CYF Program Specialist – Youth Development

City of Longmont; Longmont (CO); On-site; USD 64,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flex Spending

Defined Benefit Pension Plan

401(a) Money Purchase Plan

Life & Survivor

Long Term Disability

Bereavement

Jury & Witness Duty

FMLA

Military Leave

Parental and Caregiver Leave

Sick

Vacation at start of employment

Holiday pay

EAP

Tuition Assistance

Optional voluntary benefits

Job summary

The City of Longmont seeks a dynamic professional to advance prevention and enrichment programming for youth and families.

You will develop, implement, and facilitate services in collaboration with schools, courts, and community partners, focusing on reducing risk factors and promoting positive youth development.

Qualifications

• Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in social science, human relations, community development, psychology, social work or related field.
• Program evaluation experience desired.
• Special Qualifications: Bilingual (English/Spanish) verbal and written advanced proficiency required.
• Possession of a valid Colorado Driver’s License required.
• Child Adolescent Needs Strengths (CANS) Certification (training provided).

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and facilitates prevention and enrichment/intervention programs for City youth and families.
• Promote the Youth Center and Children Youth and Families Division along with their programs and services.
• Engage in community problem solving, gang response/intervention, violence reduction, family success and youth development programming.
• Provide crisis intervention services to children and youth, on-site and off-site, including meetings with families and schools.
• Provide case management, ongoing support, and progress tracking for youth and families.

Skills

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Social Science / related field

CANS Certification

Job description

Department: External Services

Division: Human Services

2026 Hiring Range: $5,707 - $6,341/month

Monday – Friday, 9:00AM - 6:00PM, frequent evenings and weekends

Regular Full-time with Benefits

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending, Defined Benefit Pension Plan, 401(a) Money Purchase Plan, Life & Survivor, Term Life & AD&D, Long Term Disability, Bereavement, Jury & Witness Duty, FMLA, Military Leave, Parental and Caregiver Leave, Sick, Vacation at start of employment, Holiday pay, EAP, Tuition Assistance.

Other benefits: Optional, employee elected, voluntary benefits are available.

This is a fixed-term position expected to end 06/30/2027.

Definition

Works as an integral part of a three-pronged approach to addressing youth violence and risky behaviors by providing prevention and enrichment/intervention programing for the City of Longmont’s youth, while Longmont courts and police provide suppression and accountability. Develops, implements, and facilitates programs for Longmont youth and families, including those who may need social services or be at risk of juvenile court involvement, gang activity, or other risky behaviors. Provides multi generational support for children, youth, caregivers, and families facing similar risks. Partners with the community to strengthen youth and family wellbeing by expanding educational opportunities and coordinated support.

Promote the Youth Center and Children Youth and Families Division along with their programs and services.

• Engage in community problem solving, gang response & intervention, violence reduction, family success and youth development programming.
• Provide crisis intervention services to children and youth, both on-site and off-site. Conduct face-to-face meetings involving children, youth, families and community representatives. Respond to and provide outreach and coaching for school officials needing assistance with crises related to gangs and school violence.
• Provide assessment and referral services to children, youth and their families to help identify issues that may cause a variety of core problems. Link children, youth and families to community resources to address these issues and keep youth out of the juvenile justice system and gang involvement.
• Provide case management services by offering ongoing support and advocacy, tracking progress, and providing consistent follow-up.
• Provide group facilitation and leadership groups for middle school and high school students. Help youth strengthen their identity and cultural environment, thereby filling the need for pro-social connectedness and belonging.
• Facilitate intervention and prevention programming in the After School Program.
• Work with the community and a network of human service agencies to identify the most appropriate services to meet the needs of youth and their families (Centers of Excellence model). Bring together the resources required to address individual and family needs including parenting skills, conflict resolution, post-secondary education coaching, mental health and substance abuse prevention. Continue to track children, youth and their families through the community’s various support systems, thereby ensuring coordination of services.
• Facilitate a positive decision-making/anti-gang curriculum to St. Vrain Valley School District students. Facilitate pre- and post-file interventions and classes.
• Conduct Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessments for the REWiND program.
• Track data related to program implementation and measurements of program effectiveness.
• Collaborate with neighborhood residents, community members, businesses leaders, city staff and volunteers to promote the healthy development of children/youth and gang awareness.
• Facilitates and coordinates parenting education and support workshops.
• Assist City and County staff in working with work groups to address youth-related needs and issues.
• Assist with volunteer/internship coordination and management for Children, Youth and families by conducting intakes, application processing and trainings.

This position requires extensive contact and interaction with community, children, youth and families. An essential component of the hiring process will be a criminal background screening. Work is primarily performed in a standard office environment, with travel to schools, and various community locations, including community-based programming. Requires the ability to hear and communicate in both verbal and written form, read and understand a variety of written materials. Requires ability to manage stress associated with coordinating multiple concurrent tasks and interruptions. Requires working alone, as well as frequently working closely with others, including the public (primarily youth aged 11-19 years), business and school leaders, community groups, co-workers, and other youth-serving professionals. Confidentiality is required. Work requires physical and visual capabilities to operate passenger vehicles for transporting youth to/from sponsored activities, to and from an off-site work place. Work requires the ability to prepare monthly and quarterly program progress reports and maintain program statistics. Work requires frequent light lifting and carrying (under 15 lbs) and occasional lifting/carrying (up to and over 50 lbs), crawling, bending/stooping, twisting, kneeling, and squatting, exposure to noise and sun, and conflict and potential problems of a volatile nature. Work may require frequent irregular/protracted work hours; both scheduled and unscheduled.

Qualifications

Any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in social science, human relations, community development, psychology, social work or related field. Program evaluation experience desired. Special Qualifications: Bilingual (English/Spanish) verbal and written advanced proficiency required. Possession of a valid Colorado Driver’s License required. Child Adolescent Needs Strengths (CANS) Certification (training provided).

We’re committed to building a team that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. The City may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications, and encourages all candidates to apply and help us achieve our goal of creating an inclusive and equitable workplace.

The City of Longmont is an equal opportunity employer.

The City affirms its commitment to diversity and to complying with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding nondiscrimination in employment.

The City will not discriminate against any person in recruiting, examining, appointing, hiring, training, placement, termination, layoffs, recall, transfer, leave of absence, promoting, compensating, retaining, disciplining, or any other personnel action on the basis of age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, status with regard to public assistance, physical or mental disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law, except when any of these categories constitutes a bona fide occupational qualification (i.e., an actual qualification for performing a job).

If you need special assistance in the selection process, please contact the Human Resources Department in advance to make arrangements.

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Selection

The selection process will include complete job description review, personal interview, computer testing, background investigation, criminal background check, and substance screening. Unescorted Security Clearance Required.