SPEC:  COMMUNITY YOUTH RESOURCE SPECIALIST
                             CALIFORNIA STATE PERSONNEL BOARD

                                                 SPECIFICATION


                                                       Schematic Code:  PB70
                                                       Class Code:      9586
                                                       Established:     12/6/94
                                                       Revised:         --
                                                       Title Changed:   --


                           COMMUNITY YOUTH RESOURCE SPECIALIST


                                        DEFINITION

           Under direction, the Community Youth Resource Specialist will target
           specific urban areas and work with gang members, schools, parent
           groups, law enforcement, and community businesses to provide at-risk
           youth with alternatives to gang membership; and to do other related
           work.


                                      TYPICAL TASKS

           The Community Youth Resource Specialist acts as a role model and
           conducts periodic meetings, makes community presentations, promotes
           mediation, and interacts with the gang subculture in order to provide
           counseling for, intervention to, and prevention of gang activity.
           The specialist prepares written reports of project activities and
           makes recommendations to the Gang Violence Reduction Project.  The
           specialist represents and supports policies and procedures as
           established by the Gang Violence Reduction Project and the Department
           of the Youth Authority.  The Community Youth Resource Specialist
           works with at-risk youth and adult gang members, schools, parent
           groups, and the community to provide gang members with positive
           alternatives to gang activities.  The specialist provides mediation
           between rival gangs.  The specialist's role is not limited to
           advising at-risk youth or gang members, but includes the community as
           a whole.  Incumbents may perform lead responsibility.


                                  MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

           Must be a resident of the target area, and a parent or family member
           of an at-risk youth, and have six months' experience providing
           direction to at-risk youth.


                                 KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES

           Knowledge of:  The gang subculture and the effects of gang activity
           on the community.

           Ability to:  Effectively communicate with diverse groups of people in
           a variety of unique situations and be able to coordinate special
           activities and events.