What are the responsibilities and job description for the Des Moines/Mobile AMP Facilitator - PT position at YSS?
Job Details
Job Location: Rooftop Gardens - Des Moines, IA
Position Type: Part Time
Salary Range: $15.00 - $17.00 Hourly
Job Shift: Day
We are YSS!
YSS is seeking a passionate, supportive, empathetic Des Moines & Mobile Achieving Maximum Potential (AMP) Facilitator to join our team!. This position plays a key role in empowering foster care youth and assisting young adults who age out of the system.
The AMP Facilitator will minimally host 10 AMP foster care youth council meetings per month in and around the Des Moines area. This position will make contact with the agencies listed below and any other agencies where foster youth are locally housed. This position will build a relationship with the institution/agency and offer to bring an AMP meeting to them during a convenient time for said agency. The sites we currently have councils are: 1. Woodward 2. Orchard Place 3. Polk County Detention 4. Youth Homes of Mid America 5. YESS Shelter and 5. One other site of choice in Polk County. Other responsibilities include:
- Promoting and ensuring that the AMP Council is youth-driven. Teaching skills and creates opportunities for youth engagement and for youth to build leadership ability and community participation and investment. The AMP Council will respect the racial, cultural, sexual orientation, and ethnic diversity of youth in foster care.
- Linking the AMP Youth Council participants with service learning and volunteer opportunities to be of service to the community, other foster care youth, local non-profits.
- Preparing for and facilitating two AMP Foster Care Youth Council meeting a month in order to meet project objectives. Facilitates at least one youth-driven, community event per year (20 / year).
- In AMP Council meetings, providing the youth with information and skills for meeting possible needs of education, career assistance, and/or resources that will help them be successful when they age out of the system.
- Participating in public speaking engagements and advocates on behalf of participating AMP youth and Foster Care Youth Councils. Helps to prepare youth for speaking engagements. Monitors AMP youth during any speaking engagements or events in which they participate. Keeps their immediate supervisor and the Statewide Coordinator advised of any concerns from trips or events that could place the youth, staff, or agency at legal risk and/or that may have other unwanted consequences.
- Communicating with DHS social workers, foster parents and other community leaders in order to grow and continues to build the local Foster Care Youth Council. Oversees a participant recruitment program to insure easy access and retention of AMP Council participants.
- Promoting and recruiting new Council members.
- Securing the site for Council meetings and helps with transportation arrangements. Attempts to hold meetings at the same location and time as Foster/Adoptive Parent Support Groups.
- Providing appropriate healthy food and beverages for Council meetings and/or secures donated refreshment items.
Please note that this description is not intended to be a complete list of the responsibilities required for this position. Duties may change at any time, with or without notice.
For information about Foster Care Advocacy and Aftercare at YSS https://www.yss.org/program/foster-care/.
For more information about AMP, please visit https://www.weareampiowa.com/.
What will you get out of working at YSS?
We're glad you asked. At YSS, you can expect to find:
- A team of bright, collaborative, dependable, and fun colleagues
- An exciting, welcoming workplace
- A clear, mission-driven purpose to create hope and opportunity by putting kids first
- Opportunities for development
- Programs focused on your personal wellness
- Discounts on pet insurance for your furry family
Full-Time Employee Benefits include...
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- Supplemental accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
- Accrued paid time off, plus paid time off for holidays, your birthday, and volunteering
- Employee Assistance Program
- Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
- Employee recognition program
- Retirement offerings
What you need...
We want to create a world where youth are valued and empowered to stand strong. To do this, we ask our staff to embrace YSS core values - Commitment, Collaboration, Compassion, Innovation, Integrity, and a “Can Do” Spirit.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- High School Diploma/equivalent.
- Customer focused and able to collaborate, communicate, and coordinate with others.
- Knowledge of the child welfare/foster care system.
- At least 21 years old with a valid driver's license to meet requirements to drive agency vehicles.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Effective time management and organizational skills.
- Ability to use critical thinking skills to problems solve.
- Ability to convey information effectively through speech and writing skills.
The IDEAL Candidate
- Personal knowledge and understanding gained through lived experience and the ability to draw on that experience to support others on the journey to stability, recovery, and healing.
- Speaks a language(s) in addition to English.
- Is an active, compassionate, listener.
- Is excited to come to work everyday.
About YSS...
One of Iowa's oldest and largest, youth-serving, nonprofit organizations, YSS's mission is to create hope and opportunity by putting kids first. Our programs impact tens of thousands of youths and families each year. We offer education to build healthy minds and bodies; counseling to overcome life’s challenges; and stability to focus on the future. Our diverse leadership team brings together a wide range of specialties and expertise, all dedicated to our mission.
Headquartered in Ames and located across Iowa, our sites are not cookie-cutter models—we tailor our services to fit the highest needs of each community. And we are still growing. YSS is constructing Ember, a 50-acre recovery campus in Central Iowa that will offer shelter, crisis stabilization, and residential addiction treatment for youth and young adults.
Our goal is to create a continuum of care—together, with programs that give youth the tools they need to succeed their entire lives. Work for YSS and you too can have a positive impact in the lives of young people.
Helpful to Know
YSS is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace. We believe that our strength lies in the unique perspectives and backgrounds of our employees. We strive to create an environment where all individuals are treated with respect and have equal opportunities to succeed. Our ongoing efforts to promote diversity and inclusion are central to our mission, and we are dedicated to continuous improvement in these areas.
YSS is a nicotine-free workplace.
YSS’s Hiring Process
Communication with applicants is done primarily via email from our Paycom system. Please check your messages regularly. If you don't see messages in your inbox, please check your spam/junk folder. If you have questions about your application, please email recruitment@yss.org.
1. Application - All applicants are required to complete an online application. The application is considered complete when all questions have been answered, all required documents (resume, waivers) have been submitted, and the application has been electronically signed.
2. Assessment – As they are received, applications are reviewed for education, experience, and licensure (if required). If the required qualifications are not met, the application will likely be declined.
3. Interview – Depending on the number of applications received, we may choose to do initial phone interviews. Otherwise, we will move directly to in-person or Zoom interviews.
4. References – Applicants moving forward after their interview are asked to submit three references, which YSS then contacts.
5. Pre-employment Screening – Applicants are required to submit background check waiver forms at the time they apply. YSS conducts a Single Contact Repository (SING) background check on all final candidates. All offers of employment at YSS are contingent upon clear results of the SING. The SING provides authorized organizations online access to Iowa Criminal History and Sex Offender Registry information held by the Department of Public Safety/Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI), Department of Human Services (DHS) Central Abuse Registry for Child Abuse (CA) and Dependent Adult Abuse (DAA), as well as Professional License information. YSS also requires a clean driving record for positions that provide transport. Verification will be done through the records of the state that issued the individual’s current license.
6. Offer – Applicants selected for hire will receive a formal offer of employment via email with instructions of how to reply.
7. New Hire Meeting - The offer email will provide details on how to set up this meeting. You must schedule and attend this meeting before you can begin working or getting paid.
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