Youth Services Specialist

Position Summary:

Under the direction of Bright Future Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer (COO), the Youth Services Specialist supports the mission of the organization by providing violence prevention programming at an individual, school, and community level. The Youth Services Specialist will work primarily with youth survivors aged 9-25 years and their families. The Youth Services Specialist administrates all Buddy Mentors activities including but not limited to junior and senior Buddy recruitment, mentor training and planning and implementation of Buddy events.

In addition, the Youth Services Specialist oversees the implementation school-based programs prioritizing the use of evidence-based prevention models and assessment measures. The Youth Services Specialist serves as lead coordinator for youth outreach including planning and organizing program involvement. The Youth Services Specialist meets regularly with the advocacy and behavioral health teams to discuss youth advocacy, youth programming and community partnerships.

The Youth Services Specialist attends regular staff meetings, maintains client records, composes program updates, institutes assessment and quality assurance measures, and provides general office support duties as needed. The Youth Services Specialist also may provide emergency, on-call coverage for the 24-7 crisis line on a rotating basis. Job description is subject to additional responsibilities as assigned. This position is an exempt position with an expectation of a minimum of 36 hours per week.

• Conducts intake and needs assessments with new survivors.
• Provides advocacy services for survivors including safety planning, building support networks, processing trauma, and healing from abuse.
• Advocates a holistic view of healing, focusing on psychological, economic, legal, physical/medical, and educational ramifications of abuse.
• Provides co-response for SANE exams.
• Provides community-based mobile supportive services to survivors including transportation assistance, resource coordination.
• Creates survivor-driven treatment plans focusing on both short and long-term goals.
• Assists youth survivors with obtaining additional services such as educational and camp scholarships.
• Provides referrals for behavioral health and legal services as needed.
• Provides emergency, on-call coverage for the 24-7 crisis line on a rotating basis.
• Responds to emergency calls/situations as needed.
• Completes appropriate paperwork with all survivors in a complete and timely manner.
• Utilizes assessment or quality assurance measures regularly and maintain responses in Café database.
• Performs all work in a culturally responsive manner consistent with Bright Future Foundation’s mission and philosophy.

• Coordinate strategic outreach and recruitment to engage Senior Buddy volunteers and community youth in the Buddy Mentors Program.
• Recruit new mentors throughout the Eagle County community. Conduct background checks and intake interviews with all mentors.
• Provide structured mentor training for all new mentors.
• Collaborate with community organizations and case managers to identify youth that would benefit from a mentoring relationship.
• Conduct intake meetings with all youth referred to the Buddy Mentors program, maintaining a database of youth participants and program waitlist.
• Using geographic location, interests, psychosocial history, etc. establish Buddy Mentors dyads between mentors and mentees.
• Establish monthly contact with junior and senior buddies to determine possible need for additional services and to ensure appropriate level of interaction is occurring.
• Provide additional supportive services or appropriate referrals for junior or senior buddies as needed.
• Utilize assessment or quality assurance measures regularly and maintain responses in database.
• Coordinate and execute events for mentor dyads, as well as youth on the waiting list.
• Develop and maintain community partnerships to assist and support events.
• Complete quarterly program updates including number of youth…