Youth Violence Prevention Program Administrator

About the role

The Youth Violence Program Administrator position is part of the Intervention Programs Division, overseeing the youth violence prevention program to provide services to juveniles who are at-risk or high-risk and their families. Key responsibilities include planning, implementing, and managing the program, coordinating with various community-based organizations, and ensuring alignment with the city's strategic plan.

Responsibilities

• Plan, develop, implement, document, and manage strategies, goals, policies, procedures, and performance measures for the youth violence prevention program.
• Track and report progress on goals and performance measures and make recommendations for changes or improvements to achieve desired outcomes.
• Oversee daily operations of the youth violence prevention program.
• Manage the referral process for internal and external stakeholders to make referrals to the Youth Violence Prevention Program.
• Collaborate with city departments, community mental health agencies, community-based organizations, and school districts to ensure coordination among juvenile system agencies and the youth violence prevention program regarding at-risk juveniles.
• Build and maintain relationships with community members, school administrators, and partnering agencies.
• Attend various meetings with each group.
• In conjunction with the Intervention Programs Division Manager, oversee the financial and accounting operations of the Youth Violence Prevention Program.
• Ensure timely processing of accounts payables and provide accurate and timely financial reports on a regular basis and upon request.
• Oversee grant management, monitoring, and compliance for youth violence funding.
• Serve as the Support & Outreach Working Group Lead for Aurora SAVE, the City’s group violence intervention program.
• Oversee daily operations of and coordinate the Aurora SAVE Support & Outreach Working Group.
• Provide weekly reports for the Aurora SAVE team on actions and progress.
• Act as the escalation point for tough issues and clients, while mentoring and supporting the Support & Outreach team.
• Build and maintain relationships with community members, school administrators, and partnering agencies, and attend various meetings with each group.
• Attend department meetings, division meetings, and other meetings as required or assigned.
• Participate in interdepartmental meetings and collaborate with the Community Engagement Division as needed for presentations to outside groups.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience that demonstrates the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Sociology, Criminology, Psychology, Social Work, or a directly related field.
• Experience: Two years of experience in youth violence prevention and/or intervention.
• Two years of experience in case management/resource navigation.
• Two years of experience in the development, implementation, and administration of programs.
• Knowledge: Structure, purpose, and administration of government and non-profit grant programs; data analysis and visualization; policy development; data management; grant & budget management; program management and implementation.
• Skills: Public speaking; research, writing, and strong interpersonal skills and data analysis skills; effective leadership and trainings; facilitation and presentations; strong collaboration and partnerships with multiple partners and stakeholders; alignment with strategic plan; skill in the use of personal computers including word processing applications; interviewing techniques sufficient to be able to interview clients to obtain a variety of information; independently adapting, interpreting, and applying written guidelines, precedents and standardized work practices to a variety of unprecedented and problematic situations; examining information for completeness, accuracy and compliance.
• Abilities: Establish and maintain effective working relationships with various groups, including, but not limited to, City departments, community-based organizations, groups, and citizens; solve problems proactively; handle sensitive situations with tact and diplomacy; conduct research and prepare concise reports on findings; establish and achieve goals and objectives; exercise good judgment; display high standards of ethical conduct.
• Licenses And Certifications Required: Colorado Driver’s License with a good driving record.

Benefits

The City of Aurora offers a competitive total compensation package, including a well-funded general employees retirement plan, access to innovation workspaces, and light rail station minutes away. Additionally, the city provides internal educational programs to assist with career advancement and on-site fitness center and overall employee well-being programs.

Pay

The hiring range for this position is $81,800.00 - $102,250.00/annually.

Schedule

This position is primarily in-person and office-based.