Youth Program Specialist

Requisition ID: req51363

Job Title: Youth Program Specialist

Sector: Youth Services

Employment Category: Regular

Employment Type: Full-Time

Compensation: USD 20.00 – 26.00 Hourly

Location: Dallas, TX USA

Work Arrangement: Hybrid

Job Description

• Visit a caseload of 12-15 clients regularly in their homes (between 5:00-7:30 PM during the academic year for clients in high school and during regular business hours in the summer) to provide mentoring, advocacy and case management services as necessary. 
• Assist the Youth Program Specialist with client outreach, recruitment, and enrollment.

• Conduct client assessments in order to set a baseline for growth and a starting point for service provision.   
• Establish an individualized service plan with each client on caseload; provide mentoring, guidance, and psychosocial support to aid clients in reaching goals in their service plans. 
• Facilitate caregiver involvement in minor clients’ education through phone calls, home visits, and other mechanisms, including teaching caregivers how to access their parent portals, attending Parent/Teacher conferences.  
• Screen clients for emotional distress and mental health; submit referrals to the Mental Health Department. 
• Facilitate activities with clients to teach positive coping mechanisms.  
• Track grades and attendance, advocate for and connect high school clients to relevant resources such as counselors, coaches, tutoring programs and extra-curricular activities.  
• Collaborate with external organizations and internal departments to connect families to additional resources as necessary (food security, extended case management, immigration, etc) through referrals. 
• Occasionally provide homework assistance or English tutoring to help clients succeed with their schoolwork.
• Secure interpretation to provide services and information in the client’s language; Work with interpreters during client appointments. 
• Drive clients to occasional appointments and program activities as necessary.

• Monitor and track clients’ progress from one grade level to the next as well as immigration status and age.
• Ensure required intake documents, assessments and service plans are fully completed and updated as appropriate.
• Maintain comprehensive case notes, update case files, and regularly update service plans to respond to clients’ needs.
• Team/Office Participation 
• Participate in all program meetings, staff development activities, and other duties as assigned.
• Work as part of a team to provide comprehensive strength-based services to IRC clients through coordination of cases and effective communication between team members and departments.
• Comply with all policies, procedures, and protocols of the agency, placing importance on client confidentiality. 

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, education, or related field of study is preferred, or related job experience.
• Well organized self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills and the proven ability to prioritize duties and manage time effectively. 
• Strong written and oral and interpersonal communication skills: the ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and partners in a cross-cultural, multi-disciplinary environment.
• Fluent in English, both spoken and written; Bilingual in a client language (Dari, Pashto, Arabic, Spanish, Swahili) is a plus but not required. 
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Outlook); 
• Valid driver’s license, access to reliable vehicle with current insurance, and the ability to travel regularly throughout the service delivery area (home visits, service provider visits, etc).

• Professional office environment;
• Regular travel to off-site home visits (including evenings and occasional Saturdays);