Part Time Summer Employment Specialist

Company Information: 

Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. (YAP) is one of the largest non-profit Youth and Family Support agencies working with high-risk youth and their families in the United States. Currently, YAP employs more than 2,000 dedicated workers and serves approximately 10,000 families per year.  Our mission is to engage human service systems so that they rely less on institutional care and invest more in supporting families and neighborhoods. We currently work with child welfare, juvenile justice, behavioral health, disability, primary health care, and education systems to develop and offer community-based alternatives for the highest risk children, young people, young adults and families, and adults. 

Summary of Summer Employment Specialist Position: 

Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. is invested in the belief of self-determination and positive approaches for all individuals that we serve in our Developmental Disability Programs. We follow the concepts set by the Office of Developmental Programs in Pa. that defines * Everyday Lives as the person with a disability having the support of the families and friends; individual decides how to live their lives; what supports they need; and how they want to spend their money in their individual budgets. The key components are accountability, choice, collaboration, inclusion, contributing to the community, control, freedom, individuality, mentoring, quality, relationships, safety, stability and success. *Everyday Lives excerpt from 1991 Everyday Lives Booklet

Qualifications/Requirements:  

• Bachelor’s Degree in psychology or a related field OR
• A Bachelor’s degree in any other major with one year of paid experience OR
• Associates Degree or 60 completed college credits with three years of paid experience working with young adults and/or adults OR
• High School Diploma or GED and two-years experience paid or volunteer, working with young adults and/or adults with a disability.
• Reliable transportation, valid driver’s license, and automobile insurance

Benefits Available: Voluntary Dental, Voluntary Vision, Unum, and 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan.

This position is for summer only

Relocation assistance is not offered for this position.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $27.00 per hour

Education:

• Associate (Required)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Harrisburg, PA (Preferred)

Ability to Relocate:

• Harrisburg, PA: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person