Human Services Leadership — Youth, Family, and Community Engagement Proficiency Certificate

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    Program Duration: 2 Year Program
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    Degree Type: Proficiency Certificate
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    Total Credit Hours: 18
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About This Certificate

Working with people as they recover from addiction and other issues is an equally challenging and rewarding career. The Human Services Leadership: Youth, Family, and Community Engagement proficiency certificate gives students a chance to learn about issues like youth development, spirituality, recovery, resilience and transformation and conflict resolution. Upon completion, you'll be prepared to work within facilities and organizations such as faith-based ministries, community and collegiate recovery programs, and youth-oriented programs geared toward substance use and misuse prevention and intervention. For working nurses, psychologists, social workers and other professionals in the human services field, this certificate also provides continuing education credits.

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Launch Your Career in Human Services Leadership: Youth, Family, and Community Engagement

  • Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary – est. salary $138,485
  • Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare – est. salary $67,071
  • Education Teachers, Postsecondary – est. salary $102,849
**EMSI Data, 2025; The Greater Philadelphia region; a percentage of people in these jobs may have a bachelor's degree or higher.
 

Career Outlook

$123,030

Median Salary of a Education Administrators, Postsecondary

23,118

Number of Jobs in the Region

+4.5%

10-year Job Outlook in the Region for Mental Health Counselors

Featured Career

Education Administrators, Postsecondary

Direct, coordinate, and evaluate the activities of personnel, including support staff engaged in administering academic institutions, departments, or alumni organizations.

Starting Pay: $80,013

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Typical Tasks

  • Design or use assessments to monitor student learning outcomes.
  • Recruit, hire, train, and terminate departmental personnel.
  • Advise students on issues such as course selection, progress toward graduation, and career decisions.
  • Plan, administer, and control budgets, maintain financial records, and produce financial reports.
  • Provide assistance to faculty and staff in duties such as teaching classes, conducting orientation programs, issuing transcripts, and scheduling events.
  • Establish operational policies and procedures and make any necessary modifications, based on analysis of operations, demographics, and other research information.