After-Care Resource Specialist

Description

Position Summary:

This position supports the work of the YMCA, a leading nonprofit to strengthen the community. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with the Youth & Camp Program Director to promote healthy living, social responsibility, and youth development. Serves as a role model for other staff and participants.
• Collaborates with the Youth & Camp Program Director to create and execute behavioral programs, training sessions, and/or procedures that support the advancement of the YMCA while ensuring safety, licensing standard, HIPAA compliance, and the YMCAs reputation, and providing the highest level of customer service.
• Partners with the Youth & Camp Program Director and staff to promote a positive culture around mental health, cultural humility, and behavioral management. Leads staff in proactively monitoring for behavioral trends and creates and implements individual plans where appropriate while adhering to all standards.
• Reviews student behavior logs and develops solutions to help those students in need be successful in the after-care environment/program.
• Creates a culture of positive mental health, trauma-informed care, cultural humility, and behavior management. Monitors for behavior trends and supports counselors with facilitating special group topics as needed.
• Creates individually tailored support plans for students; in partnership with staff, coordinates actions, which may include teaching and practicing emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills.
• Intervenes with students when appropriate to prevent or resolve problems.
• Builds effective, authentic relationships with staff, participants, and community partners and connects them to the YMCA. As directed, facilitate communication with families to provide updates and to problem solve any challenges.
• Assists the Youth & Camp Program Director with staff and volunteers to ensure operations are safe and clean at all times.
• As a Mandated Reporter, recognizes signs of abuse or neglect and reports to supervisor and the appropriate authorities.

Non-Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs other tasks and projects as assigned.

Requirements

Physical Requirements:

The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, and hear. 
• The employee is also required to use hands and fingers to operate a standard computer keyboard or tablet; use a computer, mouse, printer, and copier; and speak and hear using a telephone. 
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. 
• The employee will lift and/or move up to up to 60 pounds.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those the employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

• Work is performed at a community campus that serves all people. 
• Work is occasionally stressful and requires ability to multi-task, meet deadlines, and successfully cope with the pressures which are related to the position.
• The campus facility is open early mornings, evenings, and weekends and the job may require attendance outside of regular business hours (9am – 5pm).
• The noise level can be all volumes.

Essential Experience and Skill Requirements:

• 5-7 years of experience in a related field.
• CPR and First Aid certification required within 60 days of hire. 
• Team player, with superb interpersonal skills. An ability to work with co-workers and the public in a positive and friendly manner and resolve conflicts as needed.  
• Self-starter with the ability to multi-task, lead others, work independently, and adapt to changing circumstances in a fast-paced environment. 
• General computer skills with the ability to effectively learn and use new software. 
• Six hours of training in related fields such as behavioral management, child psychology or sociology.

Essential Education Requirements: 

• High School degree or GED, or the equivalent experience. 

Benefits:

• The health and wellness of our staff is paramount, so we foster a culture of healthy living amongst our team and offer a YMCA membership and program discounts.