Dfss Chicago Youth Service Corp Coordinator (Cysc)

Position Summary:
The DFSS CYSC Youth Coordinator will monitor, support, and implement UCAN’s Leadership Development Program funded by City of Chicago DFSS to ensure program success of youth ages 16-24. The Youth Coordinators will facilitate, direct, and supervise all programmatic activities with youth. Including providing virtual/in person weekly reflections, leadership activities, job readiness and financial literacy training, monitoring work learning service-learning community sites, as appropriate and providing the support necessary to ensure youth arrive to community engagement sites and classroom activities on time daily. T
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Develop and Implement Youth Leadership Activities and Planning

• Youth coordinators will facilitate, direct, and supervise all programmatic activities with youth.
• Build strong, positive relationships with youth participants and facilitate team building between participant cohorts.
• Engage youth in wrap around services within their agency and work with external partners to provide additional support services to youth who are identified as at-risk.
• Monitor youth participants’ placements at service-learning sites and specialized weekly discussions, and training to ensure completion.
• Maintain communication and a working relationship with the community partners or specialized training providers.
• Develop and implement creative strategies to retain youth participants throughout the program.
• Assist with data collection and entry into Cityspan and other DFSS-designated platforms.
• Assist youth with setting up MyChi Accounts.
• Assist youth with capstone projects.
• Assist with developing youth panels and advisory groups.
• Implement performance measurement tools with youth participants and ensure completion.
• Attend mandatory trainings and meetings per request of DFSS; including but not limited to training for Cityspan and a DFSS-designated technology platform.
• Engages in facilitation of programs, workshops, and events geared toward youth development and education enhancement delivered via virtual platforms and in person as appropriate
• Document all Youth Service activities and engagement in appropriate paper and electronic systems
• Engages youth in leadership, problem solving, life skills, conflict resolution and communication activities to enhance core competencies
• Ensures that the youth arrive at their respective work sites or virtual classrooms daily
• Assists in resolving work and peer conflicts and ensuring that youth have a successful CYSC experience.
• Facilitate recruitment, intake and enrollment activities.
• Ensures youth and staff observe Covid-19 CDC social distancing guidelines during in person activities, events and while employed at worksites

Professionalism and Work Conduct

• Behaves with integrity, demonstrates high ethical standards, and displays a positive image of UCAN.
• Acts in a professional manner at all times and maintains appropriate boundaries with youth
• Demonstrates accountability for results and keeps commitments to others
• Supports youth with transitions to employment and/or education upon program completion.
• Reports to work, meetings, training, virtual classrooms and job related activities prepared and as scheduled.
• Demonstrates openness and respect for cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of youth and coworkers
• Accepts feedback and ideas from team and supervisor and is constructive when giving feedback and ideas to others

• Responds in a timely manner to all written correspondence, email and phone calls.
• Meet program youth and staff timesheet submission, reporting and activity deadlines

Professional Development

• Attend trainings for Cityspan - Youth Employment System, Job Readiness curriculum, MHA Labs training, financial literacy curriculum, and trauma workshops.
• Attends regular supervision, team meetings and other professional workshops to enhance job skills.
• Work with youth to connect them to both educational and/or year-round employment opportunities.
• Connect youth to opportunities through City Colleges, the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and/or CPS.
• Participate in student tours of City Colleges and host other speakers that can connect youth to critical resources.

Education /Job Experience/Certification:

• High School Diploma required
• Minimum of 2 years previous experience working in youth development, human services, social services and/or child welfare.
• Must be 24 years of age or older
• Familiarity and proficiency with virtual meeting and classroom tools such as GoToMeeting, Zoom, etc.

Special Knowledge and Qualifications:

• Is open and respectful of cultural and socioeconomic characteristics of clients and is willing and competent to work with a diverse client population.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Demonstrates the ability to work independently and as a part of a high functioning team
• Must be able to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends
• Must display the ability to handle multiple tasks and perform public presentations
• Must have reliable transportation

Position Status:Part Time Year Round

• Work Environment: This position requires weekend and evening work hours and requires consistent availability to support and guide youth in their cohort.

Job Type: Part-time