CC Project Associate; CYSPA

CC Project Associate (CYSPA)

Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not‑for‑profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery‑oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ+ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities.

Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities.

• 403(b) plan with organizational matching
• Medical Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois – BCBS)
• Dental (BCBS) and Vision Insurance (BCBS) with low employee premiums
• Long Term and Short Term Disability (BCBS), no cost to employee
• Flexible Spending Account (with annual rollover)
• Basic life insurance (50k) paid for by the organization and option for additional voluntary coverage for self, spouse, or dependents (BCBS)
• Incentive program with potential for quarterly bonuses
• Opportunity for annual bonus and salary increase (discretionary based on annual KYC financial audit)
• Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (with increases based on seniority)
• 8 Paid Organization‑Wide Holidays
• 3 Personal Floating Holidays annually

KYC’s Community Collaboration Division is looking for an outgoing, energetic individual who enjoys working with youth and advocates for culturally relevant LGBTQ+, BIPOC‑centered youth programs, community‑based programming, and youth leadership development projects. Must thrive working in a highly participatory team environment. Programs address populations ages 11‑24 and their influencers by building resiliency protective factors across domains (individual, family, community, society) to reduce risks for problematic substance use, violence, high‑risk sexual behaviors, school drop‑out, irresponsible gambling, bias‑based bullying, and other high‑risk and harmful interpersonal behaviors and community health problems behaviors.

The position primarily entails planning and implementing strategies to decrease and prevent youth violence, increasing community collaboration, conducting educational workshops and presentations, coordinating youth‑led and community‑led work groups, assisting with community outreach at health fairs and festivals, implementing in‑person and online evidence‑based curriculum, and creating content and resources for newsletters and social media. The position is grant‑funded and is subject to the availability of funds from the state of Illinois.

This is not a work‑from‑home position. A DCFS background check must be cleared to confirm a job offer. Reliable, insured transportation is necessary for community outreach, presentations, meetings, and community engagement.

• Focus prevention services on positive youth development programming as assigned by the CC grant:
  Community Youth Services (CYS)
• Work collaboratively within a team to utilize SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework process to plan and implement evidence‑based and best‑practice strategies in schools and community settings according to the annual work plan
• Plan, facilitate, and/or support the Area Project Board, Youth Committees, and Community Committees and events
• Work collaboratively with various community sectors, as determined by program requirements and community needs
• Research and develop/write health promotion messages and communication campaigns addressing the goals of the grant
• Plan, create, facilitate and evaluate ongoing prevention activities with program participants
• Assist with community outreach at community health fairs and festivals, and other outreach events identified
• Transport program participants around the community to access resources and other programs in a 12‑passenger van or similar vehicle
• Accurately collect quantitative and qualitative data, complete reports, and other documents required by KYC or the funder
• Attend mandated training and workshops
• Meet with a supervisor as…