Youth and Family Enrichment Specialist
Youth and Family Enrichment Specialist
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Job Description
FullTime 30 hours per week 40 weeks per year (school year)
Monday through Friday 12:15 pm to 6:15 pm
Grade 8
About Oswego County Opportunities
Ranking among Oswego Countys top ten largest private employers OCO carries out its mission to inspire partnerships and provide services that empower people support communities and change lives through more than 50 programs serving 15000 people each year.
OCOs Employee benefits include:
- Health Dental and Vision Insurance (available to FullTime staff)
- Paid leave (sick leave PTO holidays etc.
- 403B Deferred Annuity Retirement Plan
- Term Life Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
We are looking to add After School Enrichment Specialists to our team. As an Enrichment Specialist you will provide direct early intervention services and enrichment activities to youth in the OCOs After School programs. This position has a focus on youth and family engagement.
Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Provides consistent nonjudgmental services using a youth development approach
Provides oversight to ensure the safety and wellbeing of consumers including maintaining professional boundaries and role modeling positive behavior
Handles routine situations that arise and seeks assistance on unusual situations; reports concern to appropriate personnel
Monitors the physical and emotional wellbeing of participants addresses issues to ensure health and safety of all
Plans and facilitates group enrichment activities; must be able to manage a group size of 15 youth
Assists youth with activities to meet their needs including planning/participating in recreational/social activities following program guidelines and reinforcement of limits and boundaries
Communicates pertinent information to coworkers and supervisors
Assists youth in contacting and connecting with resources both internally and external to OCO
Assists in maintaining positive relationships with school personnel and the public ad provides contacts with parents to engage in program
Completes all documentation accurately as required including electronic records
Carries out other related duties and special projects as assigned
Job Requirements:
Must be able to work effectively with youth
Must have the ability to work with others in a warm nonjudgmental manner and be a positive role model
Must be able to assess situations exercise good judgment carry out duties appropriately and know when to refer difficult situations for assistance
Must have the ability to work with populations with special needs including those that may exhibit aggressive behaviors
Must maintain strict confidentiality of agency program and consumer information
Must demonstrate the knowledge of regulations services rights and responsibilities for the population served
Must have necessary oral and written communication skills as well as basic skills for word processing and data entry
Must be flexible with work schedule in order to meet the needs of the program
Must obtain and maintain all required certifications and trainings within required timeframes and attend internal and external meetings and training sessions as assigned/required
Must have acceptable health to carry out the responsibilities of the position including repetitive lifting of 50 lbs.
Must have a valid NYS Drivers license with driving record within policy and access to a properly insured reliable vehicle
Must obtain and maintain OCO van certification
Must be familiar with the geographical layout of the county and have knowledge of human service resources in the county
Minimum Qualifications:
High School Diploma or equivalent and
12 months experience working with children under 13 years of age; or
Any Equivalent combination of education experience and training relevant to this position.
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Oswego County Opportunities Inc.provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to racecreedcolor religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran statusmarital statussexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
