YOUTH SERVICES COORDINATOR

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

Youth Services Coordinator

Chicago Police Department

Office of Community Policing

Number of Positions: 1

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: $80,232 Annually

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) - BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 06/13/2025

Under general supervision, develops, coordinates, and/or monitors programs and delegate agencies aimed at providing positive activities for youth, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Works with community groups, business organizations, and sister agencies in identifying and developing new or expanded educational, cultural, and recreational programs and services for youth in a designated community area

* Provides technical assistance to public and private agencies, schools, and neighborhood organizations seeking grant funds for youth programs

* Participates in the development of specifications for Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and work plans

* Oversees the completion and submittal of work plans and delegate agency budgets

* Provides on-going program and contract support to a portfolio of delegate agencies that provide afterschool and youth programs

* Develops policies and performance standards to ensure consistent program quality and procedures

* Reviews and approves program and operational budgets, including program work plans and budget adjustments

* Plans and coordinates special events to promote program awareness, stimulate youth and organizational participation, and encourage agency sponsorship and resource sharing

* Provides assistance and identifies resources for agencies that are not meeting program requirements

* Conducts site visits of delegate agencies receiving grant funds to monitor program activities for compliance with funding requirements (e.g., fiscal and programmatic compliance)

* Analyzes data to identify trends and to prepare programmatic, compliance, budgetary and/or ad hoc reports for management review

* Conducts workshops to educate community residents on issues and concerns specific to youth

* Serves as liaison to other departments, schools, and community agencies in sponsoring special youth events

* Prepares work activity reports on the status, progress, and effectiveness of programs

* Designs, leads, and conducts program and fiscal trainings for delegate agencies

* Represents the department at various conferences, community meetings, and interagency taskforce initiatives to discuss youth programming and services

* Provides counseling and/or conflict resolution to young people and their families in addition to providing social service referrals, as needed

* Assists in formulating new policy for youth services programs (e.g., recommendations for counseling, homeless outreach, mentoring programs), as needed

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: Public Safety Headquarters, 3510 S Michigan Avenue

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

* Seven (7) years of work experience in community service, OR

* Graduation from an accredited college with an Associate's degree in the Social Sciences or a directly related field plus at least five (5) years of work experience in community service, OR

* Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor's degree in the Social Sciences or a directly related field plus at least three (3) years of work experience in community service, OR

* Graduation from an accredited college with an Master's degree or Doctorate in the Social Sciences or a directly related field plus at least two (2) years of work experience in community service

Licensure, Certification, or Other Qualifications

* A valid State of Illinois driver's license is required

SELECTION REQUIREMENTS

This position requires applicants to complete an interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position will be selected.

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/fin/benefits-office.html

For Information on our salary and title structure visit our classifications website at:

https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp_info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor