Careers
Thank you for your interest in employment with Identity. Identity’s reputation for providing high-quality programs and services begins with its employees, who form an outstanding bilingual team with the expertise to carry out Identity’s mission of serving Latino and other diverse youth and families with excellence.
We offer competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, life and short-term disability insurance. In addition, we offer a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, paid holidays and generous paid time off. As an added benefit, Identity offers several opportunities for professional training.
Identity is an equal opportunity employer.
Current Openings
Parent Outreach Worker- Full Time- Rockville, MD
Identity has an opportunity as a part-time (15 to 25 hours a week) Parent Outreach Worker at Northwood High School-Based Health & Wellness Center in Montgomery County, Maryland. The Wellness Center provides a broad array of programs and services focused on supporting the physical, social, emotional, and mental well-being of the students at the school. The Center offers the students a continuum of engagement opportunities and supports that they can access throughout their high-school years, including trauma-informed, culturally responsive, curriculum-based programs, mental health counseling, on-site health care and screenings, and case management services. Although the Wellness Center serves all students enrolled in the school, it specifically targets those who present low protective factors (family separation, low self-esteem, school disconnection) that may lead to negative behaviors.
Services provided by the Parent Outreach Worker include, completing a needs and concerns assessments for Parents and Families, Family Action Plans, assisting Youth Development Specialist in providing support and expertise to families of youth through service planning, referrals, follow-up and support. Assists in planning and implementing parent meetings.
Compensation: $21.44 per hour
To apply: please send resume and cover letter to Senior Program Manager, Marvin Jovel at MJovel@identity-youth.org with the subject line: POW-NORTHWOOD HS-YOUR LAST NAME
Program Manager- Full Time- Rockville, MD
Identity has an opportunity as a Program Manager at Northwood High School-Based Health & Wellness Center in Montgomery County, Maryland. The Wellness Center provides a broad array of programs and services focused on supporting the physical, social, emotional, and mental well-being of the students at the school. The Center offers the students a continuum of engagement opportunities and supports that they can access throughout their high-school years, including trauma-informed, culturally responsive, curriculum-based programs, mental health counseling, on-site health care and screenings, and case management services. Although the Wellness Center serves all students enrolled in the school, it specifically targets those who present low protective factors (family separation, low self-esteem, school disconnection) that may lead to negative behaviors.
Services provided by the Program Manager include supervision and support of Identity and partner agency staff and the management of programs and services to ensure the highest quality of service for clients. Responsibilities include overseeing the planning, scheduling, implementation, and evaluation of programs. Additionally, manages the budget, and maintains relationships with partner agencies and internal and external stakeholders.
Compensation: $62,500.00 per year
To apply: please send resume and cover letter to Senior Program Manager, Marvin Jovel at MJovel@identity-youth.org with the subject line: PM-NORTHWOOD HS-YOUR LAST NAME
Youth Development Specialist- Full Time -Gaithersburg/Germantown, MD
Identity has an opportunity as a full-time Youth Development Specialist (YDS) within our Elementary and Middle School Programs in the Gaithersburg/Germantown, MD area. The YDS is responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing curriculum- and school-based programs using the Positive Youth Development Model as the theoretical basis for programming. In addition, the YDS works closely with the Parent Outreach Worker(s) (POWs) to coordinate services and information to students’ families. The YDS is responsible for checking in weekly with the Program Coordinator to ensure that students are meeting attendance targets for both school and Identity program, are gaining reading proficiency, and are learning key socio-emotional skills to help them thrive in school.
Compensation: $20.67 per hour
To apply: please send resume and cover letter to Program Coordinator, Brayan Rivas at BRivas@identity-youth.org with the subject line: YDS-MCAS-YOUR LAST NAME