Social Services Youth Well-Being Development Specialist

• Tuition Reimbursement: Earn up to $5,250 per qualifying year to invest in your education.
• Health Insurance: Choose from four comprehensive Florida Blue health insurance plans to keep you and your family covered.
• Dental Plan: Enjoy an employer‑paid dental plan for our valued employees.
• Life Insurance: We provide employer‑paid life insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP): a free, confidential resource, available to assist employees and their families in dealing with life’s challenges, and the demands of work/life balance.
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Relax and recharge with our generous PTO plan.
• Paid Holidays: Enjoy the 12 holidays (to include 1 floating holiday) and unwind with family and friends to celebrate and rejuvenate!
• Well-Being Program: Stay healthy and engaged with our highly interactive well‑being program. Employees can earn three additional PTO days per plan year by simply participating.
• 401k Plan: Secure your financial future with our 401k plan with employer contribution of 3%.
• Additional Benefits: Explore our range of benefits, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Vision Plan, Short & Long-Term Disability coverage, Employee Discounts, and more.

This position supports FSSNF’s Foster Youth:
Bridge to Work Project through the coordination, implementation, and oversight of youth enrichment, workforce development, life-skills, and experiential learning programs for youth and young adults involved in foster care and extended foster care services within Circuit 4.

The Youth Well‑Being Enrichment Specialist will oversee program operations for The Challenge, Just Like Me Camp, SPLASH, and other youth development initiatives. Responsibilities include outreach and enrollment, program coordination, volunteer and community engagement, life-skills and career readiness programming, youth mentorship support, event logistics, and grant compliance. This position also works collaboratively with foster parents, CMOs, community partners, other FSSNF Department Programs, such as Bridge to Work, and the Youth Advisory Council and service providers to ensure youth have access to meaningful experiences that promote healing, independence, employment readiness, and overall well‑being.

Additionally, this role will oversee any grant funding associated with these programs, including managing documentation, tracking grant expenditures, ensuring compliance with reporting requirements, and meeting all grant deadlines. This position is currently funded for one year.

• Support outreach, enrollment, and participant engagement efforts by collaborating with case management organizations (CMOs), foster parents, community providers, schools, and other referral partners to identify and connect eligible youth to services and activities.
• Develop and facilitate experiential learning opportunities, life‑skills workshops, and career readiness activities designed to strengthen independent living skills, confidence, teamwork, leadership development, and workforce preparedness.
• Coordinate and support implementation of The Challenge life‑skills series, Just Like Me Camp programming, and SPLASH certification and recreational programming, ensuring activities align with program goals and intended youth outcomes.
• Recruit, coordinate, and maintain relationships with volunteers, mentors, trainers, community organizations, and program partners to support program delivery and youth engagement.
• Assist youth with accessing supportive services and resources, including transportation assistance, educational supports, workforce opportunities, and referrals to housing, mental health, and community‑based services as needed.
• Manage grant‑related documentation, reporting requirements, budget tracking, and compliance activities associated with youth development and workforce programming.
• Evaluate program effectiveness through data collection, participant feedback, outcome tracking, and ongoing quality…