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About the Role

The Community Family Specialist's goal is to preserve the family unit by providing supportive casework counseling in the home and empowering parents with tools and resources to ensure children's safety, well-being, and permanency while providing advocacy to ensure quality services. The Schoharie Prevention Family Specialist works closely with youth and families to promote stability, growth, and long-term success through life skills education, parent support, advocacy, and community-based services. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys helping others, building relationships, and making a meaningful impact in their community.

Responsibilities

Facilitates classes that help youth build skills in financial literacy, employment readiness, communication, problem-solving, housing preparation, and community living.
Provides parenting education and support to caregivers, helping families strengthen relationships, develop effective parenting strategies, and achieve their goals.
Works directly with youth and families referred to the Schoharie school-based Prevention programs, providing family support services, case coordination, and connections to community resources.
Maintains the organization, cleanliness, and operational readiness of the Schoharie Main Office, including monitoring programmatic and facility needs.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field.
Minimum of 1 year of experience working with at-risk youth & families and case management.
Must be able to work a flexible schedule with variable hours including day, evening, weekend, holiday and subject to call hours.
May require evening/weekend field work.
On Call is in rotation with the program Family Specialists.
Must have a Valid Driver’s License with acceptable driving history to the Agency, and a reliable vehicle.
Travel is required.
Ability to coordinate and plan travel for visits and appointments in an efficient manner.
Ability to work with economically and culturally diverse populations.

Skills

Ability to handle crisis intervention in a solution-focused manner.
Communication skills including written, verbal and listening skills.
Bilingual is a plus!

Location

Schoharie Office - Schoharie, NY

Work Type

Full-Time
Day Shift

Experience Level

1 year of experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in human services or related field

Salary/Compensations

$23.08 - $24.04 Hourly

About the Company

Together for Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment.
We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.
As a federal contractor, Together for Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)

Equal Opportunity

Together for Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment.
We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.
As a federal contractor, Together for Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)