Community Services Aide III

This position will work as part of a team approach to address gang and youth violence in the County by working with other SON workers to identify gang involved youth and/or youth at highest risk for gang involvement and work with community organizations and agencies/departments of local and/or state government to secure needed support services.  

 Positions could be assigned to work in the school and community settings supporting: 

·       Newcomer youth from Central and South America, Middle Eastern, as well as the Caribbean. (Full Time) 

·       School Outreach Network to Wellness Program (Full Time) 

·       Street Outreach Network (Full Time) 

These positions will work with school staff, community leaders and residents to educate, inform, develop, and implement collaborative strategies related to gang prevention and intervention needs for gang involved youth such as providing school- based intervention services.  

Bilingual applicants in the Amharic, French, and Spanish to English languages are encouraged to apply, especially Mam speakers and other Indigenous Languages from the Diaspora of The Americas.  If the candidate selected for this position possesses multilingual skills, they will be required to successfully pass an examination assessing oral communication, reading comprehension, and interpreting skills. For Advanced proficiency, the candidate must also pass an examination requiring translating text from these languages to English and vice versa.  

Positions filled under this recruitment require a medical exam with drug screen and criminal background clearance. 

Minimum qualifications: 

Experience: Three (3) years of experience providing delivery of social, health and/or public assistance services. 

Education: Completion of high school or High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland 

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.