Emergency Appointment - Youth Development Supervisor

Job Description:

Emergency Appointment - Youth Development Supervisor

Description

Position/Program Information

TYPE OF RECRUITMENT: OPEN COMPETITIVE - EMERGENCY APPOINTMENT

Applications will be open for filing on Monday, August 25th, 2025, from 8:00 a.m. (Pacific Time) to before 5:00 p.m. (Pacific Time).

EXAM NUMBER: YD8302D-EA

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors recently declared a local state of emergency for homelessness, and the County is working to revise and expand our response to help all who are affected. We are looking for qualified and passionate individuals to help us in the mission of addressing issues like housing, mental health, and substance use. If you are looking for a new career that will directly benefit the population of Los Angeles County, this may be the opportunity for you.

The Department of Youth Development is seeking a qualified candidate to fill an emergency Youth Development Supervisor vacancy for a new Youth Development Learning Collaborative related to the homelessness crisis.

Under the emergency order, applicants who meet the requirements may be hired for an initial period of up to 90 days, with an opportunity for permanent County employment.

Before the end of your initial work period, you will be assessed on your work performance. This assessment will be weighted 100%. Those who successfully pass the assessment will be considered for permanent appointment to Youth Development Supervisor

Definitions:

Youth Development Learning Collaborative (YDLC)

YDLC is a framework that includes a range of strategies focused on increasing shared knowledge of best practices in youth development for County staff, community providers, and the public. These strategies are managed by DYD’s YDLC team, who is responsible for designing evidence-informed YDLC strategies and materials to address gaps; managing collaborative planning processes and partnerships; facilitating learning activities; making adjustments based on feedback to improve the YDLC’s positive impact; and managing administrative processes including project budgets, training and consultant contracts, seeking funding opportunities, and providing updates to funders and stakeholders.

Essential Job Functions

• In partnership with the Branch Manager, directs the development of workplans; program objectives, implementation, and evaluation; as well as initiatives policies, and strategies related to the Youth Development Learning Collaborative.

• Works cross-functionally with other departments, stakeholders, and program partners to understand need, align strategic direction, and eliminate impediments to peak performance to meet department’s vision and goals.

• Evaluates issues that impact the department’s vision and goals for the Learning Collaborative to provide recommendations and oversee the development of solutions.

• Oversees staff execution of key workstreams and tasks, including but not limited to project design and planning; relationship building and management; training; facilitation; analysis; and administrative duties.

• Directs and participates in the preparation of Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Memorandum of Understanding (MOUs) and vendor contracts; selection process; contract negotiations; and oversees the monitoring of progress, deliverables, and budgets of selected partners.

• Oversees Learning Collaborative strategies and activities for key audiences, including County staff, community providers, and the public in alignment with measurable goals for increased knowledge of best practices in youth development over time.

• Facilitates access to training, workshops, and learning opportunities relevant to youth development, restorative justice, conflict de-escalation, anti-racism, healing-centered practices, creative and cultural practices, and more.

• Participates in outreach, engagement, and storytelling to increase awareness of DYD programs and priorities and to uplift youth narratives and successes to a wide range of audiences, including County partners, youth, and communities.

• Develops and maintains collaborative and cooperative working relationships with various city, county, social, legal, court, law enforcement, philanthropic, educational institutions, and community organizations as well as staff to facilitate information sharing, learning, communication, and collaboration to advance a youth development framework.

• Composes, prepares, and processes a variety of correspondence, reports, data, forms, and other documents; establishes and oversees accurate and efficient program and case management records, including confidential and sensitive files subject to various legal requirements.

GENERAL COMPETANCIES AND QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:

Knowledge:

Youth Development-Knowledge of principles and practices related to adolescent brain development, youth leadership development, and program/policy development and oversight.

Restorative and Transformative Justice - Knowledge of principles and practical applications of restorative and transformative justice, alternatives to punitive approaches, conflict de-escalation, and trauma-informed crisis response.

Care coordination and systems navigation -Knowledge of resources available for the care and development of youth, including knowledge of existing youth-serving systems and laws impacting young people, as well as programs and opportunities available through CBOs and public agency partners.

Trauma-informed/healing-centered practice -Recognition and response to signs, symptoms, and risks of trauma to better support the needs of youth who have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences and toxic stress, including holistic healing practices.

Social Justice and Equity -Understanding of research and practices to advance social justice, equity, and systems transformation, emergent strategy, and future building.

Anti-racism and anti-racist practices -Knowledge of practices actively opposing systemic racism and that promote changes to policies, behaviors, and beliefs that perpetuate racist ideas and actions.

Skills:

Collaboration and network building-Includes planning, scheduling, organizing, prioritizing, and monitoring work activities among several contributing groups to achieve established goals.

Youth, family, and community engagement-Includes appropriate communication, active-listening, and empathy when in contact with a young person, their family, and support networks.

Systems navigation-Includes coordination, advocacy, and moving with urgency and initiative to identify challenges or barriers, problem-solve, develop, and implement a meaningful and responsive plan.

