Youth Engagement Specialist

DESCRIPTION

Are you passionate about working with youth who have been through traumatic experiences? Do you possess the skills to mentor teen girls? Eagle Quest is looking for qualified individuals to work with Las Vegas' youth in order to best support them. Eagle Quest, an organization serving at-risk and/or disadvantaged youth and their families, is searching for a Youth Engagement Specialist with social work experience, the ability to work with a variety of people with diverse socio-economic background and temperaments, for a Full-Time/Part-Time hourly position. This opportunity offers a competitive wage and a progressive and supportive working environment with a company whose mission is "to provide youth and families opportunities to reach new heights". If you are looking to join an organization with a great working environment that is making a difference in the Southern Nevada community, and you meet all of the requirements, we want to hear from you.

DUTIES:

• Facilitating mentorship for the youth
• Facilitating Crisis Stabilization, as well as self-care, social, and communication skills training and mentoring with clientele
• Responsible for providing a safe and secure environment and attending client's physical needs
• Coordinating therapeutic activities with adolescents in a treatment level program
• Facilitating service scheduling for providers within the home
• Responsible for documenting services provided for Medicaid reporting
• Responsible for distributing medication
• Assisting with client and appointment transportation
• Other

REQUIREMENTS:

• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Flexible schedule including evenings and weekends
• Pass FBI and Interstate background checks at candidate's expense (reimbursable after employed)
• Valid Nevada driver's license
• At least one year of experience working with youth and family preservation type programs
• PREFERRED: Bachelor's degree from an accredited university in any of the following fields: Psychology, Sociology, Community Health Sciences, Health Ecology, Public Health, Social Work, Human Development, Early Childhood Education, Nursing, Speech Pathology, or Anthropology

We offer:

• Competitive wage
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays to all full-time employees
• Health insurance to include medical, dental, vision, life, and supplemental coverages to all full-time employees

Part-Time and Full-Time position schedules are available:

• Day
• Swing
• Weekend Graveyard

Eagle Quest – A Great Place to Work At Eagle Quest, we strive every day to fulfil our mission: help members of our community reach new heights through quality behavioral healthcare and unmatched customer service. We encourage applicants that will strive for Quality and Hold High standards; are highly motivated and possess a positive attitude; and want to develop professionally and grow with a company. We offer Paid Time Off (PTO) including for Part-Time positions; Competitive Hourly Rates; and Paid Training Hours.