YouthBuild Transition Specialist

Position Summary

Change Inc. utilizes the power of relationships and community to create educational, training and healing opportunities for children, youth, young adults and families so they can achieve their highest ambition. We provide services for children and families in the Twin Cities through GAP School, the Community & School Collaborative, and Change Institute. Change Inc. lives the following values:

• Relationships are the key to change. In all of our programming, we strive to create and enhance relational resources. We believe that a relationship with a caring adult is the key protective factor for a young person.
• Cultural knowledge is critical to growth and healing. Utilization of cultural practice, tradition and wisdom is central to our mentoring and healing work.
• Being in community is a critical resource for human development. We strive to be builders of community.
• Working collaboratively with young people, families and communities to identify and address the needs they have identified is a key standard of our approach. We believe that everyone can learn, and people can solve their own problems.
• Hope is an essential element to encouraging people challenged by poverty, racism, trauma and transition. We bring a strength-based, problem-solving attitude to our work removing barriers to success in school and life.

The YouthBuild Transition Specialist is a key member of GAP School’s YouthBuild team and collaborates to provide quality YouthBuild programming for all students. The position’s priorities include developing and fostering partnerships with apprenticeship entities. Additionally, the position ensures 15 participants in our YouthBuild Growth Opportunities project receive services identified by project expectations.

This position follows an academic calendar, including time off during winter break, spring break, and part of summer break.

Essential Responsibilities

A. Support YouthBuild St. Paul Westside Apprenticeship Program

• Develop and sustain partnerships with apprenticeship opportunities for GAP School’s YouthBuild participants.
• Connect YouthBuild participants to apprenticeship partners.

B. Coordinate our involvement with the Department of Labor Growth Opportunities with YouthBuild Global, which includes 15 participants ages 16-18 annually

• Partner with Construction Pathway and Healthcare Pathway Managers to support project participants while enrolled at GAP School.
• Partner with College & Career Readiness team to serve participants during 12 months of follow-up.
• Represent Change Inc. on YouthBuild Global’s Learning Community for this project.
• Collaborate with the Senior Director of Community Solutions to identify partners to recruit eligible participants.
• Ensure participant data tracking is reported accurately and timely; specifically GPMS and paper files.

C. Engage with the GAP School community

• Support all GAP School students as they progress towards high school graduation and career and college readiness
• Join team meetings and committees as requested
• Serve as a role model for the program participants

D. Other Responsibilities

• May perform other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor
• Evaluate internal systems and procedures
• Recommend changes to improve organization operations
• Develop reports to the Board of Directors as requested
• Collaborate and cooperate with colleagues
• Work effectively with team members
• Work effectively independently
• Create positive, respectful work climate
• Solve problems
• Demonstrate high professional standards and work ethic
• Engage in your own growth and development
• Go the extra mile to help others and to build community
• Be an ambassador for Change Inc. and our mission

Professional Qualifications/Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree or Technical Certificate in the related area
• 2-3 years of experience working in similar capacity
• Comfortable working with participants ages 16-24
• Excellent organization and communication skills
• Strong ability to communicate in a diverse cultural environment
• Experience in teaching/training in placement services
• Experience in working in cross-cultural and urban community
• Experience or demonstrated ability to work with adolescents/young adults
• Able to pass criminal and sex offender background checks, after a conditional job offer

This position description is not meant to be all-inclusive. It defines the critical position responsibilities and requirements only, which are subject to change due to business requirements, reasonable accommodation, or any other reason.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $47,000.00 - $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $47,000 - $55,000