Inclusion Specialist (Castle Hill YMCA)
Part-Time / Regular
$30.00 Hourly

The YMCA of Greater New York is here for all New Yorkers — to empower
youth, improve health, and strengthen community. Founded in 1852, today the Y
serves a diverse population of more than half a million New Yorkers who learn,
grow, and thrive through programs and services at our 24 branches. Community is
the cornerstone of the Y. Together, we connect active, engaged New Yorkers to
build stronger communities. 

To
help fulfill our mission, we cultivate a culture of learning, leading, and
collaboration to enhance community impact. Through our talented staff and
“LEAP” career framework (Leadership, Empowerment, Accountability, Personal
Growth), we are committed to a people-first approach that fosters trust,
inclusion, growth, and development for all. 

The Castle Hill YMCA is seeking an Inclusion Specialist who will be responsible for providing direct support
to the students enrolled in the Y Community School program to ensure they are
mentally and emotionally present and display proactive behaviors and choices.
This will involve developing, managing, and ensuring consistent implementation
of the Community School behavioral support systems, including discipline
policies, codes of conduct, individual behavior contracts, and individual and
group incentives. This can include directly addressing or consulting with other
staff to address any behavioral and emotional issues that may arise day-to-day or proactively. When required, the Inclusion Specialist will advise Program staff on content, support social
work interns in the development of groups for students with special needs, and complete
staff training on social development topics, including behavioral, psychological,
or social issues. Develop community partners in social, emotional, and
behavioral health and act as a resource to young people, families, and staff
when needed. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Act as a mediator for participants in the YMCA Community School.
  
• Provide resources/information/coaching for young people and Y
  staff on social-emotional and behavior-related issues.
  
• Lead/Co-lead workshops for students on healthy emotional
  development and related issues for students and staff training.
  
• Develop, manage, and ensure consistent implementation of the
  Community School program behavioral support systems, including discipline
  policies, codes of conduct, and positive reinforcement group and
  individual prevention systems.
  
• Create a resource center for students, their families, staff, and
  the host school to ensure ongoing support for topics and issues as they
  arise.
  
• Conduct technical assistance with YMCA staff in programming
  related to behavior challenges, engagement, and social-emotional development.
  
• Provide direct behavior management and crisis intervention
  support, as needed.
  
• Consult with site management to ensure social-emotional
  development and behavior management are infused into all programs, services,
  and activities.
  
• Support implementation of systems for tracking student behaviors
  and consult with staff as needed, to identify individual behavior support
  techniques for students experiencing challenges.
  
• Provide support to students at risk of program suspension by
  leading/co-leading individual behavior contract development meetings with
  the participant, caregivers, and school personnel, and providing outside referrals
  as needed.
  
• If applicable, work with social work interns to provide purposeful roles that support the behavioral, emotional, and psychological needs of the participants.
  
• If applicable, work closely with all host school – DOE staff members on students' behaviors.
  
• Adhere to all Department of Health, Department of Education, YMCA of Greater New York, and funder standards, expectations, and regulations.

Desired Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in social sciences,
  social work, counseling, psychology, or a related field required. MSW/MHC student or graduate preferred.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience working with
  youth.
• General knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
  
• Must complete the YMCA Mandatory
  Reporting Training within six (6) months of hire.

Benefits:
The
YMCA of Greater New York offers a variety of benefits to its staff members,
including retirement benefits, medical benefits, paid
time off, free YMCA membership, and more! Benefit eligibility is determined by
an individual’s employment status (i.e., full-time or part-time), tenure,
and/or the number of hours scheduled to work. Click here for more information.

How to Apply:
If you would like to be a member of
our dynamic team, please complete our online application and submit your résumé and a
thoughtful cover letter that explains your interest in the role and our
organization.

If you are a current YMCA employee,
please submit your application through the Internal Career Site in Cornerstone.