Data Specialist- Afterschool Program

Get to Know Us

Salt Lake County Youth Services provides support to schools and families through Afterschool Programs, Summer Programming, and Parental Support. Our programs are offered on site at schools located in Kearns, Magna, West Valley City, and Millcreek. Our goals are to keep kids safe, provide healthy adult role models, teach new skills, and give youth confidence in themselves through a variety of activities including academic support, dance, arts, sports, service projects throughout the community, and off-site field trips. These goals are achieved by working closely with school administration and ensuring our staff are active participants in helping to make positive changes within the communities served.

What You'll Do Here

As an Afterschool Data Specialist your team will work directly with youth from diverse backgrounds in a school setting to provide a safe and healthy environment by:

• Being a Data Specialist Assists in the management of data collection and data entry with registrations, enrollments, and surveys.
• Provides basic quality assurance functions to ensure data integrity.
• Trains on the user system to ensure that the information is entered correctly.
• Assist Program Coordinator with various functions of day-to-day operation of program including working directly with youth during program hours.
• Helps with the submission of periodic division and grant reporting.

What We Need from You

• We don't need a lot, but what we do need it vital:
• Must be reliable and punctual! Our youth and the Coordinator depend on you to be there for them assist and mentor and to be able to attend program.
• Must enjoy working with youth of all ages and motivated to guide and encourage their growth both academically and interpersonally.
• Strong communication skills to effectively communicate with a diverse population from different social and ethnic background.
• Driven to not only set and achieve goals but also to see opportunities where changes are necessary and take the initiative to work with your team to implement improvements.
• Must be at least 18 years old.

What We Offer

Opportunity to develop skills in youth mentorship, database entry and maintenance, training and development practices, data entry techniques, positive behavior support and principles. You will gain invaluable work experience in youth development, conflict resolution, engaging appropriately with youth, youth services programs and local resources, and programming and quality assurance.

Pay: $16.00-17.00/per hour

Tier 1 = Equivalent of six months of part-time work experience (720 hours) in a filed closely related to Afterschool and/or Youth Programming or 12 credit hours from an accredited school or university in a related field. ($16.00/hr.)

Tier 2 = After 30 days and/or upon completion of required onbarding trainings. ($17.00/hr.)

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

• Dependable - reliable
• People-oriented - enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
• Adaptable/flexible - enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
• Detail-oriented - would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
• High stress tolerance - thrives in a high-pressure environment
• Positive attitude - ability to move forward during difficult situations and motivate others

• Must work an average of 28 hours or less per week or an average of 125 hours or less per month.
• Are not eligible for County benefits except as otherwise provided for by policy.
• Are not considered merit employees.