This recruitment will establish and eligible list that may be used to filled current and future vacancies.

These positions are TERM grant funded positions currently budgeted through 7/1/2023. Continued employment in these positions is contingent upon renewal of grant funding and not guaranteed.

The Department of Health and Human Services, Street Outreach Network (SON) is recruiting for full-time Community Service Aide III (CSA III) positions to work directly with newcomer youth from Central and South America as well as the Caribbean both in the school and community setting. The CSAIII will provide outreach, engagement, positive youth development and culturally based trauma informed services primarily to newcomer adolescents as well as directing them to needed resources to address social emotional needs.

These positions will work as part of a team approach to address gang and youth violence in the County by working with other SON workers to identify gang involved youth and/or youth at highest risk for gang involvement and work with community organizations and agencies/departments of local and/or state government to secure needed support services.

This position will work with community leaders and residents to educate, inform, develop and implement collaborative strategies related to gang prevention and intervention needs for gang involved youth such as providing school- based intervention services.

Bilingual proficiency is required in the Spanish/English languages . Selected candidates for these positions will be required to successfully pass an examination assessing oral communication, reading comprehension, and interpreting skills. For Advanced proficiency, the candidate must also pass an examination requiring translating text from Spanish to English and vice versa.

Positions filled under this recruitment require successful completion of a medical exam with drug/alcohol screen and criminal background clearance.

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to OHR@montgomerycountymd.gov . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant's responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law : Except as provided by law or regulation, the County's "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff's office) are subject to the County's ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Experience: Three (3) years of experience providing delivery of social, health and/or public assistance services.

Education: Completion of high school or High School Certificate of completion recognized in the State of Maryland

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

Special Minimum Qualification: Bilingual Proficiency (English/Spanish and vise versa) Required

License: Possession and maintenance at all times of a valid drivers license when required for job-related duties.

The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevancy of training, and experience in the following areas.

• Experience working with newcomer youth and families in Latin America or the Caribbean or in the United States.
• Experience working with or trained in culturally based, healing informed practices that serve Central and South American youth as well as youth from the Caribbean.
• Experience and working knowledge of youth and gang culture in Montgomery County or similar jurisdictions (DC, MD, VA, NY, NJ, California and Texas).
• Experience working with schools and community stakeholders in community -based collaborations.
• Experience working collaboratively as team to accomplish program goals.
• Bilingual Spanish/English proficiency