YOUTH SERVICES COORD

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

YOUTH SERVICES COORDINATOR

Department of Family and Support Services

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $77,892.00/Year

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 10/4/2024 /2024



*These positions are funded through a grant and this employment opportunity is

contingent on the availability and continuation of the grant supporting this position. The

current grant supporting this position is expected to be available through December 31,

2025. The City will provide sufficient notice when the grant and employment opportunity

expire.

This position is open to the public and all current city employees covered under the City's Collective Bargaining Agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago."

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Mission

Working with community partners, we connect Chicago residents and families to resources that build stability, support their well- being, and empower them to thrive.

Background - Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS)

DFSS is the largest human and social service funder in Chicago. The department serves approximately 400,000 vulnerable Chicagoans every year through seven program areas: children and youth services, human services, workforce, seniors, domestic violence, and homelessness. The department provides critical services through its network of approximately 350 not-for-profit agencies with an operating budget of $790 million ($404M annual budget + $386M in CARES, ARP, and Bond investments).

Youth Services Division

Chicago young people realize their potential as drivers of development, change and leadership. Building upon Chicago's rich history of providing human services for all residents, the Youth Services Division of DFSS supports young people through programming in three distinct portfolios and continues to focus investments and resources to address youth who are most acutely at risk. The three portfolios include:

• Enrichment

To meet the needs of youth in Chicago by providing access to high-quality afterschool programs to build the key skills necessary to succeed in life.

• Prevention & Intervention

To meet the needs of the most acutely at-risk youth by providing support and services to address their needs and better position them to reach their full potential.

• Youth Employment

To provide youth with access to career readiness and employment opportunities to gain experience and build the skills to succeed in life and work through over 20,000 youth, ages 14-24 annually.

Position

Under the direction of the Director of Youth Employment, the Youth Service Coordinator (YSC) develops, supports, and/or monitors programs to ensure they meet established performance measures, outcomes, and overall goals. This includes programmatic, contractual, and operational support to delegates.

YSCs assigned to this portfolio will support delegate agencies across the following programs: Summer Youth Employment, Chicagobility, Chicago Youth Service Corp, Year- Round Employment and Corporate Partnerships.

Essential Duties:

• Assist with the development of program curricula and ensure youth have a clear pathway for career development.

• Collaborates with key stakeholders/teams to integrate career education and experiential learning into the youth employment experience.

• Assists with the screening and orientation of prospective youth employment participants.

• Participates in the development of specifications for Requests for Proposals (RFPs), research best practices and monitoring of RFP review processes.

• Provides on-going program and contract support to a portfolio of delegate agencies that provide youth employment programming including site visits, developing corrective action plans, and facilitating meetings.

• Develops policies and performance standards to ensure consistent program quality and procedures.

• Provides assistance and identifies resources for agencies that are not meeting program requirements.

• Analyzes data to identify trends and to prepare programmatic, compliance, budgetary and/or ad hoc reports for management review and utilize these platforms (i.e. Qualtrics, Survey Monkey, Cityspan, Microsoft Forms)

• Prepares work activity reports on the status, progress, and effectiveness of programs.

• Designs, leads, and conducts program and fiscal trainings for delegate agencies.

• Represents the department at various conferences, community meetings, and interagency taskforce initiatives to discuss youth programming and services.

• Performs related duties (programmatic and administrative) as required.

Location: 1615 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622

Days: M-F

Hours: 9AM-5PM

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in the Social Sciences or a directly related field, supplemented by three years of workforce development and/or case management experience or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Note: Applicants must submit a resume, cover letter, and writing sample of no more than three (3) pages addressing how youth employment programs foster the career development of youth and what special considerations should be taken when designing programs for youth in large urban cities.

All written materials must be attached at the time of application. Applicants that fail to attach the required documents will be considered to not have completed the application.

Selection Criteria

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral part of the interview will be selected.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

• Previous experience with workforce development programs.

• Previous experience with grants management, budgets, and strong written communication skills.

• Previous experience with youth organizations, external stakeholders and building relationships.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).

• Previous experience with coaching and mentoring youth

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on the information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow all required employment/hiring plan provisions, federal, state, and local laws, and collective bargaining agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States, residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. The learn more about our hiring processes click here.

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The City of Chicago is an Equal Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor