Youth Skills Coach

BCFS Health and Human Services; McAllen (TX); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

BCFS Health and Human Services is seeking a Youth Skills Coach to recruit students and facilitate PHSR and YLD curricula, often offsite in collaboration with local community partners, and to assist with the YAC.

This role primarily delivers curricula and ancillary services to youth, supporting life skills development and positive youth outcomes.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree required.
• Two years of experience with youth aged 6-17 required.
• Preferred Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, education or human services.
• Must maintain First Aid and CPR certificates.
• Valid Texas Driver's license with clean driving record.
• Pre-employment drug screen and background checks required.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and retain community partners and youth for curricula and ancillary services.
• Facilitate curricula to youth in community groups and BCFS offices.
• Complete intake assessments and pre-/post-tests.
• Ensure a welcoming, inclusive environment for all participants.
• Participate in Community Strengths and Needs Assessments, surveys, focus groups, and data analysis.
• Uphold Positive Youth Development framework principles and Trust Based Relational Intervention strategies.
• Work evenings and weekends to accommodate participant needs.
• Train in and facilitate other curricula including violence prevention and life skills.
• Maintain BCFS HHS professional standards and dress code.

Skills

Curriculum facilitation

Community engagement

Data entry

Communication in English

Education

Associate's degree in related field

Bachelor's degree in social work/psychology/education or human services (preferred)

Job description

Education:

Required - Associate's degree from an accredited college/university in a related field.

Preferred - Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university in one of the following areas: social work, psychology, education or any human services field.

Experience:

Required - 2 years of experience working with youth aged 6-17 years old.

Supervises:

Mentors and other volunteers as needed.

Job Summary:

The Youth Skills Coach is responsible for recruiting students and facilitating both curricular and non-curricular PHSR programming, YLD curricula, and assisting with the YAC. This position will primarily provide programming offsite in collaboration with our local community partners, to include facilitating curricula and ancillary services.

Essential Functions:

1. Recruit and retain community partners and the youth they serve, to participate in Youth Leadership Development curriculum, PHSR curriculum -- including life skills and non curricular programming -- and ancillary services.


2. Facilitate the above listed curricula to youth in community-based groups and within the BCFS offices.


3. Complete intake assessments and pre- and post-tests required by the program.


4. Ensure a welcoming and deliberately inclusive environment for all participants.


5. Participate in the annual Community Strengths and Needs Assessment process, including distributing surveys, facilitating focus groups and interviews, providing direct feedback, and compiling/analyzing program data.


6. Continuously abide by Positive Youth Development framework principles.


7. Continuously employ Trust Based Relational Intervention strategies.


8. Frequently works evenings and weekends to accommodate the needs of student participants.


9. Train in and facilitate other program curricula, including violence prevention, independent living skills development and substance use prevention content.


10. Maintain BCFS HHS professional and ethical standards of conduct outlined in the employee handbook, including demonstrating respect for agency staff, youth, and community members, and always complying with required dress code.

Measurable Deliverables:

1. Meet or exceed enrollment numbers and meeting frequency (either in-person or virtually when approved) specified by the grant.


2. Maintain 95% quality assurance compliance, including timely and accurate data entry, curricula and TBRI fidelity adherence, form completion, budget adherence/financial reporting, and other reporting as required by the program.


3. Maintain 85% or more positive youth satisfaction survey scores.


4. 90% or more of youth instructed by this position demonstrate increased knowledge following life skills instruction.


5. 90% or more of youth instructed by this position demonstrate attitudinal change following life skills instruction.


6. 100% of youth participating in programming remain safe and do not participate in delinquent behavior while receiving services.


7. Demonstrate the ability to:
   
   
   
   • Respond sensitively and competently to the service population's cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
   
   
   • Communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English.
   
   
   • Work in a fast-paced environment.
   
   
   • Maintain computer literacy required to meet the responsibilities of the position.
   
   
   • Work effectively and without intensive supervision both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
   
   
   • Travel as needed.
   
   


8. Other job duties as assigned per grant requirements.

Requirements:

1. Maintain certificates required for the position including but not limited to First Aid and CPR.


2. Valid Texas Driver's license with a clear driving record and reliable transportation.


3. Pass a pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens.


4. Provide proof or work eligibility status upon request.


5. Pass a pre-employment and biennial criminal background and motor vehicle check (fingerprints needed if applicant has lived out of state within the past 5 years).

English (United States)

If you like to work with people that believe they can make a difference in the world, this is the company for you!

EEO Statement

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