Youth Specialist Cover Letter

I submit this application to express my sincere interest in the youth specialist position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for technical guidance and consultation to program participants and state partners on best practice implementation of targeted behavioral health programs for state of NM.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Experience working in/with the Kosovo civil society organizations preferred
• Willingness to travel regularly and work additional hours as necessary, including nights and weekends
• Above average communication and computer skills
• Knowledge of principles and practices related to working with people/populations experiencing homelessness, addiction, and mental illness
• Advanced knowledge of the principles and practices of trauma-informed service delivery
• Advanced knowledge of the principles and practices of restorative justice
• Knowledge and understanding of adolescent learning and development
• Ethiopian nationality

I would like to submit my application for the youth specialist opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In my previous role, I was responsible for assessment for behavioral health problems for youth patients referred by independent school districts within the Houston community.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Assist residents with daily living skills as needed and participate in daily activities
• Demonstrated understanding of data measures and analytics
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of public health including terminology
• Comfort with offering presentations/public speaking
• Experience with 4-H and/or other Cooperative Extension programming
• Experience authoring and managing grants
• Experience working with community-based volunteers
• Proficiency with quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis

I would like to submit my application for the youth specialist opening. Please accept this letter and the attached resume.

In the previous role, I was responsible for technical assistance and training to at least give Colorado communities around best practices for youth engagement, tobacco control, community mobilization, participatory inquiry, and policy advocacy.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Experience designing and facilitating trainings on gender issues and gender integration processes and techniques
• Strong negotiations and communications skills, and effective report-writing skills English
• Strong monitoring and evaluation skills, including experience with the selection and monitoring of effective gender indicators
• Extension programming experience and expertise
• Experience with participatory action research
• Knowledge of tobacco control
• Possess valid drivers license and proof of auto insurance and access to a vehicle for employment purposes
• Documented experience in supervision, resource development, and team leadership

I am excited to be applying for the position of youth specialist. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In the previous role, I was responsible for technical assistance and training to local youth coalitions in at least ten Colorado communities around best practices for youth engagement, tobacco control, community mobilization, participatory inquiry, and policy advocacy.

Please consider my experience and qualifications for this position:

• Proficiency in oral and written communication and computer skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (and at least one local language)
• Relevant computer software skills (including, at a minimum, the standard applications)
• Experience working with regulatory, personnel, funding, and budgeting proponents preferred
• Strong knowledge of Georgia’s socio-economic context
• Experience supporting social inclusion, social cohesion, and working with marginalized and conflict-affected communities
• Fluency in Georgian and English
• Knowledge of readiness to learn about Trauma-Informed care and implement best practices

I am excited to be applying for the position of youth specialist. Please accept this letter and the attached resume as my interest in this position.

In my previous role, I was responsible for a wide variety of psychotherapeutic services for common mental and emotional difficulties as a generalist behavioral health clinician.

Please consider my qualifications and experience:

• Skills to adjust to varying or changing situations to meet emergency or changing program requirements
• Understanding of the culture of recovery
• Comfortable with holding presentations, and public speaking in general
• Working knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures with providing technical support for research studies
• Experience with community-level projects
• Understanding of the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) and population-level change strategies
• Knowledge and experience with substance abuse prevention programming and coalition work
• Excellent computer and social media skills