Youth Development Specialist - Full Time Honolulu

Job Description

Job Description

Parents and Children Together is a statewide company that works with Hawaii’s children, individuals, and families to create safe and promising futures.

Our vision is for Hawaii to be a peaceful, safe, and vibrant community with opportunities for all to fulfill their dreams.

Our company culture is deeply embedded by our Core Values of Respect, Collaboration, Informed Approach, Excellence, Holistic Care and Future Focused.

If our mission and core values resonate with you, please consider us an organization to join. You’ll be joining one of Hawaii Business Magazine’s recognized Best Places to Work recipient for 2023 and for the previous 9 years.

Job Title : Youth Development Specialist

Location / Work Status : Honolulu, Hawaii

Job Type : Regular Full Time, Non-Exempt

Compensation : $19.44 / hour with competitive benefits package

Benefit Highlights :

• 21 Paid Vacation Days, 12 Paid Sick Days, and 14 Paid Holidays
• Medical Coverage through Kaiser or UHA you chose the best option for your family
• 401K or Roth with 4% Employer Match
• Life Insurance
• Pet Insurance

S ummary of Program and Position :

Parents And Children Together provides afterschool drop-in centers for youth ages 7-18 who live in and around two public housing complexes, Kuhio Park Terrace and Puuwai Momi in Halawa.

These programs promote the development of healthy youth, families and community with an abundance of positive experiences for youth and family members including educational, recreational, community building and support services.

Services, activities and hours may vary by site.

The Youth Development Specialist performs a variety of duties related to the development and implementation of positive youth development and parent involvement projects or services in a program for at-risk youth.

These activities include academic enrichment, sports and recreation, community service, and social and life skills. This position is under the direct supervision of the Program Supervisor or Program Director.

Essential Duties :

• Plans and implements several projects simultaneously including coordination of staff and volunteers necessary for implementation.
• Facilitates groups and adapts curricula and / or materials to meet the needs of program participants.
• Supervises youth participating in Teen Program activities and accompanies supervising staff when transporting youth to off-site activities
• Engages, connects, and interacts with the youth enrolled in the program and their families. Develops relationships with individuals, agencies, and / or organizations in the community that are necessary to the implementation of assigned projects and services.
• Develops regular action plans (at least quarterly) and ensures that assigned outputs and outcomes are achieved.
• Develops and / or maintains a data collection system to ensure that appropriate records are kept for assigned projects and activities.
• Submits data, progress on milestones, narrative and other required information to the Program Supervisor or Program Director in a timely manner.

Work Hours : 11 : 30 am 8 : 00 pm, Tuesday through Friday; 12 : 00 pm - 5 : 00 pm, Saturday, with the ability to work flexible hours and weekends, as needed.

Minimum Qualifications :

High School Diploma or equivalent and two (2) years’ experience working with youth

Associate degree in human services field, plus one year (1) of experience working with youth.

Other :

1. Be at least 18 years of age.

2. Possesses and maintains a valid driver’s license.

3. Has daily access to an automobile.

4. Possesses and maintains proof of no-fault insurance.

5. Can obtain an acceptable pre-hire driver’s abstract and annually thereafter.

6. Can obtain an acceptable Fingerprint (FBI) Background Check upon initial hire and as requested.

7. Can obtain a State Criminal History check upon initial hire, every year thereafter or as requested.

8. Can obtain an acceptable CWS child abuse registry check upon initial hire, one year later, and every other year thereafter or as requested.

9. Can obtain an acceptable National Sex Offender child abuse registry check upon initial hire, one year later, and every other year thereafter or as requested.