Youth Development Coach-AMIKids Pinellas

AMIkids Careers • Clearwater, FL

23h • Onsite

About The Position

The Youth Development Coach (YDC) works in community-based settings, focusing on empowering youth to build resilience, set goals, and navigate systems successfully. This role provides support related to life skills development for youth involved in the child welfare system, offering trauma-responsive services and safely supervising youth utilizing the AMIkids Personal Growth Model and the key elements of Positive Youth Development. All interactions follow AMIkids Way and Guiding Principles of Kids First, Safety, and Family.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED (degree preferred)
• One year child welfare experience, within foster youth or related youth service program
• Behavior Tech Certification or at minimum related experience preferred
• Effective communication skills (verbal & written)
• Comfortable using technology

Responsibilities

• Actively ensure interactions reflect Kids First, Safety, Family, Relationships, Meaningful Participation, Challenge and Engaged environment and Community Involvement.
• Effectively implement AMIkids Way (Kids First, Safety, and Family) and key elements of Positive Youth Development (Relationships, Meaningful Participation, Community Involvement, and Challenged & Engaged Programming) and the AMIkids Personal Growth Model (PGM) in all interactions with students.
• Maintain an environment that provides a physically/emotionally safe space for youth and effective learning, growth, and progress toward individualized goals.
• Provide guidance in behavior choices by teaching healthy social-emotional skills, self-care, academic, communication, and daily living skills aligned with youth’s individualized care plan, and personal responsibility.
• Communicate expectations, provide recognition and positive reinforcement.
• Promote youth voice and choice by providing opportunities for youth to make choices in their daily activities and opportunities for the youth to provide feedback about the programming experience.
• Utilize prevention-based de-escalation skills to reduce/prevent youth altercations/incidents in accordance with established procedures.
• Document youth behavior, Team Member interventions and all required reporting in a timely manner in accordance with established procedures.
• Lead youth in daily and/or weekly advisory sessions to monitor youth progress.
• Empower youth through effective incentives and monitoring strategies.
• Attend and maintain CPR and First Aid certification by nationally recognized organization.
• Administer first aid and CPR during emergencies in accordance with National standards.
• Attend and maintain appropriate crisis intervention/de-escalation training and certification as defined by state and contract requirements.
• Actively participate in transportation, supervision on day trips and special activities.
• Assist with special projects and other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Growth opportunities
• Health Benefits (based on eligibility) – Medical, Dental, Vision, & Prescription Drug plan options
• Health Spending Account
• Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D
• PTO & Paid Holidays
• Wellness Benefits – EAP, Health Coaching, Stress Management Programs, etc.
• Employer Funded Pension Plan
• Voluntary 403(B) Retirement Plan
• Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Pet Insurance
• World Travel Assistance
• Car Rental discounts
• Gym Membership discounts

What This Job Offers

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