Transition-Age Youth Specialist

Southeast Healthcare, LLC; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 36,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Southeast Healthcare, LLC is seeking a passionate professional to join our Transition Youth and Young Adult Services team. In this community-based role, you’ll work with youth ages 14–18 to build confidence, develop essential life skills, explore career interests, and take meaningful steps toward independence.

You’ll assess strengths, develop individualized service plans, and provide hands-on coaching to help youth pursue education, employment, and daily living goals.

Qualifications

• Experience working with transition-age youth or a passion for helping young people succeed.
• Knowledge of independent living skills, vocational development, or employment support.
• Strong communication, organization, and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Assess participants’ independent living skills, vocational interests, and abilities to help them recognize their potential.
• Develop individualized service plans that support goals related to education, employment, and daily living.
• Provide hands-on coaching and guidance to help youth explore career opportunities, secure employment, and succeed in the workplace.
• Collaborate with families, service providers, and community partners to help participants move toward their goals.
• Promote independence by connecting participants with valuable resources and create opportunities to practice real-world skills and build self-sufficiency.

Skills

Communication

Organization

Collaboration

Motivation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, human services, or related field

Tools

Electronic health records (EHR)

Office software

Job description

Make a difference. Inspire independence. Empower the next generation.

Southeast Healthcare is looking for a passionate, motivated professional to join our Transition Youth and Young Adult Services team! In this rewarding, community-based role, you’ll work with youth ages 14–18 to build confidence, develop essential life skills, explore career interests, and take meaningful steps toward independence.

If you enjoy helping young people discover their strengths, overcome challenges, and prepare for a successful future, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact!

What You’ll Do

• Build on strengths: Assess participants’ independent living skills, vocational interests, and abilities to help them recognize their potential.
• Create personalized pathways: Develop individualized service plans that support goals related to education, employment, and daily living.
• Turn goals into action: Provide hands-on coaching and guidance to help youth explore career opportunities, secure employment, and succeed in the workplace.
• Promote independence: Connect participants with valuable resources and create opportunities to practice real-world skills and build self-sufficiency.
• Be part of their support system: Collaborate with families, service providers, and community partners to help participants move toward their goals.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience working with transition-age youth or a passion for helping young people succeed.
• Knowledge of independent living skills, vocational development, or employment support.
• The ability to connect with youth, build trust, and motivate them through a strengths-based, goal-oriented approach.
• Strong communication, organization, and collaboration skills.
• A genuine commitment to helping young people build confidence, overcome barriers, and prepare for adulthood.

Why This Role Matters

• You won’t just help youth set goals—you’ll help them develop the skills, confidence, and independence to achieve them. Join Southeast Healthcare Services and be part of a team that helps young people turn possibilities into progress!service plans and interventions.
• Career counseling and vocational support skills to help youth explore employment options, set goals, and connect with educational and job training opportunities.
• Training and group facilitation skills to deliver life skills education, workshops, and psychoeducational sessions for transition-age youth.
• Project management skills to organize services, coordinate resources, track outcomes, and manage multiple cases and priorities efficiently.
• Knowledge of mental health, substance use, and social service systems, including community resources relevant to youth and young adults.
• Ability to work in an inclusive, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive manner with diverse populations.
• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, human services, or a related field; equivalent experience may be considered based on organizational standards.
• Basic proficiency with electronic health records and standard office software for documentation and communication.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation if community-based travel is required.