Workforce Specialist II

Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School is seeking qualified individuals who aspire to make a difference in the lives of our At‑Risk youth.

Workforce Specialists are valuable resources tasked with a variety of fundamental responsibilities. Specialists provide continuous supervision of youth assigned to the dorms, encourage positive relationships, teach life skills, and ensure fun, healthy, safe living environments. Specialists support acceptable social habits and behaviors and assist students in crisis situations; thus contributing significantly to student well‑being and overall program success.

• Establishes and maintains an attractive, safe, and emotionally healthy structured residential environment.
• Ensures emotional, physical, psychological, educational and other needs of youth are met through appropriately approved intervention.
• Integrate positive life coping skills within the residential environment using approved methods and encourage appropriate behaviors.
• Supervise youth during entirety of assigned shift, generating and participating in extracurricular activities.
• Participate in job‑related trainings and professional development opportunities when/as schedule permits.
• Perform other duties as assigned, required or requested.

• Leadership potential
• Interpersonal abilities
• Positive and caring attitude
• Effective communication
• Knowledge of principles of behavior adjustment techniques

Note:

Salary may vary depending on experience and qualifications.

• 2 years of direct supervision of at‑risk youths aged 16‑19 years, in a residential/educational environment.
• Demonstrate understanding of agency history and current mission role with regard to South Carolina’s under‑educated youth facilitated through a structured, systemically organized environment.
• Demonstrate ability to manage time, resources, youth, and responsibilities within the context of the job position in an efficient manner.
• Demonstrate understanding of key role extracurricular activities within the residential environment – can foster camaraderie, improved mental health, and overall program success.
• Demonstrate understanding of the significance of the residential program services within the overall scope of school‑student progress toward personal growth and academic success.