Inclusion Specialist (Castle Hill YMCA)

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a mediator for participants in the YMCA Community School.
• Provide resources/information/coaching for young people and Y staff on social-emotional and behavior-related issues.
• Lead/Co-lead workshops for students on healthy emotional development and related issues for students and staff training.
• Develop, manage, and ensure consistent implementation of the Community School program behavioral support systems, including discipline policies, codes of conduct, and positive reinforcement group and individual prevention systems.
• Create a resource center for students, their families, staff, and the host school to ensure ongoing support for topics and issues as they arise.
• Conduct technical assistance with YMCA staff in programming related to behavior challenges, engagement, and social-emotional development.
• Provide direct behavior management and crisis intervention support, as needed.
• Consult with site management to ensure social-emotional development and behavior management are infused into all programs, services, and activities.
• Support implementation of systems for tracking student behaviors and consult with staff as needed, to identify individual behavior support techniques for students experiencing challenges.
• Provide support to students at risk of program suspension by leading/co-leading individual behavior contract development meetings with the participant, caregivers, and school personnel, and providing outside referrals as needed.
• If applicable, work with social work interns to provide purposeful roles that support the behavioral, emotional, and psychological needs of the participants.
• If applicable, work closely with all host school – DOE staff members on students' behaviors.

Desired Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, social work, counseling, psychology, or a related field required.
• MSW/MHC student or graduate preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience working with youth.
• General knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Must complete the YMCA Mandatory Reporting Training within six (6) months of hire.

Benefits

The YMCA of Greater New York offers a variety of benefits to its staff members, including retirement benefits, medical benefits, paid time off, free YMCA membership, and more! Benefit eligibility is determined by an individual’s employment status (i.e., full-time or part-time), tenure, and/or the number of hours scheduled to work. Click here for more information.

How to Apply

If you would like to be a member of our dynamic team, please complete our online application and submit your résumé and a thoughtful cover letter that explains your interest in the role and our organization. If you are a current YMCA employee, please submit your application through the Internal Career Site in Cornerstone.