Post-Residential Coordinator - YCA FT Stewart

The purpose of the Georgia Youth Challenge Program (GaYCP) is to provide education, leadership, character development, and life-coping skills to Georgia's youth so they may become successful members of society. The voluntary program targets 16-18 year old youth who are at-risk of not completing high school. The GaYCP seeks to provide a new environment for youth so that they can focus on completing their academic goals while also enhancing their personal strengths and resiliency.

The GaYCP mirrors a U.S. Army basic training environment. The military structure of the program provides a structured environment and teaches discipline, self-control, and motivation. In addition, the program develops the whole person by focusing on  8 core components that supports each cadet’s personal development: academic excellence, life coping skills, job skills training, responsible citizenship, leader/followership, health and hygiene, physical fitness, and  service to community.

All GaYCP staff serve as mentors and role models for the cadets, demonstrating what “right looks like.” Academy staff work together to provide the structure, academic, social-emotional, and supervisory support needed by cadets during the 22-week residential phase.

During the 12-month Post-Residential Phase, most GaYCP graduates continue their post-secondary school education, vocational-technical training, full-time employment, military enlistment, or some combination of these. With academies at Fort Stewart in Hinesville and Fort Gordon in Augusta, Georgia’s Youth Challenge Program has graduated over 19,000 cadets since the program’s inception in 1993.

SPECIFIC JOB DUTIES OF THE POST-RESIDENTIAL COORDINATOR:

• Plans and conducts mentor training, with individuals and groups;   
• Follows lesson plans and teaches life coping skills – particularly job skills including resume writing, completing job applications, and all associated job acquisition skills; 
• Serves as mentor and mentee campus liaison, including preparing passes, correspondence, and monthly reports;
• Inputs pertinent information into database;
• Understands and implements procedures, which would satisfy the Youth Challenge Cooperative Agreement requirements;
• Promotes and fosters mentor and mentee relationship; 
• Participates as  team member and provides input in Cadet Improvement Plans; 
• Participates in extracurricular activities as needed.

 
The selected candidate must be willing to work a flexible schedule when needed, which may include evenings and weekends.
 
Preferred Qualifications: 
 
Further consideration may also be given to those applicants who, in addition to meeting the minimum qualifications, also possess a combination of the following:
 
1. A Bachelors Degree in Social Services or related field with one year of relevant experience.
2.Two years of experience with at-risk youth, ages 15-19 years old;
3. Basic computer software usage skills
4. Possession of a valid Georgia Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
 

GA Department of Defense Employment Benefits for Full-Time Employees

 Additional Information: 
 
The selected applicant must pass a pre-employment background investigation, which includes a Georgia and national criminal records search, a pre-employment drug test (post-hire will be placed in the pool for the State Random Drug Testing Program), AND a post-employment federal background investigation.
 
“AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER & DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE”

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or e-mail. All qualified applicants will be considered, but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. Applicants who are not selected will not receive notification.

Unclassified position #00159819