Careers

Join Our Team!

Youth & Family Services, Inc. Located in El Reno Oklahoma, strives to provide the best services possible to our clients and their families. We are always interested in speaking with experienced individuals about joining our team. Please send a resume and cover letter to HR@yfsok.org

We appreciate your interest and will review your materials carefully.  Qualified applicants will be contacted with a request for an interview.

 

Current  Openings:

Work Ready Program Director

Youth & Family is excited to start our new program, Work Ready.  The Work Ready Program was created to help Oklahomans become economically self-sufficient by teaching the necessary skills and providing support to strengthen low-income families and improve their financial stability through work readiness activities and employment.  The Work Ready Program Director will be responsible for the overall operational and managerial oversight of the contract.  The Director will be expected to manage implementation, performance, and continuous quality improvement of the project.

Minimum Qualifications include:  Bachelor’s degree in business administration, public administration, organizational leadership, social work, or related field, at least five (5) years’ experience in a management role, experience developing and evaluating program models and successfully implementing innovative programs, and experience managing paid and voluntary staff members.

For questions, please email HR@yfsok.org or call Misty at 405-262-6555.

 

Work Ready Program Manager

The Youth & Family Services Work Ready program teaches necessary skills and provides support to strengthen low-income families and improve their financial stability through work readiness activities and employment.  The Work Ready Program Manager is responsible for the quality of service, coaching, training, development, and work production of all assigned staff.  The Program Manager will also develop and maintain relationships with education and training providers, employment partners, and other community resource organizations to contribute to client outcomes.

Minimum Qualifications include:  Bachelor’s degree in organizational management, social work, business administration, or related field preferred and at least three (3) years of experience with project management and supervisory roles.  Knowledge with technology and technical assistance strongly preferred.

For questions, please email HR@yfsok.org or call Misty at 405-262-6555.

 

Work Ready Administrative & Program Support

Youth & Family Services is proud to bring the Work Ready Program to Canadian County.  Work Ready teaches the necessary skills and provides support to strengthen low-income families and improve their financial stability through work readiness activities and employment.  The Administrative & Program Support role is responsible for the administrative operations of the WRO Employment Center, data entry, and organizational tasks.  The position requires strong attention to detail, organization, critical thinking, confidentiality, and dependability.  This role may also join the program activities with participants during training times.

Minimum Qualifications include:  Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, or other related field preferred, at least two (2) years of office management experience, Microsoft Office skills, confident to answer incoming phones and in-person questions, and good organizational skills.

For questions, please email HR@yfsok.org or call Misty at 405-262-6555.

 

Work Ready Employment & Job Coach

The Youth & Family Services Work Ready Program teaches the necessary skills and provides support to strengthen low-income families and improve their financial stability through work readiness activities and employment.  The Employment and Job Coach role is responsible for identifying and developing meaningful partnership with businesses and employers and coaching participants to employment success using goal-directed strategies.  This role will support the management of job fairs and participants’ remote work requirements.

Minimum Qualifications include:  Bachelor’s degree in business administration, marketing, or other related field preferred, at least three (3) years of experience in recruitment, outreach, or workforce development, and experience with outreach, sales, or job placement.

For questions, please email HR@yfsok.org or call Misty at 405-262-6555.

Foster Care Specialist

Our Foster care program is in need of a Foster Care Specialist. Our foster care program works to give homeless, neglected, and abused children improved opportunities for stability. This team works hard to build a seamless connection between the children in need of placement and the Foster Parent who will provide a loving, supportive, and safe home environment.

