This recruitment will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill current and future vacancies.

The Department of Health and Human Services, Street Outreach Network (SON) is recruiting for Community Services Aide III (CSA III) positions.

Incumbents will be responsible for working directly in a targeted community with gang-involved youth and their families to providing positive youth development and culturally based trauma informed services primarily to adolescent and young adults.

The incumbents will work as part of a team approach to address gang and youth violence in the County and will be responsible for working with other Street Outreach Network (SON) Safe Space workers to identify gang-involved youth and/or youth at-risk for gang involvement; coordination with community organizations and agencies/departments of local, state government to secure needed support services; coordination with community leaders and residents to educate and inform, and develop and implement collaborative strategies related to gang prevention and intervention needs for gang involved youth.

Bilingual applicants in the Spanish/English languages are encouraged to apply. If the candidate selected for this position possesses multilingual skills, he/she 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.

Employees will need to operate a motor vehicle to transport supplies and equipment to other locations to perform duties, and would require the ability to lift and carry, and manage stairs with equipment and supplies.

Interview preference will be given to applicants with experience working with gang involved youth, young adults, and families similar to that identified by law enforcement.

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.

License: Possession and maintenance at all times of a valid State of Maryland driver's license.

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.

• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish to English and vise versa
• Experience working with gang involved youth and families.
• Experience and working knowledge of youth and gang culture in Montgomery County or similar jurisdictions.
• Experience in Crisis and/or Gang Intervention

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.