Empowering Youth Leader & Program Facilitator

Family-Support-Services; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Family Support Services seeks a Youth Development Specialist to lead and connect with youth, families, and schools in Amarillo. You will guide leadership development, prevention education, and family activities while building safe, welcoming environments for youth in community sites and schools.

The role emphasizes engaging middle and high school students, planning service projects, and coordinating events with flexibility for evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience working with youth, families, schools, prevention programs, mentoring, or community-based services is preferred.
• Ability to connect authentically with middle school and high school students while remaining a dependable and appropriate adult.
• Strong facilitation, communication, organization, and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate evidence-informed and curriculum-based programming related to leadership, healthy relationships, conflict resolution, emotional wellness, positive decision-making and other issues affecting youth.
• Lead Youth Leadership Development groups, Girls Groups, after-school programming, and other FSS services at schools and community locations.
• Build positive, consistent relationships with youth while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.
• Create an environment where participants feel respected, included, heard, and encouraged to take healthy risks such as speaking up, trying something new, or asking for help.
• Adapt activities to meet different learning styles, developmental needs, cultures, personalities, and levels of participation.
• Recognize signs that a young person may need additional support and follow established procedures for connecting the participant with appropriate services.
• Coordinate referrals to FSS programs and outside organizations when youth or families need services beyond the scope of CYD.

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work, education, psychology, sociology, criminal justice, communication, child development, or a related field

Job description

Family Support Services seeks a Youth Development Specialist to lead and connect with youth, families, and schools in Amarillo. You will guide leadership development, prevention education, and family activities while building safe, welcoming environments for youth in community sites and schools.

The role emphasizes engaging middle and high school students, planning service projects, and coordinating events with flexibility for evenings and weekends.