Social Leaning Specialist​/Transitional Navigator

The Center for Youth: Started BY YOUTH FOR YOUTH. We partner with youth to realize their full potential, by creating opportunities, removing barriers and promoting social justice.

Overview:

The Social Learning Specialist (SLS)/Transitional Navigator is part of a school-based support services team. The SLS works to create a youth-, family-, and faculty-friendly presence within the school, grounded in cooperative relationships and direct communication. The SLS can provide the full continuum of care; specific areas of focus include prevention education, attendance issues, Help Zone (an alternative to suspension) services, family support, and immediate crisis response.

SLS will also deliver a variety of best-practice, research-based services (e.g., groups, workshops, curricula) as needed, with a focus on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). The SLS also provides access to additional resources from The Center for Youth.

Schedule: Full time 11- month position. Work hours may overlap the school day (before and after school). Special events or projects may occasionally take place during the early evenings and/or on a weekend.

Responsibilities:

• Administers, coordinates, and oversees the program (on-site)
• Works in tandem with School Administrators to ensure services are based on identified needs and meets with the administrators on a regular basis to review referrals, attendance trends, student concerns, and intervention effectiveness.
• Attend School Support Service meetings
• Assists in connecting youth to community-based resources
• Assists in attendance issues, targeting students with or on the verge of chronic absenteeism through outreach, problem-solving, and re-engagement planning.
• Implements restorative practices, including restorative conversations and re-entry planning, to build relationships, repair harm, and support successful return to class following conflict or disciplinary incidents.
• Creates and oversees data collection
• Coordinates requests for Prevention Education services
• Outreach and information dissemination
• Referral and referral readiness;
• Provides immediate response, de-escalation, and short-term support in alignment with school crisis protocols and within the scope of the position.
• Prevention education with fidelity, including asset-building groups, research-based curricula, and planned-duplication booster sessions
• Asset development (risk reduction and protective factor) activities
• Agency ambassador and liaison at Referral Team Meetings, Partner Meetings, Open Houses, Health Fairs, etc.
• Knowledge of school policies and procedures
• Collaborate with mental health staff, teachers, administrators, and other support staff to align interventions with school expectations, student plans, and building priorities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Service or related field AND 1-3 years' related experience OR equivalent combination / Master's Degree preferred

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Child and adolescent development
• Risk reduction and protective factors
• Child and adolescent development principles
• Strong crisis management and behavior management techniques
• Community resources
• Client advocacy
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office

Pay Rate: $21- $23 per hour

The Center for Youth Provides Equal Employment Opportunities