Social Learning Specialist - Recreational Center Program

Center for Youth Services; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Social Learning Specialist to join their R-Center support services team. This full-time role focuses on creating a welcoming environment for youth, families, and faculty while providing essential social and emotional support services. The ideal candidate will administer programs, deliver evidence-based practices, and collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure the needs of the community are met. This position offers a unique opportunity to make a positive impact in the lives of young individuals and their families through innovative programming and support services. If you are passionate about youth development and community engagement, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Services or related field required.
• 1-3 years of related experience or equivalent combination.

Responsibilities

• Administer and oversee programs aligned with R Center programming.
• Deliver restorative-based systems and coordinate prevention education services.
• Maintain accurate records and provide monthly reports.

Skills

Crisis management

Behavior management techniques

Child and Adolescent development

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Research and evaluation methods

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Services

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Please note, the following hours for this position include:

• During the school calendar year, the hours are 1:30-9:00 pm
• During school breaks, the shifts will vary 9:00 am-4:30 pm and/or 10:30 am-6:00 pm
• During school half days the hours are 11 am -7 pm
• During summer months, the shifts will vary 8:30 am-4:00 pm and/or 10:00 am-5:30 pm

The Social Learning Specialist (SLS) is part of a R-Center support services team. The SLS works to create a youth/family/faculty-friendly presence within the R-Centers that is founded on cooperative relationships and direct communication. They are able to provide the full continuum of care; specific areas of focus are prevention education, social/emotional support services, and immediate crisis response. They will also deliver a variety of best-practice and research-based services (i.e., groups, workshops, curricula), as needed, with a focus on the Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports (PBIS). They also provide access to additional resources from The Center for Youth. This is a full-time, 12-month position.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Administers, coordinates and oversees programs in alignment with R Center programming
• Works in tandem with R-Center Administrators to assure services are based on identified needs and meets with the R-center staff on a regular basis
• Attend R-Center Support Service meetings
• Deliver a restorative-based system
• Create and oversee data collection and program evaluation processes
• Provide monthly reports to the Assistant Director of Prevention Education
• Coordinate requests for Prevention Education services
• Maintain accurate and timely records in accordance with funder and agency requirements
• Outreach and information dissemination
• Referral and referral readiness
• Immediate response and support
• Prevention education with fidelity including asset-building groups, research-based curricula, planned duplication and booster sessions
• Asset development (risk reduction and protective factor) activities
• Alternative services including pre/post assessment and transitional services
• Agency ambassador and liaison
• Knowledge of R-Center policies and procedures
• Research and design of services including outcome and impact tracking
• Record keeping, evaluation and QA
• Development and maintenance of resource files, lesson plans and training aids
• Participation in individual supervision and all mandated meetings and trainings
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Supervisor

EMPLOYMENT GUIDELINES:

Candidates must:

• Adhere to ethical conduct
• Demonstrate professionalism, i.e., timely, dependable, responsible, flexible
• Be non-judgmental and respectful manner especially in regards to immediate crisis response
• Be creative
• Possess dynamic platform and facilitation skills
• Possess strong organizational, time-management skills
• Be a self-starter
• Model principles of inclusion and tolerance
• Youth-centered and positive
• Be youth and family-friendly
• Understand urban issues
• Establish effective working relationships with supervisor and co-workers
• Develop positive relationships with all key stakeholders
• Have strong literacy skills (i.e., reading, writing, comprehension)
• Conduct research and apply best-practices and evaluation methods
• Effectively promote knowledge and skill development and positive behaviors
• Provide leadership, work as a team and/or work independently as requested

Candidate must possess significant knowledge of:

• Child and Adolescent development including positive youth development, asset development, risk reduction and protective factors, child and adolescent development principles
• Crisis management and behavior management techniques
• Youth-serving systems
• Community resources
• Client advocacy
• Prevention services

CULTURAL COMPETENCY: The Center delivers services to youth and families from many racial, ethnic, cultural, social and life style groups. We value differences in people and strive to understand diverse cultures, ethnic origins, sexual orientations, abilities and beliefs. To this end, all staff is required to attend professional development trainings and to continually enhance their understanding of cultural diversity. Staff are expected to respect and honor cultural and human diversity and be sensitive to the needs of youth from varied backgrounds. The annual Performance Appraisal provides an opportunity to staff to evaluate how they are integrating culturally competent practices into their everyday work.

QUALIFICATIONS: A Bachelor's Degree in a Human Service or related field and 1-3 years of related experience or equivalent combination.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: Candidates must be able to be autonomously mobile in order to provide the required services.

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIREMENTS: Microsoft Office - Basic skill level

The Center for Youth provides equal opportunities for employment in accordance with the law.