CAP Security - Jordan Community School (2925)

YOUTH GUIDANCE • Chicago, IL

9d • Onsite

About The Position

At Youth Guidance, we believe that no matter what challenges a young person faces, they are more likely to succeed when they have caring adults in their lives. Our highly-trained staff guides kids to overcome the life and academic challenges facing the youth. We meet kids where they are — physically and emotionally — to help them focus on their education, make positive choices, and remain on the right path toward life success. Founded in 1924 today Youth Guidance is a leading provider of outcomes-driven programs serving more than 8,500 youth while touching the lives of more than 14,000 youth, parents, teachers, and community members. We are currently hiring Part-time for the following school: Jordan Community School 7414 N. Wolcott Ave Chicago, IL 60626 Shift time: 5pm-6pm

Requirements

• Must have High school diploma or GED.
• Must have experience working in/providing support within an urban school settings.
• Strong general knowledge of the population of students at risk and experience with passion for successful intervention strategies of these students.
• Ability to understand and interpret the policies, procedures, and general organizational structure of Chicago Public Schools.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Proficient written communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Communication: Able to use effective written and oral communication with internal and external audiences and stakeholders; demonstrates empathy and listening
• Client orientation: Can recognize needs of diverse stakeholders and approaches relationships with a service orientation to ultimately maximize impact
• Equity mindset: Understands and is committed to goals of equity; consistently brings an equity mindset to the organization’s work and workplace
• Growth mindset: Views growth as important for personal and professional development; seeks out opportunities to expand skills, even if change is required; Demonstrated ability to be solutions-focused, self-reflective, and dedicated the continuous improvement of service quality
• Ownership and quality of work: Effectively manages own work and work of teams ensuring delivery of high-quality work. Proven ability to be innovative and a self- starter
• Supervisory skills: effectively manages and develops others
• Mission driven: demonstrates commitment to the mission of the organization as whole and alignment with organizational values

Responsibilities

• Monitor front desk
• Log visitors and permit entry
• Facilitate drop-off and pick-up of students
• Serve as first point of contact for parents
• Patrol access points during program operation
• Obtain help and provide emergency assistance when necessary
• Prevent conflict with support from instructional staff
• Maintain high visibility during program operation
• Document unusual occurrences
• Field telephone calls as needed
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• paid leave
• paid sick leave
• 401k plan (after qualifications are met)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• training
• professional development
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED