Program Specialist – Youth for Community Engagement

POSITION DESCRIPTION

The Youth for Community Engagement Program (YCE) recruits and trains youth and adult volunteers in the community to help adults and seniors cope with, prepare for, and prevent emergencies. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the program seeks to provide a sense of purpose and human dignity for both the youth and the elderly. Through integrated activities such as sharing mutual experiences and educating each other, young people maximize their potential and become responsible contributors in society. The Program Specialist will support us in the operation of youth for community engagement program, training youth leaders to be an air quality program, earthquake safety, street outreach safety presenters. The program’s outcome objectives will be to ensure populations are provided with increased education and awareness of the need to prepare for a seismic event, and that a high number of stakeholders actively attend and/or participate in earthquake safety trainings, workshops, and/or events within their respective service area and be provided with informational materials that will prepare them for a seismic or natural disaster and an understanding of what to do in the immediate aftermath. The Program Specialist will support the planning and implementation of advocacy efforts for and by a team of young multicultural peer leaders, develops intensive leadership development training and service learning projects, produces educational materials in different languages, outreaches to youth and parents through educational workshops, builds working partnership with other community based organizations and city departments, and develops solution driven recommendations to create safer communities.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate leadership development training and develop curriculum as necessary
• Conduct support group to school sites
• Work with youth to develop and implement action plans
• Oversee development of educational presentations and material
• Collaborate as a team member under the guidance of the Program Supervisor.
• Develop and facilitate life skills training workshops and curriculum.
• Work with youth to develop and implement action plans.
• Oversee the development of educational presentations and materials.
• Conduct outreach to community organizations to set up presentation
• Attend community initiatives, collaborative, and advocacy meetings.
• Participate in appropriate conferences and events with participants.
• Prepare program documentation and reports.
• Assist in recruitment, selection, assessment, placement, and evaluation of youth participants in alignment with program/agency goals.
• Facilitate educational workshops, including community preparedness and multicultural events for district residents.
• Engage in curriculum planning and development for educational workshops and trainings.
• Provide outreach, referrals, and linkages to residents, community organizations, schools, and merchants.
• Conduct assessments to identify the needs of youth and their families.
• Coordinate educational enrichment activities, community involvement projects, and English Language Learning classes.
• Develop individualized care plans and monitor progress towards treatment goals.
• Provide case management, referrals, and linkages to mental health services, including assessments and counseling.
• Facilitate weekly life skills training workshops, youth support groups, and leadership groups.
• Recruit parents for parenting classes and build relationships with families.
• Monitor participants’ progress towards graduation and postsecondary options.
• Record and evaluate the progress of each participant.
• Refer youth to appropriate services within CYC or other agencies.
• Support program-wide events and undertake other duties as assigned by the Program Coordinator, Program Manager, or supervisor.
• Attend mandatory meetings and training sessions to benefit the program and staff.
• Act as a liaison and collaborate with other service providers

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to work with young people ages 14 and up from diverse backgrounds
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and administrative skills
• Have a sense of humor, creativity and patience
• Bilingual/Bicultural in Chinese and English preferred
• Ability to meet deadlines
• College background preferred
• Willingness to work some evenings and weekends.
• Able to lift or move at least 25lbs.
• Commitment to taking regular Covid-19 health tests as required by program health and safety guidelines and/or current health directives