Advocate Counselor, Learning to Work (LTW), Brooklyn

CAMBA•New York, NY

41d•Onsite

About The Position

CAMBA is a community organization dedicated to building an inclusive New York City by providing integrated programs in Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. The Learning to Work (LTW) for Transfer Schools Program specifically serves students aged 15-21 who are over-aged for their grade, under-credited, and have attended another high school. This program aims to help these students earn their high school diploma and develop vocational and life skills. Utilizing the Primary Person Model, each student is assigned a Career Advocate to help remove barriers to graduation, engage them in college preparatory activities, provide supportive services, and foster self-direction and self-sufficiency through career exploration and subsidized internships for 75 students.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (e. g., B.A., B.S.W.) in social work or a related field and applicable experience.
Ability to adapt to the culture and environment of a public school.
Ability to write assessments, student goals, progress notes, weekly reports, and general correspondence related to students.
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from supervisors, students, funders, other organizations, and the general public.
Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, decimals and percentages to practical situations.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Knowledge of Word Processing software; Spreadsheet software; Internet software and Database software.
May have team and/or other coordination responsibility, but no consistent supervisory responsibility.
Must obtain Dept. of Education fingerprint clearance.
Ability to maintain fingerprint clearance throughout the duration of employment.

Nice To Haves

Bi-lingual Preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain professional relationships with students and student confidentiality.
Conduct initial intake and assessment of students and/or students' families' situations and needs (including academic and skill levels, basic skills, occupational skills, prior work experience, employability, interests, aptitudes, support service’s needs, family and medical history, and individual development needs).
Create and maintain student files.
Assist students in attaining their goals by identifying and locating community resources for students and by making referrals to appropriate services both within and outside CAMBA.
Track student attendance daily.
Reach out to absent students (i.e. phone calls, letters, home visits, etc.) daily.
Follow-up with students and with referral organizations regarding student contact and progress with referral organization.
Counsel students regularly either through meetings in CAMBA offices, by telephone and/or home visits.
Work with students to break through barriers to student goals and to assist students in advocating for themselves.
Recommend and implement strategies to persuade students to participate more fully in this process.
Follow-up at least two times with graduates for one year after graduation.
Reach out and market the program to the community in order to recruit students.
Enter all required data into CAMBA’s online internal database system Enginuity.
Create narrative case notes regarding student progress at each point of contact using Enginuity.
Keep an Excel monthly report spreadsheet of all services given.
Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
May act as student liaison/student advocate with outside organizations regarding such matters as education, healthcare, housing, legal issues, etc.
May facilitate workshops (i.e - Life Skills, College Explorations, Work Exploration).
May prepare marketing materials for the program.
May prescreen students over the telephone/face-to-face for eligibility.
May assist families in obtaining health services coverage when eligible.
May assist students in completing applications for benefits and entitlements.
May assist students in completing all CAMBA intake applications and forms.
May review all documentation establishing student’s eligibility for program and make file copies.
Tasks may be modified, expanded and/or assigned over a period of time.