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Company Name : Los Angeles County Office of Education
Location : Downey, CA 90242
Position : Foster Youth Program Specialist

Job Description : Bulletin

An equal opportunity employer fostering a workforce that embraces and reflects
the rich diversity of Los Angeles County

Foster Youth Program Specialist

$5148 – $6392 Monthly

Insurance:
Your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans

To learn more, visit:
https://www.lacoe.edu

Online applications
must be submitted by:

Open until filled

First review January 31, 2022

Retirement:
PERS Defined Benefit Plan

Paid Time Off:
12 vacation, 15 holidays, and 12 illness days.

Los Angeles County Office of Education (LACOE) is seeking individuals with a strong desire to support at-promise youths in foster care, along with a background in case management to apply for the Foster Youth Program Specialist position.

The Foster Youth Program Specialist will provide individualized case management services for K – 12 students in foster care. The incumbent will work collaboratively with caregivers, school site personnel, child welfare, and probation in planning and coordinating the delivery of services and resources in education, housing, medical and health, college and vocational training, legal assistance, and after-school and youth development.

The Foster Youth Program Specialist is a grant funded position, and the grant funding is expected to end on June 30, 2024.

Please note that incumbents in this role may be assigned a specific work schedule (e.g. 9:00am-6:00pm, 10:00am-7:00pm, 11:00am-8:00pm) to properly support students.

The Well Qualified Candidate Will Possess the Following

Knowledge:

Applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and guidelines related to foster youth programs
Youth serving agencies, community resources and opportunities available for foster youth such as Youth Serving
Human behavior and learning patterns
Job interviewing methods and techniques
Counseling methods and techniques
Vocational assessment tools and methods
Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook

Competencies:

Critical Thinking – Analytically and logically evaluating information, propositions, and claims
Learning Agility – Seeking learning opportunities and applying the lessons to one’s work
Legal & Regulatory Navigation – Understanding, interpreting, and ensuring compliance with laws and regulations
Professional & Technical Expertise – Applying technical subject matter to the job
Using Technology – Working with electronic hardware and software applications
Self-Management – Showing personal organization, self-discipline, and dependability
Adaptability – Responding positively to change and modifying behavior as the situation requires
Oral Communication – Engaging effectively in dialogue
Writing – Communicating effectively in writing
Customer Focus – Attending to the needs and expectation of customers
Relationship Building – Establishing rapport and maintaining mutually productive relationships
Group Facilitation – Enabling constructive and productive group interaction
Cultural Proficiency – Modeling communication and interaction that respects and includes all individuals and their languages, abilities, religions and cultures.

Required Education and Experience

Education: A bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or other fields closely related to the job requirements of this classification from an institution of higher learning recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. Foreign degrees and credit units require translation and equivalency established by an agency recognized by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Experience: Two years of general case management experience working with at-promise students in providing support and resources in a variety of services such as education, college and vocational training, medical and health, and legal services.

Additional Requirements: Positions in this class may be required to work outside of regular working hours and may be assigned to various sites throughout Los Angeles County as needed by the job. A valid California driver’s license and availability of private transportation or ability to provide transportation between job sites is required.

Remote, work-from-home, or hybrid work days may be available. To ensure the health and safety of its staff, LACOE will require all employees to provide evidence of full vaccination against COVID-19.

Selection Process
Candidates who meet the minimum requirements above will be invited to participate in an examination that may consist of a technical project and a structured interview.

Contact

For information about the examination process you may send an e-mail to
Janlie Vuong at Vuong_Janlie@lacoe.edu

For general inquiries please call
562.803.8360 (Mon- Fri 8:00 am – 5:00 pm)

For complete application information, please go to https://www.lacoe.edu/pc

LACOE Personnel Commission, 9300 Imperial Hwy, EC-Annex, Downey, CA 90242

Additional Information
Minimum qualifications must be met by the close of filing date. For complete application information, please go to https://www.lacoe.edu/pc. For additional information on our selection procedures, please visit Exam Preparation on our website. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive examination process. Candidates who pass all exam parts are ranked according to overall exam score and placed on an eligibility (hiring) list. Vacant positions are filled from the top three ranks. Eligibility lasts for 12 months; however, additional recruitment may occur under a separate bulletin with additional candidates being merged onto the eligibility list. Some positions that involve public contact may require bilingual proficiency for which selective certification may apply (Education Code 45277.5). In addition, the eligibility list resulting from this examination may be used to fill vacancies in related job classifications for which no eligibility list exists (Education Code 45272). Veterans’ Credit may be awarded for entry jobs.

Reasonable accommodations in completing an application and testing are available to individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request an accommodation, please call
562.803.8360 as early as possible.

This examination is authorized as
Open, open to the public.

Recruitment ID: 22-4872

This announcement does not constitute an implied contract. Any part of this announcement is subject to change.

Based on full-time assignment:

Although new employees usually begin at the first salary step, advanced salary step placement may be requested

12 vacation days per year, 18 after 7 years of service

14 paid holidays per year

12 paid sick days annually

Insurance includes health, medical, dental, vision and group life

Retirement CALPERS combined with Social Security, and pre-tax retirement savings account options

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