[Hiring] Youth Development Supervisor @County of Los Angeles

Role Description

The Department of Youth Development is seeking a qualified candidate to fill an emergency Youth Development Supervisor vacancy to oversee Youth Development Coordination for justice-involved youth under the Reentry Branch. This position will lead the development of holistic youth development coordination strategies, priorities, and direction for justice-involved youth, including:

• Increasing access to supportive services
• Strengthening collaborative policies and protocols
• Expanding alternatives to incarceration to facilitate successful release and reintegration into the community

This role includes supporting a team of youth development staff who facilitate care and release planning for incarcerated youth and providing high-level leadership to cultivate and facilitate strategic partnerships with community and system partners, including justice system partners, to advance shared priorities and implementation of in-facility programming and decarceration strategies.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment. During your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Youth Development Supervisor.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of principles and practices related to adolescent brain development, youth leadership development, and program/policy development and oversight.
• Knowledge of principles and practical applications of restorative and transformative justice, alternatives to punitive approaches, conflict de-escalation, and trauma-informed crisis response.
• Knowledge of resources available for the care and development of youth, including existing youth-serving systems and laws impacting young people.
• Recognition and response to signs, symptoms, and risks of trauma to better support the needs of youth who have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences and toxic stress.
• Understanding of research and practices to advance social justice, equity, and systems transformation.
• Knowledge of practices actively opposing systemic racism and promoting changes to policies, behaviors, and beliefs that perpetuate racist ideas and actions.

Requirements

• Five years of experience working directly with youth in service-oriented environments for care coordination, case management, or mentorship, including CBOs, schools, healing centers, public agencies, secure placement facilities or locked institutions, and philanthropic or academic centers with a focus on youth or community investment, including at least two years of experience supervising a team or project.
• Three years of experience in youth development-oriented collaborative project management or coordination of service delivery from community-based providers involving youth development programs, youth diversion programs or other partnerships with justice or education partners, including at least two years of experience supervising a team or project.
• Two years of experience managing youth development programs at the level of Youth Development Specialist, including at least two years of experience leading a team or project.

Benefits

• A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.
• Light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting up to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting.
• Considerable ambulation may be involved.