Youth Specialist II

Job Details

Job Location:

Los Angeles - Pasadena, CA 91101

Position Type:
Full Time Education Level: Bachelors Degree Salary Range: $69,000.00 - $75,000.00 Salary/year

• Work in collaboration with BAM Program Supervisor, Curriculum Specialist, and school administration to identify, recruit and build relationships with up to 60 school-based youth to participate in the BAM.
• Lead and facilitate 4 – 5 weekly BAM groups during the school day, utilizing youth engagement, clinical counseling, and rites of passage/interpersonal work skills
• Provide individualized, clinically informed support to all BAM participants, and provide individual, family, and crisis counseling sessions to students on an as-needed basis.
• Provide trauma-informed and developmentally appropriate support to BAM participants, including one-on-one check-ins, case management, and goal setting as needed.
• Participate in monthly staff development training and team meetings on the evidence-based BAM curriculum and other topics relevant to working with youth.
• Participate in supervision and coaching to ensure fidelity of program delivery.
• Deliver crisis intervention, risk assessments, and short-term individual interventions to students as needed, in alignment with best practices in adolescent mental health care and school-based clinical protocols.
• Document all interactions with youth, including group and individual case notes, clinical assessments, brief encounters, special events, program consents, pre/post surveys, and monthly program narratives based on program protocol.
• Work jointly with BAM Regional Manager to manage an annual program budget to plan and execute field trips and special events for students throughout the school year and summer.
• Collaborate with school administration, teachers, and other Youth Guidance programs to provide, and participate in professional development sessions.
• Collaborate with school staff, caregivers, and external service providers to coordinate aftercare planning, including wraparound supports, facilitating referrals to mental health or community-based services, and ensuring continuity of care for youth.
• Collaborate and/or coordinate services with the Youth Guidance Parent Family Engagement team, and school-parent engagement team.
• Participate in Journey to Self-Discovery Rites of Passage Training
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree required from an approved accredited university in the field of social work, counseling, psychology, criminal justice, or similar related field
• Minimum of two years of youth engagement experience.
• Minimum of two years of experience providing supervised group counseling.
• LPC, LSW, or eligibility preferred. LCPC, LCSW or LMFT plus.

• Knowledge of psychological concepts (e.g. CBT, Clinical Processing, Modeling and Group Development)
• Ability to commit to working in community or school-based environments
• Ability to commit to the continuous improvement of service quality and the organization’s mission
• Effective communication skills:
  Written and verbal
• Ability to function well in group and team settings
• Ability to demonstrate interpersonal skills that excel in cultural sensitivity and respect for differences
• Experience working in youth post-secondary development/career development a plus
• Willingness to occasionally participate in youth sports activities
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office products (outlook, word, excel, power point)

• Communication:
  
  Uses effective written and oral communication with internal staff, teams, and community served; demonstrates empathy and listening
• Client orientation:
  
  Recognizes needs of diverse stakeholders and approaches relationships with a service orientation, to ultimately maximize the impact
• Equity mindset:
  
  Understands and is committed to goals of equity, consistently brings an equity mindset to the organization’s work and workplace
• Growth mindset:
  
  Views growth as important for personal and professional development; seeks out opportunities to expand skills, even if the change is required, demonstrates curiosity and eagerness to learn
• Ownership and quality of work:
  
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