Youth Skills Coach

Cayuga Centers is hiring immediately for a YOUTH SKILLS COACH in our Boynton Beach location!

• This is a temporary to possible permanent position*
  
  

Earn between: $25.00-26.00/hour (Based on education)

Location: Boynton Beach, FL

JOIN OUR TEAM AS A YOUTH SKILLS COACH IN BOYNTON BEACH, FL, 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 22 offices across 8 states and serve over 17,000 individuals and families annually. Join us!

At Cayuga Centers, we embrace diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. We do this by taking a firm stance against hatred, inequality, bias, and injustice. We do this by providing our staff with the training, coaching, and resources necessary to grow and serve with cultural humility, acceptance, and understanding. We are responsive to the diverse needs of those we serve and staff, and are committed to ensuring that everyone feels respected, valued, and a sense of belonging.

Cayuga Centers is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee, prospective employee, or applicant based on race, color, creed, hair style/texture, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable federal, state, and/or local laws.

About The Program And Youth Skills Coach Position

Our Palm Beach Treatment Family Foster Care (TFFC) Program provides bundled support to youth in foster care in the South Florida region. Our trauma-informed ARC framework includes specialized training for foster parents and a multidisciplinary team that wraps around the youth, family, and permanency resources. This makes a difference because our team approach provides a space for healing while providing skill-building and future-focused planning for youth in our care. We provide support with a multidisciplinary team that includes a Manager, Youth Skills Coach, Foster Parent Recruiter & Licensor, and Clinician.

Cayuga Centers is seeking a Youth Skills Coach to provide support and mentoring to children and adolescents in our Palm Beach Treatment Foster Care (TFFC) program. Under the supervision of the Program Manager, 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.

How you get to use your skills as a Youth Skills Coach…

• Provide life skills coaching to youth at least on hour per week, one or more times per week, as determined by the team and an assessment of the youth’s need
• Conduct life skill development assessments, using approved assessment methods
• Following assessment and supporting Treatment Plan goals, create a Life Skills Development Plan and provide psychosocial rehabilitation activities to meet the youth’s needs, as specified by the assessment and Treatment Plan, and to support developmentally appropriate functioning of the youth. Provide home, community, and school-based behavioral stabilization/coaching/support as necessary and outlined in Behavior Modification Plans
• Consult with the youth’s Treatment Team, participate in supervision, and act as a part of the youth’s Treatment Team, whose ultimate goal is to ensure that every one of the placed youth is living in a nurturing, safe, and permanent family as quickly as possible.
• Plan, supervise, and document family time that takes place between youth and their families/relatives using the Coaching Family Visits approach. To include supervising, preparing for, and debriefing family time
• Provide transportation for youth as needed
• Attend treatment-related meetings such as school meetings, Service Plan Reviews, Clinical Team meetings, etc
• Attend required training to enhance skills and knowledge
  
  

Required Experience Of a Youth Skills Coach

• High school diploma or Associate’s degree with one of the following certifications - required
• Certified Recovery Peer Specialist, Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner, Recovery Support Specialist, Behavioral Health Technician, or Substance Abuse Technician
• Bachelor degree preferred
• Maintains professionalism in all areas, including confidentiality
• Must meet required state certification or other licensing criteria
• Valid Florida 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 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 Manager to implement youth’s program; accept supervision well; be readily available for consultation; attend meetings; complete assigned paperwork
  

Physical Requirements Of a Youth Skills Coach

• 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
• 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
  
  

Schedule of a Youth Skills Coach: Non-Exempt

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

Why Cayuga Centers?

• Certified Great Place to Work
• Council on Accreditation (COA) Accredited
• Implement best practices and evidence-based interventions
• Committed to employee professional development and advancement
• We embrace change, innovation and opportunities
• Our diverse workforce acts and leads with human sensitivity and respect
• Large and growing national footprint
  
  

Benefits

• 80 hours Vacation, 12 sick days a year
• 10 Holidays, 3 Personal Days, Medical Appointment Time
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Pet and Legal insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability benefits
• 401(k) match
• Corporate Discounts Program
• Sick Leave Pool
• Identity Protection