Project Associate (Recovery Support Services)

• Project Associate - Recovery Support Services Kenneth Young Center is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit dedicated to providing comprehensive outpatient behavioral health services to individuals of all walks of life. Located in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago, we offer a wide range of services including outpatient therapeutic care, recovery-oriented support, community prevention, LGBTQ+ outreach, older adult services, and crisis intervention. Our team welcomes and celebrates unique perspectives and represents the diversity and vitality of our local communities. Join our team to grow in your career while building stronger, healthier communities. Ken­neth Young Cen­ter offers a robust ben­e­fit pack­age that is high­ly com­pet­i­tive to the mar­ket and offers all full-time employ­ees the following:
• 403(b) plan with orga­ni­za­tion­al matching
• Medical Insurance (Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illi­nois - BCBS)
• Den­tal (BCBS), and Vision Insur­ance (BCBS) with low employee premiums
• Long Term and Short Term Dis­abil­i­ty (BCBS), no cost to employee
• Flex­i­ble Spend­ing Account (with annu­al rollover)
• Basic life insur­ance (50k) paid for by the organization and option for addi­tion­al vol­un­tary cov­er­age for self, spouse, or depen­dents (BCBS)
• Incentive program with potential for quarterly bonuses
• Opportunity for annual bonus and salary increase (discretionary based on annual KYC financial audit)
• Eligibility to participate in the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF)

• To fur­ther pro­mote an active and healthy work/ life bal­ance, KYC also offers a gen­er­ous amount of paid time off and staff holidays.
• 4 weeks of Paid Time Off (With increas­es based on seniority)
• 8 Paid Orga­ni­za­­­tion-Wide Hol­i­days
• 3 Per­son­al Float­ing Hol­i­days annually

Job Scope

Community Collaboration programs address protective factors across domains (individual, family, community, society) to reduce risks for problematic substance use, violence, high-risk sexual behaviors, school drop-out, irresponsible gambling, bias-based bullying, and violence, and other high-risk and harmful interpersonal behaviors and community health problems behaviors. The position primarily entails planning and implementing recovery support services in the designated service areas, conducting educational workshops and presentations, coordinating peer-led activities, assisting with tabling at community health fairs and festivals, conducting in-person and online workshops, and creating content and resources for newsletters and social media.

Primary Responsibilities

• The position is not a work-from-home position. A DCFS background check must be cleared to confirm a job offer for this position. Reliable, insured transportation is necessary for community outreach, presentations, meetings, and school engagement. The ability to work in a fast-paced environment where objectives may pivot due to unforeseen circumstances is also required.
• Focus services on recovery support programming as assigned by the
• Community
• Collaboration grant(s): Recovery Oriented Systems of Care-Illinois State Nework (ROSC-ISN), Recovery Oriented Systems of Care – Digital Recovery Support Toolkit (ROSC-DRST), and Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA).
• Work collaboratively within a team to utilize SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Framework process to plan and implement evidence-based and best-practice strategies in schools and community settings according to the annual work plan.
• Work collaboratively with various community sectors, as determined by program requirements and community need
• Research and develop health promotion messages.
• Provide consultation related to best practices in prevention to schools and or community organizations.
• Plan, create, facilitate and evaluate ongoing activities with program participants.
• Accurately collect quantitative and qualitative data for reports and other documents required by KYC or the funder.
• Attend mandated training and workshops.
• Meet with a supervisor as scheduled.
• Participate in required and supplemental professional development opportunities.
• Follow best practices as defined by the project’s funder.
• In compliance with grant rules, proactively plan and collaborate in all community efforts with other division projects with shared objectives for greater reach.
• Participate in agency-wide meetings
• Other duties as assigned.

• Travel Requirements
• Have a valid driver’s license, own vehicle, and proof of insurance.
• The employee must travel by personal automobile to and from Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, Palatine, Hanover Park, Kane County and Elk Grove Township office locations several times monthly as well as occasional meetings/training in and around KYC’s catchment area.
• Employee is required to travel to statewide meetings and trainings in Chicago, Springfield, Bloomington, or Joliet (sometimes requiring overnight travel).
• Some out-of-state travel to national training may be required.
• The employee must be able to transport youth or clients safely in their vehicle or a KYC rented vehicle as needed.

• . Education & Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in social services, education, or a related field or relevant work/life experience is desired.
• Experience in violence and delinquency prevention fields preferred.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite and Google Drive.

• Schedule
• Full–Time, Non-exempt, 37.5-hour work week in the Schaumburg – Algonquin Road office. 7.5-hour workday determined by programming, minimum two evening commitments per week expected.
• Some evening and weekend hours are required based on the annual work plan and division program events; staff will flex their hours to not exceed 37.5 hours, according to the agency’s policy.

Kenneth Young Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer