Youth Skills Coach

BCFS Health & Human Services; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 34,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

BCFS Health & Human Services seeks a Youth Skills Coach to recruit partners and facilitate PHSR and YLD curricula, including offsite programming with community partners. The role involves engaging youth aged 6-17, delivering life skills curricula, and supporting the YAC.

Offsite programming and collaboration with partners are essential, with occasional evenings and weekends. Valid Texas driver’s license and clear background checks required.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred in related fields.
• 2 years of experience working with youth aged 6-17.
• Valid Texas Driver's license with a clear driving record.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screen and background checks.
• Maintain First Aid and CPR certificates.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and retain community partners and youth for Youth Leadership Development curricula and PHSR programming.
• Facilitate curricula to youth in community groups and BCFS offices.
• Complete intake assessments and pre/post tests.
• Ensure a welcoming and inclusive environment for all participants.
• Travel and collaborate with local community partners as needed.

Skills

Youth program facilitation

Community outreach

Curriculum delivery

Data collection

English communication

Education

Associate’s degree

Bachelor’s degree in social work/psychology/education or human services

Job description

It’s a great feeling to work for a company that does so much good for others around the world!

Education : Required – Associate’s degree from an accredited college/university in arelated field.

Preferred – Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university in oneof the following areas: social work, psychology, education or any humanservices 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 facilitatingboth curricular and non-curricular PHSR programming, YLD curricula, andassisting with the YAC. This position will primarily provide programmingoffsite in collaboration with our local community partners, to includefacilitating curricula and ancillary services.

Essential Functions

• Recruit and retain community partners and the youth they serve, to participate in YouthLeadership Development curriculum, PHSR curriculum – including life skills and non curricular programming – and ancillary services.
• Facilitate the above listed curricula to youth in community-based groups and within theBCFS offices.
• Complete intake assessments and pre- and post-tests required by the program.
• Ensure a welcoming and deliberately inclusive environment for all participants.
• Participate in the annual Community Strengths and Needs Assessment process, includingdistributing surveys, facilitating focus groups and interviews, providing direct feedback,and compiling/analyzing program data.
• Continuously abide by Positive Youth Development framework principles.
• Continuously employ Trust Based Relational Intervention strategies.
• Frequently works evenings and weekends to accommodate the needs of studentparticipants.
• Train in and facilitate other program curricula, including violence prevention,independent living skills development and substance use prevention content
• Maintain BCFS HHS professional and ethical standards of conduct outlined in theemployee handbook, including demonstrating respect for agency staff, youth, andcommunity members, and always complying with required dress code.

Measurable Deliverables

• Meet or exceed enrollment numbers and meeting frequency (either in-person or virtually when approved) specified by the grant.
• Maintain 95% quality assurance compliance, including timely and accurate data entry,curricula and TBRI fidelity adherence, form completion, budget adherence/financialreporting, and other reporting as required by the program.
• Maintain 85% or more positive youth satisfaction survey scores.
• 90% or more of youth instructed by this position demonstrate increased knowledgefollowing life skills instruction.
• 90% or more of youth instructed by this position demonstrate attitudinal change following life skills instruction.
• 100% of youth participating in programming remain safe and do not participate indelinquent behavior while receiving services.
• Demonstrate the ability to:
  • a. Respond sensitively and competently to the service population’s cultural andsocio-economic characteristics.
  • b. Communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English.
  • c. Work in a fast-paced environment.
  • d. Maintain computer literacy required to meet the responsibilities of the position.
  • e. Work effectively and without intensive supervision both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
  • f. Travel as needed.
• Other job duties as assigned per grant requirements.

Requirements

• Maintain certificates required for the position including but not limited to First Aid andCPR.
• Valid Texas Driver’s license with a clear driving record and reliable transportation.
• Pass a pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens.
• Provide proof or work eligibility status upon request.
• 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

In accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other applicable federal and state laws (e.g., the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), it is our policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all employees equally regardless of race, religion, national origin, color, sex,or any other classification made unlawful or prohibited by federal, state and/or local laws, such as age, citizenship status, veteran or military status, or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, compensation, training, working conditions, transfer, job assignments, benefits, layoff, and termination.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.