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CITY OF LODI
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AGENDA TITLE: Adopt Resolution Approving the Classification, Job Description and Salary Range
for the Position of Youth Outreach Worker
MEETING DATE: February 18, 2015
SUBMITTED BY: Human Resources Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt resolution approving the classification, job description and
salary range for the position of Youth Outreach Worker.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Community Development Department has the need for a full-
time Youth Outreach Worker. Upon discussions with the
Neighborhood Services Manager, the City wishes to create a full-
time classification and assign the appropriate salary commensurate
with the duties assigned to this new position.
The City received grant funding from the California Gang Reduction, Intervention, and Prevention
Program (CaIGRIP), and was able to hire two part-time Youth Outreach Workers; funding them from the
general fund as part of the city match for the CaIGRIP grant. The Youth Outreach Workers assist in
coordinating and developing community wide gang intervention/prevention programs targeted for youth
and young adults; collaborate with schools, recreation, law enforcement and other social services
agencies to assist at -risk -children and high school students in the community.
The City continues to fund the two part-time Youth Outreach Worker positions from the general fund after
the CaIGRIP grant funding was exhausted in December 2014. With the recent resignation of one of the
part-time employees there is currently only one -part time Youth Outreach Worker. The City wishes to
continue to provide the valuable outreach services to the youth and young adults and the Neighborhood
Services Manager wishes to eliminate the two part-time positions and convert them to one full-time
position.
The City engaged in discussions with the Lodi Unified School District and they have agreed to provide a
portion of the funding for the full-time Youth Outreach Worker in FY 2014/15, of $10,000, and will request
additional funding in FY 2015/16 to fund fifty percent of the full-time position. Funding for the full-time
position in FY 2014/15 will come from a combination of general fund, Community Development Block
Grant (CDBG), and Lodi Unified School District.
After discussions with and concurrence from AFSCME General Services Unit, staff recommends the new
full-time Youth Outreach Worker salary range be $39,312.00 to $50,107.20. This job classification will be
part of the General Services unit.
Staff requests Council approve the classification, job description and set the salary range for Youth
Outreach Worker.
The Community Development department is requesting to increase their budgeted and allocated
positions and to fund the Youth Outreach Worker position.
APPROVED:
Stephen Schwatia�, City Manager
FISCAL IMPACT: The annual cost for this position is $87,666.
FUNDING AVAILABLE: Funding will come from general fund, CDBG and Lodi Unified School
District monies.
Adele Post, Human Resources Manager
Jor an Ayers, Deputy City Ma ager
CITY OF LODI May 2012
Updated February 2015
YOUTH OUTREACH WORKER
Job descriptions are intended to present a broad and general range of duties
which includes, purpose, responsibilities, and scope of work. Job descriptions are
not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
DEFINITION
Under general supervision, this position focuses on developing community
service, leadership, educational and professional skills in at -risk children and
high school students from all types of neighborhoods and communities.
Incumbent will be an integral component of a mobile crisis team working directly
with at -risk, gang -impacted, and/or gang -involved youth; performs related work
as required.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives direct supervision from higher level supervisory and management staff.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
Under general supervision, this position focuses on developing community
service, leadership, educational and professional skills in at -risk children and
high school students from all types of neighborhoods and communities.
Build relationships with high-risk youth, perform behavior observation and
assessment, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution and mediation.
Actively engages youth and young adults in the community through outreach,
education, other social services agencies, including recreation and providing
advocacy in a variety of areas, including job training and placement; provide
guidance and exposure to positive lifestyle alternatives.
Assists in coordinating and developing a community wide program targeted for
Youth and Young Adults; collaborating with schools, recreation, law enforcement
and other social services agencies that may include, but not be limited to, job
preparation and placement, career development, mentorship training and
referral, gang intervention, and mediation services.
Attends Gang Alternative Program meetings and other planning sessions as
required by City officials.
Maintains basic records and prepares simple reports regarding work performed.
Perform other duties related to the operation of the department and the City
including additional duties that enable the department and City to meet the
diverse needs of its community.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
Specific problems and issues, service needs, perspectives, and lifestyle patterns
of youth in general, and high-risk, gang -impacted, and/or gang -involved youth in
particular.
Basic interviewing methods and principles.
Safety practices and procedures related to the work.
Pertinent federal, state and local laws and regulations related to field of work.
Ability to:
Under general supervision, this position focuses on developing community
service, leadership, educational and professional skills in at -risk children and
high school students from all types of neighborhoods and communities.
Be able to recognize the warning signs of criminal or violent tendencies in youth
and young adults; assists in identifying counseling needs for youth and young
adults.
Actively engages youth and young adults in the community through outreach,
education, other social services agencies, including recreation and providing
advocacy in a variety of areas, including job training and placement.
Interact effectively with diverse cultural communities and with a variety of public
and private agencies, including public school officials, law enforcement,
community-based and non-profit organizations, and other city, county, state and
federal agencies.
Be responsible, emotionally stable and patient; exhibit leadership abilities; project
self as a positive role model in dress, behavior, language and attitude, including
maintaining professional limits and boundaries.
Possess a strong customer service and teamwork orientation.
