CYF Program Specialist – Youth Development

Department:
External Services

Division:
Human Services

2026 Hiring Range: $5,707 - $6,341/month

Monday – Friday, 9:00AM - 6:00PM, frequent evenings and weekends

Regular Full-time with Benefits

Benefits include:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, 401(a) Money Purchase Plan, Life & Survivor, Term Life & AD&D, Long Term Disability, Bereavement, Jury & Witness Duty, FMLA, Military Leave, Parental and Caregiver Leave, Sick, Vacation at start of employment, Holiday pay, EAP, Tuition Assistance.

Other benefits:
Optional, employee elected, voluntary benefits are available.

This is a fixed-term position expected to end 06/30/2027.

Works as an integral part of a three-pronged approach to addressing youth violence and risky behaviors by providing prevention and enrichment/intervention programing for the City of Longmont’s youth, while Longmont courts and police provide suppression and accountability. Develops, implements, and facilitates programs for Longmont youth and families, including those who may need social services or be at risk of juvenile court involvement, gang activity, or other risky behaviors.

Provides multi generational support for children, youth, caregivers, and families facing similar risks. Partners with the community to strengthen youth and family wellbeing by expanding educational opportunities and coordinated support.

Promote the Youth Center and Children Youth and Families Division along with their programs and services.

• Engage in community problem solving, gang response & intervention, violence reduction, family success and youth development programming.
• Provide crisis intervention services to children and youth, both on-site and off-site. Conduct face-to-face meetings involving children, youth, families and community representatives. Respond to and provide outreach and coaching for school officials needing assistance with crises related to gangs and school violence.
• Provide assessment and referral services to children, youth and their families to help identify issues that may cause a variety of core problems. Link children, youth and families to community resources to address these issues and keep youth out of the juvenile justice system and gang involvement.
• Provide case management services by offering ongoing support and advocacy, tracking progress, and providing consistent follow-up.
• Provide group facilitation and leadership groups for middle school and high school students. Help youth strengthen their identity and cultural environment, thereby filling the need for pro-social connectedness and belonging.
• Facilitate intervention and prevention programming in the After School Program.
• Work with the community and a network of human service agencies to identify the most appropriate services to meet the needs of youth and their families (Centers of Excellence model). Bring together the resources required to address individual and family needs including parenting skills, conflict resolution, post-secondary education coaching, mental health and substance abuse prevention. Continue to track children, youth and their families through the community’s various support systems, thereby ensuring coordination of services.
• Facilitate a positive decision-making/anti-gang curriculum to St. Vrain Valley School District students. Facilitate pre- and post-file interventions and classes.
• Conduct Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessments for the REWiND program.
• Track data related to program implementation and measurements of program effectiveness.
• Collaborate with neighborhood residents, community members, businesses leaders, city staff and volunteers to promote the healthy development of children/youth and gang awareness.
• Facilitates and…