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■ Extensive knowledge of existing community organizations with particular emphasis on the public <br />and private agencies serving children and youth <br />■ Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to speak and write effectively, attention to detail and <br />deadlines <br />■ Ability to coach youth leaders by demonstrating and modeling tact, initiative, resourcefulness, <br />and emotional maturity <br />Preferred <br />■ Master's degree in education, mental health, social work or youth -related field from an accredited <br />college or university <br />Job Duties and Responsibilities <br />■ Provide support to the Core Four Task Force in assessing available resources and service gaps, <br />program conception, and directing program implementation activities <br />■ Work with the Core Four Task Force and corresponding subcommittees in making policy <br />recommendations to officials at the City of San Marcos and Hays County concerning the social <br />behavior, health, and wellbeing of the community's children and youth <br />■ Oversee and provide infrastructure and ongoing support for COSM Youth Commission, <br />including recruiting and advising membership and assisting youth in civic engagement activities <br />■ Establish meaningful working relationships with City of San Marcos, Texas State University, <br />Hays County, San Marcos CISD, external agencies, community -based organizations, and other <br />stakeholders in the local youth services landscape in order to foster cultural, educational, and <br />economic development <br />■ Spearhead the SMTX Mental Health Coalition, including members of the staff and faculty at <br />COSM, Hays County, SMCISD, Texas State University, Hill County MHDD, local healthcare <br />providers, first responders, private schools, faith -based organizations, and non-profit and <br />business communities, in implementing research -driven, mental health initiatives for youth <br />across Hays County <br />■ Oversee mentoring programs at San Marcos CISD <br />■ All other duties as assigned <br />Deliverables <br />■ Partner with Texas State University, San Marcos CISD, and community -based organizations to <br />develop out -of -school time programming focused on building a college -going and career -ready <br />culture and increasing levels of post -secondary educational attainment among teenagers <br />throughout Hays County <br />■ Work in tandem with the Core 4 and members of the community at large, to develop and <br />implement a sustainable, community -wide mentoring program for teens focused on goal -setting <br />and educational achievement grounded in research and best -practices <br />■ Provide quarterly progress reports on deliverables, budget, research metrics, and program <br />implementation to members of the Core 4 entities <br />■ Work with Texas State University faculty in conducting research on programs that produce <br />positive mental health outcomes in young people, collect relevant social statistics, and develop <br />indicative longitudinal metrics to gauge efficacy of programming <br />■ Work with Core Four partners to establish best practices for working with youth around the <br />intersection of mental health and school safety <br />