Responsibilities:

Working under the supervision of the Foster Care Coordinator, a Foster Care Specialists responsibilities are as follows:

  • Assist with foster parent trainings and special events
  • Maintain all files assigned in compliance with regulatory/accrediting agencies
  • Maintain positive relationships within the community
  • Act as liaison to foster families with DHS to promote communication
  • Utilize best practice standards at all times
  • Supply information of other supportive services and prevention programs to caregivers
  • Monitor children in foster care homes
  • Provide support on a weekly basis to foster families to enhance retention
  • Conduct home studies on potential foster families
  • Conduct case management and monthly in-home visits to assigned cases
  • Provide crisis management services to families and children
  • Provide on-call services on rotation
  • Provide timely reports on all assigned cases
  • Attend community coalitions and meetings as requested

Skills Needed:

  • Excellent writing skills
  • Good presentation skills
  • Microsoft Office skills
  • Good organizational skills
  • Comfortable in a fast-paced environment

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology or related field
  • Foster Care experience preferred
  • Experience working with volunteers, boards, and committees preferred

To apply or gain additional information please contact or send resume to Misty Huber at hr@yfsok.org or call 405-262-6555.

Community Education Specialist

Youth & Family Services is looking for a Community Education Specialist to serve as a member of our Clinical Team. We are a fast-growing nonprofit organization who works to provide support for children, youth, and families in our community. The Community Education Specialist’s primary responsibility is to provide group services, psychoeducation, case management, behavioral health rehabilitative services, coaching, mentoring, and other services as qualified and needed.

 Duties & Responsibilities:

  1. Gather intake information on referrals.  Interview client and/or guardian and assess each client to include a   psychological, social and educational perspective as appropriate for group participation, educational, and CARS clients.
  2. Complete all required paperwork to include obtaining signed parental permission for clinical client.
  3. Implement service plan and assist client with achieving treatment goals.
  4. Prepare and schedule staffing on each client as needed.
  5. Maintain accurate case files on each client; including progress notes, service plans, and assessment forms.
  6. Provide youth advocacy, tutoring, mentoring, case management, and behavioral rehab services on a group, individual, and family level.
  7. Assume the responsibility for personal development keeping updated on current knowledge, research, and techniques.
  8. Attend required workshops relevant to job description and complete required continuing education.
  9. Attend agency staff meetings and consultation as directed.
  10. Provide flexibility of schedule and location to accommodate clients as needed for their appointments in alignment with agency policy.
  11. If sessions are conducted on school property, do so under the direction and cooperation of the school staff in a manner that will not interfere with other major scholastic activities and classes.
  12. Maintain client confidentiality at all times to include case files, phone records, verbal communication and all information.
  13. Arrange schedule in order to deliver an ideal of 50% hours of direct client services per month.  Variances in this number must be approved by the Clinical Coordinator or Operations Director.
  14. Attend speaking engagements to represent and educate the community regarding agency and clinical services as needed.
  15. Provide travel to clients as a matter of agency business only.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Experience completing comprehensive intakes
  • Ability to effective speak in small or large-group settings
  • Experience providing referral, advocacy, and case management services
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Related Field Required
  • CMII Certificate preferred or ability to acquire

To apply or gain additional information please contact or send resume to Misty Huber at hr@yfsok.org or call 405-262-6555.

Youth Care Worker

Youth & Family Services in El Reno, Oklahoma is looking for a full-time or part-time Youth Care Specialist to work in our Emergency Children’s Shelter that serves abused and homeless children ages 0-18. We are a fast-growing nonprofit organization who works to provide support for children, youth, and families in our community. Our Emergency Children’s Shelter runs 24 hours a day/365 days a year. We are in need of a second shift employee who is willing to work the 4 pm to midnight shift. Duties include but are not limited to providing care and supervision to children/youth in our shelter, providing nutritious meals and snacks for children/youth, interacting with children/youth and following a daily schedule, keeping logs and paperwork up-to-date, and periodically assisting in recreational trips for children/youth.

*We offer overtime pay at time and a half for those working full-time and holiday pay at double time for all employees who work during our allotted holidays.

*We have great benefits and offer any employee working over 24 hours per week Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance. We also offer a retirement plan that we match up to 4%.

Email your resume to hr@yfsok.org or call Misty at 405-262-6555.