YOUTH SERVICES COORD

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

YOUTH SERVICES COORDINATOR

Department of Family and Support Services

(Youth Services)

Number of Positions: 2

(Additional vacancies possible pending budget approval)

Starting Salary: 82,644

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES (AFSCME) – BARGAINING UNIT 1, 3, 4 & 5. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled “Currently employed by the City of Chicago”

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled ‘payee/employee number’)

3. Select your correct bargaining unit

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 11/2/2026

Mission: 

Working with community partners, we connect Chicago residents and families to resources that build stability, support their well- being, and empower them to thrive. 

Background - Department of Family and Support Services (DFSS) 

DFSS is the largest human and social service funder in Chicago. The department serves approximately 400,000 vulnerable Chicagoans every year through seven program areas: children and youth services, human services, workforce, seniors, domestic violence, and homelessness. The department provides critical services through its network of approximately 350 not-for-profit agencies with an operating budget of $790 million ($404M annual budget $386M in CARES, ARP, and Bond investments). 

Youth Services Division: 

Chicago young people realize their potential as drivers of development, change and leadership. Building upon Chicago’s rich history of providing human services for all residents, the Youth Services Division of DFSS supports young people through programming in three distinct portfolios and continues to focus investments and resources to address youth who are most acutely at risk.  The three portfolios include: 

·         Enrichment 

To meet the needs of youth in Chicago by providing access to high-quality afterschool programs to build the key skills necessary to succeed in life. 

·         Prevention & Intervention 

To meet the needs of the most acutely at-risk youth by providing support and services to address their needs and better position them to reach their full potential. 

·         Youth Employment 

To provide youth with access to career readiness and employment opportunities to gain experience and build the skills to succeed in life and work through over 30,000 youth, ages 14-24 annually. 

Position:

Under general supervision, develops, coordinates, and/or monitors programs and delegate agencies aimed at providing positive activities for youth, and performs related duties as required. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

·         Assist with the development of program curricula and ensure youth have a clear pathway for career development.

·         Collaborates with key stakeholders/teams to integrate career education and experiential learning into the youth employment experience.

·         Assists with the screening and orientation of prospective youth employment participants.

·         Participates in the development of specifications for Requests for Proposals (RFPs), research best practices and monitoring of RFP review processes.

·         Provides on-going program and contract support to a portfolio of delegate agencies that provide youth employment programming including site visits, developing corrective action plans, and facilitating meetings.  

·         Develops policies and performance standards to ensure consistent program quality and procedures.

·         Provides assistance and identifies resources for agencies that are not meeting program requirements.

·         Analyzes data to identify trends and to prepare programmatic, compliance, budgetary and/or ad hoc reports for management review and utilize these platforms (i.e. Qualtrics, Survey Monkey, Cityspan, Microsoft Forms)

·         Prepares work activity reports on the status, progress, and effectiveness of programs.

·         Designs, leads, and conducts program and fiscal trainings for delegate agencies.

·         Represents the department at various conferences, community meetings, and interagency taskforce initiatives to discuss youth programming and services.

·         Performs related duties (programmatic and administrative) as required.

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location:        Department of Family and Support Services

Address:         1615 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago IL 60622

Shift:                 Mon — Fri, 9:00am — 5:00pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE YOUTH SERVICE DIVISION