Job Description
Duties Description The Youth Support Specialist (YSS) reports directly to the Youth Support Coordinator 2 (YSC2) or Community Multiservice Office (CMSO) Supervisor. The YSS provides assistance to the Youth Support Coordinator I as they manage youth who are in the custody of OCFS.
The YSS will engage youth and families in residential settings and provide support and transportation as needed.
The YSS is charged with providing assistance in efforts to engage youth in community programs, the monitoring of youth attendance in community programs, school and other academic programs, as well as curfew checks.
In addition, the CMSO YSS is required to be flexible in this role as they will be required to take on a variety of tasks that assist the efficient functioning of each CMSO office.
Additional duties will be discussed in detail during the interview.
Please note: These positions exist in limited secure and residential programs operated by t...