Skills Development Specialist (PT/Pool)
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Lad Lake Inc
West Bend, WI, US
Summary
The Skills Development Specialist is responsible for supervising assigned youth, building positive relationships, and acting as a role model to support mental health recovery. They must provide quality activities that align with client goals and maintain consistent communication with families and supervisors.
Job Description
Are you passionate about making a positive impact on a child's life? Join us as a Skills Development Specialist today!
As a Skills Development Specialist, you will have an incredible opportunity to engage with a youth in one-on-one activities within the community that are safe, enjoyable, and perfectly aligned with the goals set by the youth and family team. A quality Skills Development Specialist serves as an understanding and trusted coach, confidant, adviser, and advocate. Research shows that quality relationships significantly impact young people, influencing their personal, academic, and professional lives. This service is pivotal in guiding youth towards personal growth, development, and social and economic advancement. Lad Lake is seeking quality applicants to meet the critical needs of children in various SE Wisconsin counties. This community-based position involves working with a child in your surrounding area. We serve several counties, including Washington, Waukesha, Ozaukee, Dodge, Walworth, Milwaukee, and Jefferson.
You will engage in weekly activities with your client to achieve specific goals that typically last 1-3 hours. This part-time paid position includes travel and expense allocations. Weekly hours depend on the number of cases you choose to work with. Typically, evening and weekend hours are required.
JOB SUMMARY
Responsible for supervising the assigned client, building positive relationships, being a role model, and supporting clients in their mental health recovery.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Model behavior and act as a role model.
- Provide quality activities that align with client’s goals
- Build trust through commitment and consistency.
- Encourage the child to reach their full potential.
- Maintain open communication with families, supervisors, and county staff
- Attend Plan of Care meetings and monthly supervision as required
- Enter case notes for each meeting
- Report any criminal activity, abuse, or unusual happenings to your immediate supervisor/county crisis line
- Meet Lad Lake training requirements
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- You must be 21 or older.
- Must show proof of degrees, certifications, and specific skills
- Must have a valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record.
- Must show proof of 100,000/300,000 Bodily Injury Auto Liability Insurance and 100,000 Property Damage Auto Liability Insurance.
- Must have good communication skills.
Pay
- $18 for high school diploma, GED, or associates degree
- $20 for bachelor’s degree
- $27 for master’s degree
- $37 for master’s degree with license
BENEFITS
- Community-based position
- 401k plan
- Flexible schedule
- Casual dress
- Company-paid training
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Lad Lake is a social service agency with over 175 years of success in serving youth and their families. Each year, we provide support to over 1,100 youth through safety, individualized therapy, skill-building, and hope across three core program areas: out-of-home care (including residential care, crisis stabilization, and treatment for exploited girls), education and academic support, and outpatient therapy and community-based services.
Our trauma-informed, evidence-based practices foster healing and hope, helping youth and their families navigate and overcome challenges.
At Lad Lake, 95% of the youth in our care come from a family in crisis unable to support them as they wish; and most suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and serious anxiety disorders. Here in our community, Lad Lake is the emergency room of the child welfare system.
We provide kids safety, individualized therapy, and skill-building for independence. Whether it's support for foster kids, mentors for troubled youth, or a safe-haven for exploited and abused girls, Lad Lake counselors cultivate stability and self-reliance for more than 1,100 kids and their families every year.
For eight generations, Lad Lake has prided itself on evolving to meet tour community's most pressing needs. Our experience tells us the best way to create long-term success is through proven programs that foster healthy relationships, strengthen families, and connect youth to community resources. In this way, we can see that kids get a second chance in life, and opportunities they need to succeed.
Founded
1902
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Dousman, WI
Lad Lake is a social service agency with over 175 years of success in serving youth and their families. Each year, we provide support to over 1,100 youth through safety, individualized therapy, skill-building, and hope across three core program areas: out-of-home care (including residential care, crisis stabilization, and treatment for exploited girls), education and academic support, and outpatient therapy and community-based services.
Our trauma-informed, evidence-based practices foster healing and hope, helping youth and their families navigate and overcome challenges.
At Lad Lake, 95% of the youth in our care come from a family in crisis unable to support them as they wish; and most suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and serious anxiety disorders. Here in our community, Lad Lake is the emergency room of the child welfare system.
We provide kids safety, individualized therapy, and skill-building for independence. Whether it's support for foster kids, mentors for troubled youth, or a safe-haven for exploited and abused girls, Lad Lake counselors cultivate stability and self-reliance for more than 1,100 kids and their families every year.
For eight generations, Lad Lake has prided itself on evolving to meet tour community's most pressing needs. Our experience tells us the best way to create long-term success is through proven programs that foster healthy relationships, strengthen families, and connect youth to community resources. In this way, we can see that kids get a second chance in life, and opportunities they need to succeed.
Founded
1902
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Non-profit Organizations
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Dousman, WI
