Youth Specialist

Company:  Brightpoint
Location: Albion
Closing Date: 02/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description

Are you looking for a rewarding work environment with great benefits, where you will impact the lives of others (as well as yourself)?

Position: JAG Specialist

Location: Central Noble High School

Hours: 7:30AM-4:30PM Monday-Friday (some evenings and weekends required)

Year Round

Starting Salary Range: $47,469.38
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JOB SUMMARY

Identifies recruits, instructs, and provides case management to youth deemed to have a high degree of difficulty of being promoted into the next grade level, achieving graduation, and/or making a successful transition from school to a career with advancement opportunities.

The Specialist is responsible for fully implementing the JAG Model and Case Management in an assigned school and achieving process standards and performance goals.

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JOB DUTIES
Provides appropriate curriculum and ensures youth achieve specific JAG competencies through classroom instruction; teaches through a variety of methods including lecture, hands-on activities, and team teaching; tailors the program and teaching methods for the needs of each specific youth and implements an intervention strategy for each individual using an Individualized Development Plan.
  • Ensures an appropriate pool of clients by directly recruiting youth and obtaining referrals from an in-school Advisory Committee consisting of school personnel; holds interviews with prospective candidates and those making referrals to determine, using Brightpoint JAG guidelines, the appropriateness of the prospective student for the program.
  • Ensures positive perceptions of Brightpoint JAG-Indiana within schools by developing and maintaining positive, effective working relationships with school personnel including teachers, administrators, youth, and members of the in-school Advisory Committee.
  • Advocates for the program and develops a pool of effective community support resources by working with employers, parents, civic groups, and legislators to build awareness of and support for the program; develops job opportunities, participates in public relations activities, attends meetings, and speaks to various community groups.
  • Builds appreciation for teamwork, sense of belonging, and commitment to community service among Brightpoint JAG-Indiana youth by organizing and serving as advisor to a JAG Career Association chapter; creates training opportunities through hands-on activities, film presentations, guest speakers, and workshops; assists with civic and social opportunities.
  • Provides youth with guidance, counseling, and support within appropriate limits; refers youth to additional support services on an as-needed basis; takes responsibility for learning and complying with school policies such as mandated reporting, discipline, attendance, and the like.
  • Complies with all JAG and WIOA documentation requirements in a timely fashion including contacts and activities involving youth, employers, and other groups; develops and maintains a well-organized filing system.
  • Records information and data daily, using the online data system, concurrently, with the WIOA data management system. It is understood that a minimum of 15-30 minutes per day is required to maintain the electronic data bases.
  • Assists youth in finding and maintaining quality employment and/or post-secondary educational programs upon graduation; works closely with youth and employers for 12 months after the end of the school year to ensure a satisfactory employment outcome; develops a plan for contacts with non-graduates to ensure effective transition to employment or additional education.
    • Experience working with youth accompanied by knowledge of adolescent development issues.
    • Willing to work in a highly accountable and performance-based program.

When driving for Brightpoint, the employee must have a valid Indiana driver's license and must maintain minimum liability Always implements Brightpoint Values.

SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
  1. Bachelor's degree in social service, counseling, business, education, or a related discipline required.
  2. Limits of $100,000/$300,000 on auto insurance.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, 423-3546 EXT 206 or 213

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