City of Greensboro

Youth Engagement Worker

City of Greensboro  •  $10.40/hr  •  Greensboro, NC (Onsite)  •  4 hours ago
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Job Description

Posting number: 999a

Department: Community Safety

Division: Community Safety

Job classification: Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI) OUTREACH WORKER

Posting type: Open

Categories: Community Development

Summary

Job Description:

The Youth Engagement Worker will build positive relationships with youth and young adults in the community, engage them in violence prevention and positive development activities, and ensure that youth voices and perspectives are represented in GSO Peace on Purpose programming. The position will conduct community outreach, connect youth to resources and opportunities, support youth leadership, and help identify community needs. The Youth Engagement Worker will also collaborate with community partners to ensure services are accessible, culturally responsive, and reflective of the youth and communities being served.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Build positive, trusting relationships with youth and young adults in the community.
  • Conduct community outreach and youth engagement activities.
  • Engage youth in violence prevention, leadership, mentoring, and positive development programs.
  • Connect youth to community resources, education, employment, and other opportunities.
  • Support youth leadership and ensure youth voices and perspectives are represented in programming.
  • Identify and communicate emerging youth and community needs.
  • Provide basic crisis intervention, de-escalation, conflict resolution, and safety planning when youth experience challenging or high-risk situations.
  • Recognize signs of crisis, trauma, or escalating conflict and make appropriate referrals to emergency, behavioral health, or community-based services.
  • Collaborate with community partners to improve access to services and ensure programming is culturally responsive and youth-centered.
  • Maintain accurate documentation of outreach, engagement, referrals, crisis interventions, and participant activities.•Participate in team meetings, community events, trainings, and program activities.
  • Support GSO Peace on Purpose goals related to violence prevention, youth empowerment, and positive development.
  • Collaborate with the Violence Prevention Supervisor on GSO Peace on Purpose initiatives focused on violence prevention, crisis intervention, community engagement, peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and community safety.
  • Track hours and activities and complete required grant reports and documentation.

To apply, please send Resumes to Erin.Williams@greensboro-nc.gov

City of Greensboro

About City of Greensboro

The City of Greensboro works with the community to improve the

quality of life for residents through inclusion, diversity, and trust. The

City has a professional staff of more than 3,000 employees who

maintain the values of honesty, integrity, stewardship, and respect.

Greensboro is governed by a council-manager form of government with

a mayor and eight council members.

For more information on the City, call 336-373-CITY (2489).

Description

We exist to partner with the community to build the desired quality of life for Greensboro. All of our actions are guided by our commitment to and measured by our success in building public trust and the future we and the community desires.

General Information

Greensboro is a city in of North Carolina. It is the third-largest city by population in North Carolina and the largest city in Guilford County and the surrounding Piedmont Triad metropolitan region. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, Greensboro's population stands at 269,666.

Industry
Government & Public Safety
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Greensboro, NC
Year Founded
1808
Website
greensboro-nc.gov
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