Prevention Specialist

Huckleberry Youth Multi-Service Center - San Francisco

TITLE:                          Prevention Specialist
PROGRAM:                  Huckleberry Youth Multi-Service Center/  555 Cole St.
SALARY:                      $42,000-$46,000 FTE
STATUS:                      Exempt/Union
SCHEDULE:                 40 hours per week
SUPERVISOR:             Program Director

AGENCY OVERVIEW:
Are you looking for a great opportunity to start or continue your career in the non-profit sector and work with people who are caring, compassionate and enthusiastic about their jobs?  Huckleberry Youth Programs (HYP) is a critical provider of essential safety net services for high-needs youth and their families in San Francisco and Marin County. For over 40 years, HYP has developed and maintained prevention programs that promote the health and leadership of youth, and, as a result, divert youth from violence, crime and gang involvement, as well as other harmful behaviors, including running away, drug/alcohol abuse, risky sexual activities, and involvement in the juvenile justice system.  The agency employs 50 staff members, and operates on a $4 million annual budget.

JOB OVERVIEW:
The Prevention Specialist is a member of the Huckleberry Youth Multi-Service Center (a collaborative project of Huckleberry Youth Programs, Larkin Street Youth Services, and DPH/Community Health Programs for Youth) that serves transitional age youth (16-23). The Prevention Specialist will work 5 days per week (occasional Saturdays), providing intakes, clinical assessments, case management and counseling services to clients and facilitating youth leadership groups.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• MSW or equivalent degree required.
• Must be BBS registered or eligible to register. Clinical supervision hours towards licensure provided by agency.
• Two years experience working with high-risk adolescents and communities of color preferred.
• Ability to work in a collaborative process and negotiate multidisciplinary systems.
• Excellent organizational and oral/written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Other requirements: Criminal Justice clearance, valid CA driver's license, clean DMV and 2 years driving experience, valid 1st Aid/CPR.
• Medi-Cal experience a plus.
• Must be able to lift & carry up to 10 pounds unassisted on an occasional basis.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide intake services to youth who access the multi-service center including receiving referrals from outreach teams.
• Provide screenings for youth to determine their service needs including mental health, employment, education, recreation and leadership development.
• Develop, monitor, and implement service plans and interventions.
• Provide early intervention services including clinical assessments as indicated for youth with mental health needs.
• Provide individual and/or family counseling to adolescents.
• Maintain contact with other service providers to ensure that clients’ needs are met as seamlessly as possible.
• Perform accurate and timely record-keeping and documentation including MediCal charting and billing.
• Participate in staff development activities including: individual supervision, group supervision, client review, staff meetings, clinical trainings and interdisciplinary meetings.
• Facilitate youth leadership groups as needed.
• Gain familiarity with referral resources including researching and visiting potential referral sites.
• Other duties as assigned.

PROFESSIONAL PERFORMANCE:

• Maintain professional standards of performance, demeanor, and appearance at all times.
• Perform tasks and responsibilities in a thorough and timely manner in compliance with agency policy and standards, and conforming to scheduling requirements of this job description and program.
• Maintain a creative, team-building, cooperative approach to job performance and seek to bring a constructive, problem-solving orientation to all tasks.
• Maintain an awareness of the agency's mission and work to promote the positive individual and social change goals it embodies.
• Exercise discretion and professional judgment at all times in keeping with the responsibility carried personally and by the agency for the care and welfare of youth and families.
• Actively strive to upgrade skills through engaging in appropriate professional training experiences

If you are interested in applying for this position, please send your resume and cover letter to F. Landin, Director of Human Resources, Huckleberry Youth Programs, 3310 Geary Blvd., San Francisco, CA 94118 or email flandin@huckleberryyouth.org.  Please indicate your name in the subject line of the e-mail.