Community Collaboration Project Associate
Community Collaboration Project Associate
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Job Description
Community Collaboration Project Associate
Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care recovery-oriented support community prevention LGBTQ outreach older adult services and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger healthier communities.
Kenneth Young Center offers arobust benefit package that is highly competitive to the market and offers all full-time employees the following:
- 403(b) plan with organizational matching
- Medical Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois - BCBS)
- Dental (BCBS) and Vision Insurance (BCBS) with low employee premiums
- Long Term and Short Term Disability (BCBS) no cost to employee
- Flexible Spending Account (with annual rollover)
- Basic life insurance (50k) paid forby the organization and option for additional voluntary coverage for self spouse or dependents (BCBS)
- Incentive program with potential for quarterly bonuses
- Opportunity for annual bonus and salary increase (discretionary based on annual KYC financial audit)
- Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
To further promote an active and healthy work/ life balanceKYCalso offers agenerous amount of paid time off and staff holidays.
- 4weeks of Paid Time Off (With increases based on seniority)
- 8 Paid Organization-Wide Holidays
- 3Personal Floating Holidays annually
Job Scope:KYCs Community Collaboration Division seeks an outgoing energetic individual who enjoys working with youth and advocates for culturally relevant LGBTQ BIPOC-centered youth programs community-based programming and youth leadership development projects. Must thrive working in a highly participatory team environment.
Programs address populations ages 11-24 and their influencers by building resiliency protective factors across domains (individual family community society) to reduce risks for problematic substance use violence high-risk sexual behaviors school drop-out irresponsible gambling bias-based bullying and violence and other high-risk and harmful interpersonal behaviors and community health problems behaviors.
Programs address populations ages 11-24 and their influencers by building resiliency protective factors across domains (individual family community society) to reduce risks for problematic substance use violence high-risk sexual behaviors school drop-out irresponsible gambling bias-based bullying and violence and other high-risk and harmful interpersonal behaviors and community health problems behaviors.
The position primarily entails the planning and implementing strategies to decrease and prevent youth violenceand increase community collaboration conducting educational workshops and presentations coordinating youth-led and community-led workgroups assisting with community outreach at community health fairs and festivals implementing in-person and online evidence-based curriculum and creating content and resources for newsletters and social media. The position is grant-funded and is subject to the availability of funds from the state of Illinois.
The position is not a work-from-home position. A DCFS background check must be cleared to confirm a job offer for this position. Reliable insured transportation is necessary for community outreach presentations meetings and community engagement. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where objectives may pivot due to unforeseen circumstances.
Work Location: 650 E. Algonquin Road Suite 104 Schaumburg IL
Service Implementation Area: Elk Grove Schaumburg Hanover Park and Palatine Mount Prospect Des Plaines Township.
Primary Responsibilities:
Service Implementation Area: Elk Grove Schaumburg Hanover Park and Palatine Mount Prospect Des Plaines Township.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Focus prevention services on positive youth development programming as assigned by the CC grant: Community Youth Services (CYS) and Cook County Department of Public Health- Building Healthy Communities (CCDPH).
- Work collaboratively within a team to utilize SAMHSAs Strategic Prevention Framework process to plan and implement evidence-based and best-practice strategies in schools and community settings according to the annual work plan.
- Work collaboratively with various community sectors Youth Committees Community Committees and Area Project Boards as determined by program requirements and community needs.
- Research and develop/health promotion messages based on grant deliverables.
- Plan create facilitate and evaluate ongoing prevention activities with program participants.
- Create and deliver workshops and training on LGBTQ topics.
- Transport program participants around the community to access resources and other programs in a 12-passenger van or similar vehicle.
- Implement and evaluate evidence-based curriculum approved by the funder.
- Accurately collect quantitative and qualitative data for reports and other documents required by KYC or the funder.
- Attending mandated training and workshops.
- Meet with a supervisor as scheduled.
- Participate in required and supplemental professional development opportunities.
- Follow best practices as defined by the projects funder.
- In compliance with grant rules proactively plan and collaborate in all community efforts with other division projects with shared objectives for greater reach.
- Participate in agency-wide meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Position Requirements
- A bachelors degree in social services education related field or relevant work/life experience is desired.
- Experience in substance use and delinquency prevention fields preferred.
- 2 year experience working with young people (ages 11-24) preferred.
- Experience using Microsoft Office and Google Drive.
Schedule
- Non-Exempt Full-Time hourly 37.5 hours per week
- Ability to work beyond traditional working hours and schedules including evenings and weekends.
Travel Requirements
- Have a valid drivers license own vehicle and proof of insurance.
- The employee must travel by personal automobile to and from Schaumburg Hoffman Estates Palatine Hanover Park and Elk Grove Township office locations several times monthly and occasional meetings/training in and around KYCs catchment area.
- The employee is required to travel to statewide meetings and training courses in Chicago Springfield Bloomington or Joliet (sometimes requiring overnight travel).
- Some out-of-state travel to national training may be required.
- The employee must be able to transport youth or clients safely in their vehicle or KYC-rented vehicle as needed.
Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
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