Department of Community and Family Services
Salary: $49,135

This is a provisional position in CSEA for the Department of Community and Family Services. This
position promotes the County’s Youth Development Framework, known as Path to Promise, youth related
engagement initiatives and other departmental work plans. The incumbent conducts outreach efforts,
facilitates workshops and youth engagement opportunities while engaging municipal officials, community
volunteers and/or direct and administrative staff of not-for-profit agencies in cooperative planning and
implementation of effective youth services. The Youth and Community Engagement Specialist is
available to attend occasional evening and weekend meetings and events and develops his/her own work
plans and strategies to achieve identified objectives under the supervision of a higher level administrator.
TYPICAL WORK ACTIVITIES:
Gathers and analyzes needs assessment or evaluative data for program planning, improvement, and to

engage the public to promote existing youth services throughout the county; coordinates with community

agencies (schools, not for profits, parks & recreations, housing, etc.) to mobilize the community and

encourage participation in positive youth development efforts and initiatives; assists the community in

identifying current and future youth needs and programs or financial resources to address priorities;

participates in relevant conferences, community group meetings, and other assemblies with and on behalf

of supervisor; aids in the collection of programmatic data, including youth and staff pre and post-surveys

to gauge interest and quality of programs; attends training as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
EITHER: (A) Completion of sixty (60) college credits and one (1) year of full-time paid or

volunteer work experience involving at least two (2) of the following areas:

public administration, youth organization or community development;

OR: (B) Graduation from high school or possession of a high school equivalency diploma

and three (3) years of full-time paid or volunteer work experience involving at

least two (2) of the following areas: public administration, youth organization or

community development.

NOTE:Baby-sitting or daycare experience will not be considered qualifying experience. Work
experience involving youth organizations must be experience dealing with school age children from
middle school and up.
NOTE: College education may be substituted for work experience on a year for year basis (30 credits
equal to one year) for up to three years of the work experience. Candidates must have at least one year of
work experience as described above which included supervision.

Note: You must provide a legible copy of your college transcript(s) for each college attended.

Transcript(s) must show your name; your student identification number; the name of the issuing school;

the type of degree received, if any; the date the degree, if any, was conferred; full course names; credit

hours; grade earned for each course; and a cumulative Grade Point Average (G.P.A.). Transcripts can be

submitted in person, by email to HRExams@DutchessNY.gov or by postal mail to Dutchess County

Human Resources, Exams Unit, 22 Market Street, 5th Floor, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:

Possession of a valid Driver License to operate a motor vehicle in New York State at time of appointment

and to maintain the position.

FINGERPRINTING: A fingerprint supported background investigation is required before an

appointment is made to some positions. Pursuant to New York State Executive Law, the Division of

Criminal Justice Services requires that a fee accompany each such request for a search. It is due once a

job offer is made and accepted by the applicant.

For immediate consideration, submit an application on or before 8/18/2023

Apply online at www.dutchessny.gov/jobs,

OR

Download an application from www.dutchessny.gov/jobs,

and mail it to the Dutchess County Department of Human Resources, 22 Market Street,

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

An EEO/AA Employer

Posted: 8/4/2023