Youth Specialist

Youth Specialist

Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc. does more than provide jobs — it creates pathways to opportunity and dignity through the power of work. Our mission-driven culture sets us apart, and every role directly supports individuals in achieving self-sufficiency and success. When you join Goodwill, you're not just building a career — you're changing lives.

So, join the Goodwill Hawaii family and help strengthen our community, one job at a time!

A Youth Specialist provides academic, vocational, and life skills guidance to youth participants and their families within a positive youth development setting. The Youth Specialist develops and monitors Individual Service Plans, tracks client progress toward goals, and maintains accurate documentation in compliance with policies and procedures. Additionally, the Youth Specialist connects youth and families to appropriate community resources and delivers follow-up services in accordance with contract guidelines.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Assess and enroll eligible youth participants.
• Evaluate participants' strengths, interests, and needs to develop individualized service plans in collaboration with families and service providers.
• Provide mentorship, academic support, job readiness training, life skills instruction, and applied learning opportunities.
• Create and coordinate learning environments tailored to participant goals.
• Monitor progress, reinforce learning, and provide continuous feedback and assessment.
• Facilitate community-based activities and skill-building excursions.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and compliant case documentation and contact logs.
• Work with families and support networks to address barriers to success.
• Occasionally provide transportation to participants.
• Follow all organizational policies, safety procedures, and compliance requirements.

Education and/or experience:

• Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university (required for Big Island youth programs only).
• One to two years of related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Experience working with at-risk youth in a human service setting.
• Proficiency in assessments, goal planning, customer service, and conflict resolution.

Certificates, licenses, registrations:

• Valid driver's license and acceptable traffic abstract per company guidelines.
• Access to an insured vehicle with current registration and safety inspection.
• Successful clearance of Sex Offender Registry, Criminal History, and Adult/Child Protective Services background checks in accordance with company standards.

Physical demands:

• Must meet physical demands necessary to perform essential job functions; reasonable accommodations may be provided for individuals with disabilities.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, and communicate (talk/hear).
• Occasionally required to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Requires specific vision abilities: close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

Work environment:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Goodwill Hawaii is committed to fully complying with all Equal Opportunity Employment and Affirmative Action laws and regulations. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, including gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim status, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. We also foster a drug-free work environment.