Bilingual Family Specialist - Latina Resource Center Program

Earn up to $3,000 in incentive pay during your first year of employment!

Are you a motivated, results-oriented candidate seeking to put your talents, skills, and experience to work as part of a mission-driven, customer-focused organization? If so, we invite you to join UMOS’ diverse and dedicated team of over 1,000 professionals making a positive difference across more than 60 offices in seven states. Whether you are passionate about facilitating early childhood development; providing training and career planning for a parent; aiding a farmworker in accessing basic needs and new opportunities; educating at-risk individuals in HIV prevention; or supporting those fleeing domestic violence or human trafficking, UMOS is the place where you can fulfill your passion for helping families, businesses, and communities build better futures.

Benefits:
To support its team members, UMOS offers highly competitive compensation as well as a benefits package including:

• Paid time off that increases over your years of service
• 15 paid holidays annually
• A robust range of insurance covering health, dental, vision, life, short- and long-term disability, and accidental death & dismemberment
• The options to establish either a Health Savings Account or Flexible Spending Account, which can be used to cover deductibles, prescriptions, and other healthcare expenses
• A variety of support services to promote well-being through the employee assistance program
• Retirement plan options, including 401(k) and Roth IRA, allowing you to make pre-tax or after-tax contributions. For those participating in the 401(k) Retirement Plan, UMOS annually contributes at least 3% of employees’ eligible compensation.

The Lead Youth & Children Services Specialist serves as the lead staff that oversees the provisions of the prevention education programs targeting children, youth, and adults. This position will work closely with the Directors with developing and maintaining partnerships with various schools and social services agencies to promote services that will lead in securing classrooms and sites to implement education groups, and presentations.

Lead Youth & Family Services Specialist Job Responsibilities:

• Provide guidance and direction to the youth & family services staff.
• Lead the ongoing strategy formulation of the youth & children programming including the development and refining of service and goals and objectives.
• Conduct outreach targeting schools, social service agencies, healthcare providers and other key agencies to promote services targeting youth and children.
• Gather and track all data pertaining to project activities conducted, project progress program data, complete monthly, semi-annual and/or annual reports
• Coordinate weekly Youth and Family Teem meetings to review program progress, discuss program sites, referrals, and other program matters.
• Plan, prepare and deliver Safe Dates and other youth violence prevention lesson plans and instructional materials which will foster skill building around conflict resolution, communication & respect.
• Identify and develop strategic community sites to implement prevention programs.
• Track all data pertaining to project activities conducted, progress toward project goals/ objectives, and prepare monthly program reports.
• Participate in various community/school events, meetings, focus groups as identified by funders and/or program, and conduct community presentations and outreach to promote awareness of gender violence, healthy relationships, and youth leadership.
• Performs special projects and other related duties as assigned.
• Able and willing to work non-standard hours, and travel in or out of the state of Wisconsin as needed.
• Attend meetings, conferences, and workshops, and perform special projects and other related duties, as assigned.

Lead Youth & Family Services Specialist Job Qualifications:

• Minimum of a High School Diploma (or equivalent) supplemented by two years of post-secondary education, in a relevant field. Note: Additional years of work experience in a relevant field can be substituted for one year of education.
• Knowledge of Public Health Model of Prevention and/or experience in Prevention Field.
• Bilingual in Spanish/English Verbal and Written Preferred.
• Demonstrate knowledge collaborating with private and public schools, social service agencies, etc.
• Must have a car and adequate auto liability insurance.
• Ability and willingness to travel and work Irregular hours (non-standard and evening).

Work Environment, Physical, and Sensory Demands:

The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be considered to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical Demands:

• Employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, bend.
• Occasionally required to lift and /or move up to 20 lbs.
• Frequently required to drive.
• Frequently exposed to moderate temperature generally encountered in a controlled temperature environment and outside setting.
• Noise level in this work is usually semi-moderate.

Tools & Equipment Used:

• iPad, iPhone, laptop computers, projectors, copy/scanner machine, computer.
• Be able to scan documents and encrypt documents as necessary.
• Use first aid equipment, fire extinguisher.

Usage varies by position.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $17.45 - $21.82 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evenings as needed
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work Location: In person

Salary : $17 - $22