Youth Development Coach UCAN 55 reviews - Chicago, IL The Youth
Development Coach works with youth, ages 12-24, who face challenges and
difficulties. The Coach identifies youth through community outreach and
referrals from schools, juvenile justice, and community based
organizations in the North Lawndale community. Utilizing UCANs Clinical
Philosophy, The Coach facilitates healing through trauma informed
services and Positive Youth Development and provides support and
encouragement to participants for positive behavior, goal achievement,
involvement in school and services, and leadership opportunities.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities: Mentoring and Supporting
Participants: * Demonstrates supportive behavior and role models
positive appropriate interactions. * Reaches out to resistant youth and
successfully engages them in services. * Maintains contact with each
participant on a weekly basis, at minimum. * Engages and works with
youth to understand the importance of school performance and recommended
services, and supports youth to begin and continue with interventions. *
Coordinates activities for program participants. * Possesses a basic
understanding of the effects of trauma and operate from that perspective
when interacting with youth and families. * Acts as a mandated reporter.
- Works with participants on violence prevention skills (i.e., anger
management, conflict resolution, and other life skills). * Using a
strengths-based approach, engages participants in strategies to improve
participation in needed services. * Assists participants with setting
and completing individual goals. * Assists participants with becoming
involved in positive out-of-school time activities such as tutoring,
counseling, employment, and recreation. * Works with UCAN Career
Services, to assist participants in preparing for and locating jobs;
coaches participants in positive and productive workplace behavior. *
Documents service delivery to youth and client outcomes as outlined in
program requirements. Community Relations: * Establish and maintain
relationships with local service providers and faith institutions to
enhance community relations and to strengthen referral sources for
participants. * Attend community meetings (i.e., elected officials
meetings, beat meetings, community discussions) and serves as a
representative of UCAN. Professionalism and Work Conduct: * Behaves with
integrity, demonstrates high ethical standards, and displays a positive
image of UCAN. * Acts in a professional manner at all times and
maintains appropriate boundaries with participants. * Demonstrates
accountability for results and keeps commitments to others. * Reports to
work, meetings, training, and job related activities prepared and as
scheduled. * Demonstrates openness and respect for cultural and
socioeconomic characteristics of clients and coworkers. * Accepts
feedback and ideas from team and supervisor and is constructive when
giving feedback and ideas to others. * Discusses alternative problem
solving and is open to new ideas and ways of doing things. Professional
Development * Attends regular supervision, team meetings, required
training, and other professional workshops to enhance job skills. * Sets
annual developmental goals with supervisor to meet learning needs and
interests, while also enhancing job performance and skills. * Performs
other related tasks as required or assigned. Requirements: * BSW or
BA/BS in a human service field. OR * High school diploma/GED with a
minimum of 2 years of experience in child welfare or youth
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