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title: Social Leaning Specialist/ Transitional Navigator
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| **Company** | The Center for Youth Services |
| **Location** | Henrietta, NY |
| **Salary** | $21/hr - $23/hr |
| **Type** | Full Time |
| **Posted** | Sep 24, 2026 |
## Description

**The Center for Youth:** Started BY YOUTH FOR YOUTH. We partner with youth to realize their full potential, by creating opportunities, removing barriers and promoting social justice.

**Overview:**

The Social Learning Specialist (SLS)/Transitional Navigator is part of a school-based support services team. The SLS works to create a youth-, family-, and faculty-friendly presence within the school, grounded in cooperative relationships and direct communication. The SLS can provide the full continuum of care; specific areas of focus include prevention education, attendance issues, Help Zone (an alternative to suspension) services, family support, and immediate crisis response. SLS will also deliver a variety of best-practice, research-based services (e.g., groups, workshops, curricula) as needed, with a focus on Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). The SLS also provides access to additional resources from The Center for Youth.

**Schedule:** Full time 11- month position. Work hours may overlap the school day (before and after school). Special events or projects may occasionally take place during the early evenings and/or on a weekend.

**Responsibilities:**

- Administers, coordinates, and oversees the program (on-site)
- Works in tandem with School Administrators to ensure services are based on identified needs and meets with the administrators on a regular basis to review referrals, attendance trends, student concerns, and intervention effectiveness.
- Attend School Support Service meetings
- Assists in connecting youth to community-based resources
- Assists in attendance issues, targeting students with or on the verge of chronic absenteeism through outreach, problem-solving, and re-engagement planning.
- Implements restorative practices, including restorative conversations and re-entry planning, to build relationships, repair harm, and support successful return to class following conflict or disciplinary incidents.
- Creates and oversees data collection
- Coordinates requests for Prevention Education services
- Outreach and information dissemination
- Referral and referral readiness;
- Provides immediate response, de-escalation, and short-term support in alignment with school crisis protocols and within the scope of the position.
- Prevention education *with fidelity,* including asset-building groups, research-based curricula, and planned-duplication booster sessions
- Asset development (risk reduction and protective factor) activities
- Agency ambassador and liaison at Referral Team Meetings, Partner Meetings, Open Houses, Health Fairs, etc.
- Knowledge of school policies and procedures
- Collaborate with mental health staff, teachers, administrators, and other support staff to align interventions with school expectations, student plans, and building priorities.

**Required Qualifications:**

- Bachelor's Degree in Human Service or related field AND 1-3 years' related experience OR equivalent combination / *Master's Degree preferred*

**Skills:**

- Strong knowledge of Child and adolescent development
- Risk reduction and protective factors
- Child and adolescent development principles
- Strong crisis management and behavior management techniques
- Community resources
- Client advocacy
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office

**Pay Rate: $21- $23 per hour**

*The Center for Youth Provides Equal Employment Opportunities*
## Skills

- Restorative Practices
- Outreach
- De-escalation Techniques
- Problem Solving
- Planning
- Client Advocacy
- Statistics
- Crisis Management
- Adolescent Psychological Development
- Referral Processing
- Microsoft Office
- Data Collection
- Community Resource Navigation
- Risk Reduction
- Re-engagement Marketing
- Behavior Management

## How to Apply

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