Youth Service Specialist - Goose Creek CISD

Salary : $50,003.20 - $53,040.00 Annually

Location : Houston, TX

Job Type : Regular Full-time

Job Number : 15589

Department : Harris County Resources for Children and Adults

Opening Date : 09 / 09 / 2025

Closing Date : 12 / 8 / 2025 7 : 11 PM Central

Max Number of Applicants : 200

Position Description

Department History Overview

Harris County Resources for Children and Adults was founded in 1966 as the Harris County Child Welfare Board to provide support services for the children taken under the wing of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Fifty years later, Harris County Resources for Children and Adults still provides this support. But the now-county department has expanded services for early prevention, intervention, and adult services.

Vision :

To better the lives of children and adults in Harris County.

Brief Position Overview :

Under the supervision of the Community Youth Service (CYS) Supervisor, and in collaboration with area school districts and other governmental entities, the Youth Service Specialist provides school-based crisis intervention / prevention and case management services for at risk students and their families.

Duties & Responsibilities :

• Provides crisis counseling and case management services to at risk youth and their families.
• Provides linkage to community-based resources and school-based services.
• Networks with new and established community resources to increase knowledge of services.
• Prepares and maintains comprehensive, accurate and timely case documentation in database.
• Promotes and markets CYS services (including presentations) to school staff and community members.
• Provides summer programming activities for youth in assigned school district.
• Provides crisis debriefing as members of district crisis response team as needed.
• Communicates with CYS supervisor and district liaison as required by needs of program and schools.

Harris County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

If you need special services or accommodations, please call (713) 274-5445 or email ADACoordinator@bmd.hctx.net

Requirements

Education :

Experience :

Licensure :

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities :

NOTE : Qualifying education, experience, knowledge and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

General Information

Position Type, and Typical Hours of Work :

Salary :

Work Location :

Employment is contingent upon passing a background check and drug screen.

Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.

HARRIS COUNTY EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Harris County offers a highly competitive benefits program, featuring a comprehensive group health plan and defined benefit retirement plan.

The following benefits are offered only to Harris County employees in regular (full-time) positions :

Health & Wellness Benefits

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Retirement Savings Benefit

The following benefits are available to Harris County employees in full-time and select part-time positions :

In accordance with the Harris County Personnel Regulations, group health and related benefits are subject to amendment or discontinuance at any time. Harris County Commissioners Court reserves the right to make benefit modifications on the County's behalf as needed.

For plan details, visit the Harris County Benefits & Wellness website :

01

Which of the following best describes your highest level of education completed as it relates to this position?Qualifying information must be documented in the Education section of your application.

02

If you selected a college degree in response to the previous question, which of the following best describes your major?

03

Please describe your educational background including level of education completed, area of study and completed major and minor programs.

04

Which of the following best describes your verifiable continuous full-time paid work experience providing direct crisis counseling and case management services to youth and families?(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)

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Please provide details about your verifiable continuous full-time paid work experience providing direct crisis counseling and case management services to youth and families.Do not use "Please see Resume" or "See Resume"(To be considered, qualifying experience must be documented in your application's employment history)Please include your (a) role(s), (b) types of organizations, (c) scope of duties and responsibilitiesIf you do not have this experience, please type "None" in the space provided.

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Which of the following describes your level of proficiency using a personal computer and common office software such as MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook). Please select your level of proficiency based on the following descriptions : Advanced : A person with this level of skills is able to produce very large, complex formal documents that require a table of contents, footnotes, endnotes, bookmarks, and other special elements; a wide range of graphic effects, and use advanced techniques for analyzing and manipulating data. Has full mastery of Macro commands and skills to tie the objects together into a cohesive system by using Macros and Visual Basic for Applications code. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Intermediate : A person with this level of skills is able to customize toolbars, import and insert graphs, embed Excel data, and elaborate reports. Understands the concepts of databases and is able to work with charts and to use the list management capabilities of Excel. Able to use complex query techniques, create efficient forms and reports, and create Macros to automate these forms. Makes interactive presentations by using hyperlinks and action buttons.Basic : A person with this level of skills is able to use basic formatting, editing, printing functions, and understands the document page setup. Has the ability to enter and correct data, modify a workbook, format a worksheet, and use printing functions. Understands the different database concepts and structures and is familiar with data validation and is able to create a simple presentation in PowerPoint, run it, and print it.Entry Level : A person with this level of skills has the ability to open, create, save and modify documents in Word, send and receive email in Outlook and create spreadsheets in Excel. Format documents for printing, comfortable using the printer menu to preview documents. Has ability to change the font, the margins, insert or delete pages and use the built-in spellchecker and grammar check.

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This role requires a Valid Driver's License (Texas upon hire)Do you have a Valid Driver's License?

Required Question