Youth Development Specialist

Homes Of Oakridge • Des Moines, IA

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About The Position

The Youth Development Specialist (YDS) is a frontline youth-development professional who builds meaningful relationships with young people and creates safe, engaging, intentional experiences that support their growth. The specialist works directly with a consistent group of young people and develops a close understanding of them, including their participation, development, needs, progress, and how the program can help them succeed.

Through relationships, structured activities, enrichment, academic support, recreation, group experiences, and everyday interactions, the YDS helps young people develop confidence, belonging, responsibility, leadership, social-emotional skills, positive relationships, and greater awareness of their strengths and possibilities. The role is suited to someone who wants to know, challenge, encourage, and expose young people to new possibilities, and help them grow—not simply supervise them or keep them busy.

Responsibilities

• Build meaningful relationships with young people in a consistent group.
• Create safe, engaging, and intentional experiences that support young people's growth.
• Pay attention to young people's attendance, participation, development, needs, progress, and strengths.
• Help young people succeed through relationships, structured activities, enrichment, academic support, recreation, group experiences, and everyday interactions.
• Support the development of young people's confidence, belonging, responsibility, leadership, social-emotional skills, positive relationships, and awareness of their strengths and possibilities.
• Challenge and encourage young people and expose them to new possibilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed