Youth Worker - Pittsfield Community Connection

Overview

18 Degrees is where new beginnings come to light for children and families – join us on our journey into a new day! At 18 Degrees, we cultivate teams and leaders to embrace the principles of diversity, equity and inclusiveness to support the needs of our community. Too many of our youth are facing challenges that put them n 18 Degrees in giving our youth the opportunity to live their promise.

• Ability to build trusting relationships while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
• Bring your strong interpersonal communication skills to create success.
• Coordinate with counseling and mentoring personnel to facilitate multi-systemic wraparound services for at-risk youth (ages 10-24) within the city of Pittsfield, MA.
• Your experience will be working within the local community agencies and employers in a human services capacity.
• Knowledge & understanding of the systemic, socio-economic, educational & other challenges.
• Informed trauma & knowledge of gang culture.
• Ability to meet individuals where they are.
• Build community connections and work as a member of a supportive team.
• Focuses on preventing, intervening, and suppressing gang involvement and youth violence with program participants.
• Knowledge and expertise gained from a person s own personal, firsthand encounters is a plus.
• Fluency in Spanish and other languages other than English is a strong asset.

• Bachelor’s degree in a human service field preferred.
• Outreach and case management experience strongly preferred.
• Data collection experience a plus.
• Strong computer and internet skills, including Microsoft Office.

Send cover letter and resume to:
Paula McDermott, 18 Degrees, 480 West Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201 or email pmcdermott. Visit our website egreesma.org. AA/EOE