Youth Well-Being Program Coordinator - North FL

Job Details

Family Support Services Riverplace - Jacksonville, FL

Full Time

4 Year Degree/BA or BS

Up to 50%

Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

Youth-Well Being Program Coordinator

Join our team at FSS and enjoy comprehensive benefits including but not limited to:

Tuition Reimbursement: Earn up to $5,250 per qualifying year to invest in your education.

Health Insurance: Choose from four comprehensive Florida Blue health insurance plans to keep you and your family covered.

Dental Plan: Enjoy an employer-paid dental plan for our valued employees.

Life Insurance: Your peace of mind matters to us. We provide employer-paid life insurance.

Employee Assistance Program (EAP): a free, confidential resource, available to assist employees and their families in dealing with life’s challenges, and the demands of work/life balance.

Paid Time Off (PTO): Relax and recharge with our generous PTO plan.

Paid Holidays: Enjoy the 12 holidays (to include 1 floating holiday) and unwind with family and friends to celebrate and rejuvenate!

Well-Being Program: Stay healthy and engaged with our highly interactive well-being program. Employees can earn three additional PTO days per plan year by simply participating.

401k Plan: Secure your financial future with our 401k plan with employer contribution of 3%.

Additional Benefits: Explore our range of benefits, including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Vision Plan, Short & Long-Term Disability coverage, Employee Discounts, and more.

The mission of Family Support Services is to be the leader in providing safety, stability, and quality of life for all children by working with the community to strengthen the family unit.

Job Summary

Providing teens with extracurricular and “normalcy” experiences is about giving them age-appropriate freedom and responsibility. Most youth need to practice the skills they need for adulthood to truly master them. Foster youth—like all children—also deserve opportunities to participate in community and school activities that they enjoy.

This position will support the youth well-being initiative by working collaboratively with foster parents, group home providers, foster care services providers (CMOs), and other community providers to develop and maintain FSS’s youth enrichment programs and the youth advisory board. This position is responsible for ensuring our 13-17 year old population receive the Life Skills training through formal and informal paths. The position is also responsible for the recruitment and coordination of volunteers for these programs as well as design and logistics. The position will also connect youth to positive adults and be the point of contact to support mentor relationships.

Essential Job Duties

Facilitation and implementation of the Statewide Life Skills Program, life skills assessments and informal life skills training. Assisting CMOs with ensuring completion of assessments and Life Skills Program of all required youth. Also, the tracking of these youth and ensuring participation.

Support teen foster parents in implementing various models and approaches to supporting teens in their home and in teaching life skills. Will continue to identify supports, incentives and plans to promote placement stability, youth well-being and preparation for independence.

Manages, coordinates and tracks the FSS teen enrichment programs; both those run by FSS as well as partner organizations. Evaluate the effectiveness of the programs, the need, budgets and ROI. Work collaboratively with CMO services, Community Development and other FSS departments to secure participants and tracking of the programs. This includes securing volunteers as appropriate and as needed.

Creation and implementation of the youth advisory board to include tracking, monitoring, hosting meetings, agendas, support groups, trainings etc. Will also work to grow and expand the youth advisory board’s participation and impact in the system of care and Duval/Nassau community.

Tracking and Managing Data for any and al grants awarded to our YWB programs. Will be responsible for ensuring grant reports are completed and submitted to our Grants Department timely

Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree required with minimum of 2 years relevant experience.

Minimum 1 to 2 years’ experience in one or more of the following: community engagement, managing programs, volunteer management, event coordination, and/or child welfare experience with teens.

Valid driver’s license.

Schedule and Hours

Flexible schedule Monday-Friday typically 8:30am - 5:00pm.

Qualifications

FSS provides equal employment and advancement opportunity for all individuals without discrimination because of race, creed, color, gender, religion, age, national origin, disability, military status, marital status, or the other protected categories as defined by the EEOC and takes affirmative action in the implementation of this policy. If accommodation is needed in order to participate in the application process, please contact the Human Resources department at for our Duval and Nassau counties.