Youth Specialist
Joined as Youth Specialist, managing a caseload of 40-60 youth with juvenile justice involvement, mentoring and building lasting relationships with at-risk youth.
- Assisted youth with linkage and referrals in the community
- Led and coordinated approximately 3-5 service learning and community service projects monthly.
- Provided supportive services on as needed basis
- Made sure all newly enrolled youth met program requirements, enrolling approximately 5-10 youth per month
- Carried a case management load consistently of 40-60 youth involved with the juvenile justice system
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Youth Specialist
- Obtained and coordinated resources to support youth aged 3-24 in multiple settings
- Provided short-term case management services to youth and their family
- Advocated for youth needs to ensure welfare, health, development, and success
- Supervised interns and trained new employee
- Created and distributed monthly newsletters for youth and young adults in the community
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Youth Specialist
- Worked with youth from diverse backgrounds displaying sexually offending behaviors.
- Coordinated care and monitored progress with therapists, supervisors, and youth specialists to meet individualized treatment goals established in a team setting to provide optimal quality of care.
- Assisted residents with improving relationships, positive social skills, increasing self-awareness, teamwork, and developing appropriate expressions of feelings and emotions, and life skills necessary for transitioning back into the community.
- Provided supervision to employees for shifts throughout the week promoting a positive and safe environment and encouraged team communication.
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Youth Specialist
Supervise everyday life activities of assigned residents throughout the day and evening ensuring safe and secure conditions.
- Supervise home visits along with clinical care for youth residents.
- Assist youth residents to and from school and recreational activities.
- Interpret the Agency's Polices and requirement and procedures.
- Provide a strong sense of security and well being for each resident by assuring protection from physical or emotional abuse.
- Provide a wide range of office support typed correspondence, faxing and clerical work.
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Youth Specialist
- Coordinate and implement services, including mentoring match support, supervision, conflict resolution, service learning, youth development activities and recognition, based on current research of best practices.
- Plan, lead and support team members with mentor match and youth development activities including service-learning, job shadowing, career exploration, life skills workshops and recreation.
- Serve as a Goodwill representative in the community and engage in community outreach, resource development and networking activities in order to grow and market the program.
- Maintain positive working relationships with community partners, service providers and collaborating agencies.
- Monitor partner operations to ensure compliance with MOU’s.
- Perform background checks, conduct reference checks for potential mentors and other volunteers.
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Youth Specialist
- Supervised youth in shelter
- Transported/supervised youth on outings
- Collaborated with treatment team
- Performed intakes and discharges
- Logged shelter activity
- Administered medication
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Youth Specialist
- Provide direct support to the client assisting with modifying behaviors and daily activities and the agency rules.
- Provide client observations and feedback, and other activities that promote integrations and systematic awareness.
- Complete documentation/filing in timely manner.
- Participate in weekly meetings with supervisor and monthly team.
- Distribute medication and give medical attention to youth requiring assistance.
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Youth Specialist
- Provide support and supervision for at risk youth.
- Aiding youth in accomplishing program objectives as outlined in their treatment plans
- Ensure the safety, integrity and proper implementation of therapeutic programming.
- Build positive relationships with students, aiding in their growth and return to their communities.
- Provide prescribed medication when scheduled.
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Youth Specialist Intern
After School Program Youth Specialist Intern
- Provide individual support to children in Partial-Hospitalization setting
- Plan and implement strategic plans for clients
- Develop targeted curriculum to improve client's behavior and coping skill
- Observe professional clinicians through shadowing of mental health assessment
- Facilitate group activities
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Youth Specialist
- Provided crisis intervention information to clients and their families
- Prepared intake paperwork and attended staff meetings
- Developed daily program planning
- Assisted in lead recreational, social and academic activities
- Prepared and maintained files in a confidential manner
- Logged and charted behavior patterns and activities
- Ensured a safe and secure environment for residents
- Provides youth supervision; implements group and individual treatment plans.
- Develops effective relationships with youth, co-workers, and treatment team members
- Assists in preparing reports regarding each youth's adjustment and progress.
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