Youth Engagement Specialist

Community Care ME; Bangor (ME); On-site; USD 20,664 - 30,307; Full time

Job summary

Shaw House, a Community Care program, has full-time or part-time overnights and weekend positions for youth outreach in Bangor, ME. The role focuses on relationship-based interventions, crisis de-escalation, and maintaining a safe environment around the program.

Minimum qualifications include a high school diploma or GED, with related field experience or current study. Applicants must pass background checks and are encouraged to engage in ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED, with related field experience or current study.
• Must be able to pass background checks including DMV, CPS, APS, and Criminal checks.
• Strong interpersonal and crisis de-escalation skills are preferred for engagement with youth.

Responsibilities

• Provide relationship-based interventions to youth by monitoring and identifying experiential learning opportunities.
• Maintain a functional environment by completing documentation, administrative duties, and cleaning tasks.
• Participate in ongoing professional development activities, supervision and training.

Job description

Shaw House, a Community Care program that provides social services to homeless and at-risk youth, has full-time or part-time positions available for week day overnights and/or weekends.

Primary Duties

• Provide relationship-based interventions to youth by continuously monitoring youth in and around the assigned program, identifying experiential learning opportunities for youth, and using the provided crisis and de-escalation techniques.
• Maintain a functional environment by completing all assigned documentation, administrative duties, and cleaning tasks.
• Participate in ongoing professional development activities, including supervision and training.

Youth Engagement Specialists are most successful when they are approachable, self-aware, accepting, fun, adaptable, engaging, and committed to unconditionally supporting self-determination for all.

About

The Shaw House Mission is to engage youth who are homeless, or at-risk of becoming homeless, in achieving stability and a viable plan for the future by providing a safe, stable environment, access to essential services, supportive adult connections, and to advocate for changes that address the needs of homeless youth.

Minimum of a High School Diploma or GED and experience in a related field or matriculation in a related field of study is required.

Community Care is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Must be able to pass background checks including DMV, CPS, APS, and Criminal checks.