Youth Skills Coach

YOUTH SKILLS COACH

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for a YOUTH SKILLS COACH

Earn between $20.00 – $22.00 hourly

Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida

JOIN OUR TEAM AS A YOUTH SKILLS COACH, AND HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN CHILDREN’S LIVES IN OUR COMMUNITY!

About Cayuga Centers

Cayuga Centers is an accredited non-profit human services agency dedicated to family support and preservation, trauma-informed care, and serving vulnerable populations with the most unique needs. Founded in 1852 in Auburn, NY, we have a long history of delivering high-quality and innovative services to individuals, children, youth, and families. We have offices in 10 cities and serve over 10,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!

About the Program and Position:

Cayuga Centers is seeking a Youth Skills Coach to provide support and mentoring to children and adolescents in our Pittsburgh Treatment Foster Care (TFFC) program. Under the supervision of the Program Director, your responsibilities will include meeting with youth one or more times a week to work on skill development, help them succeed at school, and navigate life challenges. The Youth Skills Coach is crucial in making a difference by providing guidance, support, and resources to empower young individuals to achieve their personal goals.

Does this interest you? We’d love for you to join our team in helping children and families create safe, happy, and healthy environments.

How you get to use your skills…

• Provide skills training and life skills coaching to youth in the TFFC Program
• Provide activities to match the child’s needs, as specified by the Program Director
• Encourage pro-social behaviors for each youth
• Coordinate with the Program Director and the foster parents to manage the rewards, privileges, and consequences of this system
• Provide skills training and coaching for identified behaviors outlined in the child’s treatment plan
• Provide skills training to each program youth once or twice weekly or as determined by the Program Director. These skills may include behavior management skills, communication skills, problem-solving skills, and study skills. Conduct role-playing, teaching, debriefing, or other strategies
• Receive training and ongoing supervision to implement the treatment
• Document each skills training session on the appropriate forms and turn them into the program staff in a timely fashion each week
• Receive consultation and supervision from the Program Director
• Attend weekly treatment team meetings. The skills trainer will immediately report emergencies such as runaways, accidents, or medical problems
• Provide hourly respite and transportation for program youth as needed as defined by the Program Director and other program leadership
• Provide transportation and supervision of family time visitation
• Serve on the on-call rotation

Schedule: Non-Exempt

• Regular hours entail 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
• Must be able to flex schedule to meet program needs

• High School Diploma required
• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Maintains professionalism in all areas, including confidentiality
• Must meet required state certification or other licensing criteria
• Valid Pennsylvania Driver’s License
• Vehicle Required: Must be safe and dependable
• Ability to observe a child’s behavior and implement a behavior management program daily
• Ability to implement a skills training program
• Knowledge of facility with behavior management principles in creating behavior change is desirable
• Demonstrate a conceptual understanding of developmentally appropriate behavior for children/adolescents in the home, school, and community
• Ability to establish a strong relationship with a child or adolescent
• Ability to provide skill-building training to assist a child in the acquisition of new skills
• Ability to work cooperatively with Program Director to implement youth’s program; accept supervision well; be readily available for consultation; attend meetings; complete assigned paperwork

Physical Requirements:

• Word processing: Including responding to e-mails, composing letters, completing computerized documentation, transcribing minutes for meetings, etc
• Ability to sit at a computer for a minimum of 5- 7 hours a day, depending on program needs
• Completing paperwork -Such as copying, stapling
• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Sit in and/or drive a vehicle for up to several hours
• Walk up/down stairs