Youth Skills Coach

BCFS Health and Human Services•Tyler, TX

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About The Position

The Youth Skills Coach recruits students and facilitates curricular and non-curricular programming, including Youth Leadership Development (YLD) and PHSR curricula, life skills programming, and ancillary services. The position primarily provides programming offsite in collaboration with local community partners, while also facilitating curricula at BCFS offices and assisting with the YAC. The role serves Cherokee County, with frequent travel to Jacksonville and Rusk. Employees must have a reliable personal vehicle; mileage is reimbursed in accordance with organizational policy. The position requires flexibility to support after-hours and weekend activities and frequently involves evening and weekend work to accommodate participants. The coach completes program assessments and testing, helps create an inclusive environment, and contributes to community needs assessment and program data activities. The role applies Positive Youth Development principles and Trust Based Relational Intervention strategies, and may train in and facilitate additional curricula covering violence prevention, independent living skills, and substance use prevention. The coach mentors volunteers as needed and is expected to meet grant-defined enrollment and meeting targets, quality assurance and reporting standards, and youth satisfaction and learning outcomes. Other duties may be assigned in accordance with grant requirements.

Requirements

Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.
Two years of experience working with youth ages 6–17.
Maintain certificates required for the position, including First Aid and CPR.
Valid Texas driver’s license with a clear driving record and reliable transportation, including a reliable personal vehicle for travel.
Pass a pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens.
Provide proof of work eligibility status upon request.
Pass pre-employment and biennial criminal background and motor vehicle checks; fingerprints are required if the applicant has lived out of state within the past five years.
Communicate effectively in written and spoken English.
Respond sensitively and competently to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
Work in a fast-paced environment and maintain the computer literacy needed for the position.
Work effectively without intensive supervision, both independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Travel as needed.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the United States; visa sponsorship or sponsorship takeover is unavailable.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in social work, psychology, education, or a human services field.

Responsibilities

Recruit and retain community partners and youth participants for Youth Leadership Development and PHSR curricula, life skills and non-curricular programming, and ancillary services.
Facilitate curricula for youth in community-based groups and at BCFS offices.
Complete intake assessments and required pre- and post-tests.
Ensure a welcoming and deliberately inclusive environment for participants.
Participate in the annual Community Strengths and Needs Assessment, including distributing surveys, facilitating focus groups and interviews, providing feedback, and compiling and analyzing program data.
Consistently apply Positive Youth Development framework principles and Trust Based Relational Intervention strategies.
Frequently work evenings and weekends to accommodate student participants.
Train in and facilitate other program curricula, including violence prevention, independent living skills development, and substance use prevention.
Maintain BCFS HHS professional and ethical standards, show respect for agency staff, youth, and community members, and comply with the required dress code.
Meet or exceed grant-specified enrollment numbers and meeting frequency, in person or virtually when approved.
Maintain required quality assurance, including timely and accurate data entry, curriculum and TBRI fidelity, form completion, budget adherence, financial reporting, and other program reporting.
Support youth satisfaction, knowledge, attitudinal change, and safety outcomes established for the program.
Travel as needed and work effectively independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Perform other duties as assigned per grant requirements.
Mentor other volunteers as needed.