Youth Counselor at Tampa Housing Authority – Tampa, Florida

Job Overview:

Recruit youth to participate in Agency programs aimed at reducing juvenile crime and delinquency. Assist with implementing THA sponsored events and activities assisting youth with developing academic excellence, communication skills, life lessons, and athletic abilities.

Responsibilities and Essential Duties:

• Outreach youth and families with flyers, posters, social media to market programs and activities for out of school time, summer programs, and field trips
• Implement program services and athletic programs for youth
• Organize and carry out the plans and schedules for seasonal programs, activities and games
• Maintain proper documentation and reports on youth in Tracking At-a-Glance (TAAG)
• Interact with parents, teachers, schools, and other agencies in support of successful outcomes for the youth
• Enforce safety procedures for program services, activities and games
• Secure necessary equipment and materials
• Assist youth with completing homework assignments
• Provide youth with career guidance resources for on- the- job training, apprenticeships, internships, vocational, college, or military services
• Perform related duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

This job description should not be interpreted to be all-inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of this job classification. All incumbents may not perform all of the job duties listed; some incumbents may perform some duties which are not listed; and incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated in this description.