Specialist

Job Title: Specialist

Location: ELIZABETH HS

Department Name: YES Jefferson Grant

Req #: 0000259418

Status: Hourly

Shift: Day

Pay Range: $21.96 - $27.28 per hour

Pay Transparency:

The above reflects the anticipated hourly wage range for this position if hired to work in New Jersey.

The compensation offered to the candidate selected for the position will depend on several factors, including the candidate's educational background, skills and professional experience.

Our Youth Services Program Specialists work collaboratively to promote optimal development and prevent long-term social-emotional challenges in adolescents, young adults, and their families. By providing comprehensive office coordination, community outreach, and initial client triaging, our specialists proactively engage our most vulnerable youth to provide connection and vital resource support. We view our program specialists as a critical component of the care plan and recognize the incredibly positive impact they have on the developmental journeys and outcomes of our students and our communities. We hope you are excited by the opportunity to deliver care in a way that redefines the community experience through teamwork, compassion, and excellence within the RWJBarnabas Health network!

A Typical Day

• Relationship Management: Acting as the primary, initial point of contact for the youth program while building and maintaining strong relationships with students, families, school personnel, and community stakeholders.
• Data & Optimization: Collecting vital program data, inputting entries into the tracking management system, and generating reporting metrics to assist the Director with continuous program evaluation.
• Intake & Screenings: Partnering with school-based staff to participate in student screenings and initial intake assessments to properly identify appropriate service referrals and concrete community resources.
• Partnership Networking: Networking and building strategic partnerships with external community-based organizations to support seamless referral pathways for high-need families.
• Operations & Purchasing: Managing day-to-day office workflows, monitoring calls, routing incoming correspondence, and serving as the operational liaison to manage purchase requests and supply chain delivery.
• Community Engagement: Co-facilitating the development, coordination, and direct supervision of youth community engagement and therapeutic recreational activities.

This Role Might Be For You If:

• You Are Youth-Centric: You are deeply passionate about creating and delivering a differentiated, welcoming support experience for students and adolescents navigating complex social and educational milestones.
• You Value Teamwork: You believe that true youth advocacy is optimized and strengthened through kindness, empathy, collaborative multidisciplinary communication, and active listening.
• You Have High Standards: You set a high bar for yourself and others to maintain a safe, welcoming, and highly organized therapeutic office environment.
• You Are Organized: You possess exceptional communication, prioritization, and time-management capabilities, allowing you to fluidly handle multi-task administrative demands and detailed compliance logs.
• You Are Adaptable: You remain comfortable sitting or communicating constantly throughout the day, with the physical coordination to occasionally handle local driving or programmatic activity tracking.

To Be Considered:

• Education: A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, or a closely related allied human services field is required.
• Experience: Previous experience working within an educational, instructional, community case management, or youth-focused social services environment is preferred.
• Core Skills: Demonstrated proficiency with electronic data systems, resource navigation protocols, and building relationships across diverse population demographics.