Education & Experience
Any combination of experience and education that would likely produce the
qualifying knowledge and ability. A typical combination is:
Experience
Previous work experience with at -risk youth, which has provided the knowledge
and skills outlined within this job description; experience in a public agency is
desirable.
Education
Equivalent to two years of college or possession of an Associate of Arts degree
with coursework in counseling, social services, or a related field.
Driver's License
Possession of a valid Driver's License issued from the California Department of
Motor Vehicles.
Must be willing to work rotating evening, night, weekend, or holiday shifts, and/or
other hours as needed.
Must pass a detailed background investigation.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit
and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands
to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms;
climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; or smell.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision,
color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those
an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside
weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near precarious places
and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne
particles, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The employee may have exposure to
possible fights and confrontations, and contact with dissatisfied or abusive
individuals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
*FLSA Status: NON-EXEMPT
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-21
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
APPROVING THE CLASSIFICATION, JOB
DESCRIPTION AND
SALARY RANGE FOR THE POSITION OF
YOUTH OUTREACH WORKER
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council does hereby
approve the classification and job description for the position of Youth Outreach Worker
attached hereto marked as Exhibit A; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the salary range for Youth Outreach Worker
is hereby approved and shall be as follows:
YOUTH OUTREACH WORKER
Ste A Step B Step C Step ❑ Ste E
$3,276.00 $3,473.60 $3,681.60 $3,901.73 $4,175.60
Dated: February 18, 2015
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 2015-21 was passed and adopted by the Lodi
City Council in a regular meeting held February 18, 2015 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Chandler, Kuehne, Mounce, Nakanishi,
and Mayor Johnson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
NNIFE M. FERRAIOLO
City Clerk
2015-21
CITY OF LODI May 2012
Updated February 2015
YOUTH OUTREACH WORKER
Job descriptions are intended to present a broad and general range of duties
which includes, purpose, responsibilities, and scope of work. Job descriptions are
not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.
DEFINITION
Under general supervision, this position focuses on developing community
service, leadership, educational and professional skills in at -risk children and
high school students from all types of neighborhoods and communities.
Incumbent will be an integral component of a mobile crisis team working directly
with at -risk, gang -impacted, and/or gang -involved youth; performs related work
as required.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives direct supervision from higher level supervisory and management staff.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
Under general supervision, this position focuses on developing community
service, leadership, educational and professional skills in at -risk children and
high school students from all types of neighborhoods and communities.
Build relationships with high-risk youth, perform behavior observation and
assessment, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution and mediation.
Actively engages youth and young adults in the community through outreach,
education, other social services agencies, including recreation and providing
advocacy in a variety of areas, including job training and placement; provide
guidance and exposure to positive lifestyle alternatives.
Assists in coordinating and developing a community wide program targeted for
Youth and Young Adults; collaborating with schools, recreation, law enforcement
and other social services agencies that may include, but not be limited to, job
preparation and placement, career development, mentorship training and
referral, gang intervention, and mediation services.
Attends Gang Alternative Program meetings and other planning sessions as
required by City officials.
Maintains basic records and prepares simple reports regarding work performed.
Perform other duties related to the operation of the department and the City
including additional duties that enable the department and City to meet the
diverse needs of its community.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
Specific problems and issues, service needs, perspectives, and lifestyle patterns
of youth in general, and high-risk, gang -impacted, and/or gang -involved youth in
particular.
Basic interviewing methods and principles.
Safety practices and procedures related to the work.
Pertinent federal, state and local laws and regulations related to field of work.
Ability to:
Under general supervision, this position focuses on developing community
service, leadership, educational and professional skills in at -risk children and
high school students from all types of neighborhoods and communities.
Be able to recognize the warning signs of criminal or violent tendencies in youth
and young adults; assists in identifying counseling needs for youth and young
adults.
Actively engages youth and young adults in the community through outreach,
education, other social services agencies, including recreation and providing
advocacy in a variety of areas, including job training and placement.
Interact effectively with diverse cultural communities and with a variety of public
and private agencies, including public school officials, law enforcement,
community-based and non-profit organizations, and other city, county, state and
federal agencies.
Be responsible, emotionally stable and patient; exhibit leadership abilities; project
self as a positive role model in dress, behavior, language and attitude, including
maintaining professional limits and boundaries.
Possess a strong customer service and teamwork orientation.
Education & Experience
Any combination of experience and education that would likely produce the
qualifying knowledge and ability. A typical combination is:
Experience
Previous work experience with at -risk youth, which has provided the knowledge
and skills outlined within this job description; experience in a public agency is
desirable.
Education
Equivalent to two years of college or possession of an Associate of Arts degree
with coursework in counseling, social services, or a related field.
Driver's License
Possession of a valid Driver's License issued from the California Department of
Motor Vehicles.
Must be willing to work rotating evening, night, weekend, or holiday shifts, and/or
other hours as needed.
Must pass a detailed background investigation.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be
met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit
and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands
to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms;
climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; or smell.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision,
color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those
an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works in outside
weather conditions. The employee occasionally works near precarious places
and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne
particles, extreme cold, and extreme heat. The employee may have exposure to
possible fights and confrontations, and contact with dissatisfied or abusive
individuals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
*FLSA Status: NON-EXEMPT