4 youth support specialist jobs found

Youth Peer Support Specialist Article Content Join our Family Enrichment Team! Penquis, a social services agency serving Penobscot, Piscataquis, and Knox counties for over 50 years, is currently seeking a part-time (24 hours per week; benefit eligible, with the potential to work towards full-time) Youth Peer Support Specialist (YPSS). As the Youth Peer Support Specialist, you will provide peer support services to youth and their families by utilizing your personal experiences. This position is serving families in the Penobscot and Piscataquis counties. This position is remote, with travel being necessary to meet clients and in-person meetings required in the Dover-Foxcroft and Bangor areas. Location: Bangor, Maine Youth Peer Support Specialist Responsibilities: Understand, implement and actively support the mission of the Behavioral Health Home Organization (BHHO). Apply the tools developed in own recovery as well as the philosophy and values, to build a...

The Root Cellar engages neighbors and volunteers to cultivate social, economic, and spiritual well-being through youth mentoring, food security programs, job training, skill-building classes, English Language Learning, after-school enrichment, and summer day camps. The site serves Lewiston's Tree Streets neighborhood - a densely populated, historically mill-based community with a high concentration of children and recent African immigrant and asylum-seeker populations - as well as Portland's Bayside neighborhoods, providing resources and skills to promote self-sufficiency and community engagement. Lewiston offers a vibrant urban environment with nearby outdoor recreational opportunities. Personal transportation is encouraged due to the nature of the project and Maine's rural geography. Member Duties : The Community Literacy Specialist will expand Root Cellar's literacy and educational programming to empower residents in Lewiston's Tree Streets and Portland's...

Preble Street is currently seeking a full-time Teen Services Street Outreach Specialist to work as part of the Teen Services Outreach Team. Teen Outreach is embedded within the larger Teen Services team and works with youth and young adults ages 12-24, providing services 24/7/365. This position will be primarily community-based, supporting the Street Outreach program, however, will also have required shifts within Teen Shelter Services to support youth across programs. The current schedule for this position is Tuesday-Saturday, 9am-5:30pm; some earlier morning hours may be required. The primary role of this position is to coordinate, facilitate, and conduct outreach and engagement activities in the community and at the Preble Street Teen Center. Street Outreach Specialists provide short term case coordination for clients including connections to basic need services and longer-term case management support. In addition, the Street Outreach Specialist is...