Abilities:

Oral Comprehension and Active Listening -The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.

Oral Expression -The ability to communicate information and ideas as in speaking so others will understand.

Responsiveness -The ability to identify and address barriers to efficiently and effectively solve problems.

Relationship-Building- The ability to build trust and communication to build strong, supportive, and generative relationships.

Conflict Resolution -The ability to identify and address tension or conflict through facilitation, mediation, or other healing centered practices.

Written Expression-The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.

Reasoning and Problem-Solving -The ability to apply the rules of logic when synthesizing variety of information to identify a problem or reach a workable decision, resolution, or recommendation.

Information Ordering -The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according toa specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Requirements

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

Option 1:

Five years of experience working directly with youth in service-oriented environments for care coordination, case management, or mentorship, including CBOs, schools, healing centers, public agencies, secure placement facilities or locked institutions, and philanthropic or academic centers with a focus on youth or community investment, including at least two years of experience supervising a team or project.

Option 2:

Three years of experience in youth development-oriented collaborative project management or coordination of service delivery from community-based providers involving youth development programs, youth diversion programs or other partnerships with justice or education partners, including at least two years of experience supervising a team or project.

Option 3:

Two years of experience managing youth development programs at the level of Youth Development Specialist*, including at least two years of experience leading a team or project.

*At the level of Class Specifications | Youth Development Specialist | Class Spec Details for more information.

APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A RESUME ATTACHED WILL BE DEEMED INCOMPLETE AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED

LICENSE:

A valid California Class C Driver License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

PHYSICAL CLASS: 2 - Light.

Positions within this class require light physical effort that may include occasional light lifting up to a 10-pound limit and some bending, stooping, or squatting. Considerable ambulation may be involved.

SPECIALTY REQUIREMENTS:

Lived Experience: Individuals with histories of contact with the justice system working as Youth Development Supervisors can make a unique contribution to the responsiveness and effectiveness of services and policies focused on populations and communities most impacted by the justice system. The inclusion of Youth Development Supervisors with lived experience adds important capacity to improve the County’s ability to support populations and communities that have historically been left out of decisions about services and policies that impact them.

Additional Information

EXAM CONTENT:

Before the end of your initial work assignment, the appointing department will evaluate your performance. Those who achieve a passing score on this evaluation will be considered for permanent appointment.

BACKGROUND PROCESS:

Appointment to this position is contingent upon successful clearance of all pre-employment screening and onboarding requirements. This position requires livescan clearance.

APPLICATION AND FILING INFORMATION:

Applications must be filed online only. You MUST include a recent resume as part of your application submission. APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A RESUME ATTACHED WILL BE DEEMED INCOMPLETE AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Many important notifications will be sent electronically to the email address provided on the application, so it is important that you provide a valid email address. Please add hr@dyd.lacounty.gov , as well as noreply@governmentjobs.com , and info@governmentjobs.com to your email contact list and list of approved senders to prevent email notifications from being filtered as spam/junk/clutter mail.

You can opt out of emails from LA County. If you unsubscribe, you will not receive any email notification for any examination for which you apply with Los Angeles County. Regardless of whether you choose to unsubscribe, you can always check for notifications by logging into governme2025 ntjobs.com and viewing your profile inbox, which saves a copy of all emailed notices.

Plan to submit your online application on Monday, August 25th, before the 5:00 p.m. deadline, as you may be required to verify your email address. This only needs to be done once per email address, and if you already have a job seeker account on www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacounty , you can verify at any time by logging in and following the prompts. This is to enhance the security of your online application and to ensure you do not enter an incorrect email address.

Please include your Social Security Number for record control purposes. Federal law requires that all employed persons have a Social Security Number.

Computer and Internet Access at Public Libraries: For candidates who may not have regular access to a computer or the internet, applications can be completed on computers at public libraries throughout Los Angeles County.

The County of Los Angeles is a Fair Chance employer. Except for a very limited number of positions, you will not be asked to provide information about a conviction history unless you receive a contingent offer of employment. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether your conviction history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job, and consider potential mitigating factors, including, but not limited to, evidence and extent of rehabilitation, recency of the offense(s), and age at the time of the offense(s). If asked to provide information about a conviction history, any convictions or court records which are exempted by a valid court order do not have to be disclosed.

Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI)

The Department of Youth Development recognizes and affirms that all people are created equal and are entitled to all rights afforded by the Constitution of the United States. The Department of Youth Development is committed to promoting Anti-racism, Diversity, and Inclusion efforts to address the inequalities and disparities amongst races. We support the ARDI Strategic Plan and its goals by improving equality, diversity, and inclusion in recruitment, selection, and employment practices.

Department Contact Name: HR General

Department Contact Phone:

Department Contact Email: hr@dyd.lacounty.gov

Teletype Number: (800) 735-2929

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Closing Date/Time: 8/25/2025 5:00 PM Pacific

Salary:

$118,233.84 - $159,337.20 Annually