Special Assistant; CCF Mentoring Regional Coordinator

Duties Description

• Program Development and Management - plan, design, and implement mentoring programs to meet initiative goals, including structuring programs for diverse youth populations, i.e., elementary, middle, and high school students, including the NYS Latina Mentoring Initiative
• Stakeholder Engagement - build and maintain relationships with youth partners, school officials, community-based organizations, local businesses, non-profits, faith-based groups, and civic and political leaders.
• Mentor Recruitment and Training - recruit individuals to serve as mentors, conduct information sessions, develop and carry out training programs for volunteers, and help with mentor screening.
• Program Implementation Support - guide and assist site coordinators, work with youth partner staff to roll out mentoring, and provide ongoing support to volunteer mentors through regular communication and site visits.
• Communication Strategy - develop and maintain effective communication plans with key stakeholders, including students, schools, foster care agencies, community partners, and parents or guardians.
• Troubleshooting - address and resolve problems and issues that arise with programming.
• Documentation and Compliance - ensure all necessary paperwork, assessments, and forms from youth partners are completed and reported promptly.
• Program Marketing - design and publicize the mentoring program, highlighting the benefits of being a mentor.
• Mentoring Best Practices - deliver and promote youth-centered mentoring best practices, including providing session content and discussion topics.
• Data Reporting and Record Keeping - produce detailed monthly reports for the Deputy Director.
• Meeting Facilitation - support stakeholder and committee meetings.
• Program Development, planning and designing programming to ensure NYSMP initiative goals and objectives are met.
• Travel - some travel is required and will be discussed during the interview.

• Minimum of five (5) years working in youth development, mentoring programs, teaching, social work, community organizing, or related field.
• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree from related field may substitute for two (2) years of experience.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Demonstrated creativity, flexibility, and comfort in working with diverse populations.
• Strong program management skills required.
• Commitment to fostering a positive and inclusive environment.
• Bilingual in Spanish.

• All prospective employees will be investigated through a Criminal Background Check (CBC), which includes State and federal Criminal History Record Checks. All convictions must be reported; conviction of a felony or misdemeanor, or any falsified or omitted information on the prospective appointee’s employment application, may bar appointment or result in removal after appointment. Each case will be determined on its own merits, consistent with the applicable provisions of State and federal laws, rules, and regulations.
  
  Prospective employees will be fingerprinted in order to obtain a record of their criminal history information, and may be required to pay any necessary fees.
• All prospective employees will be screened against the Statewide Central Register of Child Abuse and Maltreatment (SCR). Prospective employees will be required to pay any necessary fees.
• For Division of Juvenile Justice and Opportunities for Youth (DJJOY) prospective appointees will be checked against the Staff Exclusion List (SEL) maintained by the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs. Prospective employees whose names appear on the SEL as having been found responsible for serious or repeated acts of abuse or neglect will be barred from appointment and may have their names removed from the eligible list(s) for the title(s) if applicable.

The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is an equal opportunity employer. OCFS does not discriminate based upon age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, military or veteran status, sex, disability (including pregnancy-related…