Advocate Counselor

Research Foundation of The City University of New York•Brooklyn, NY

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Young Adult Borough Center (YABC) and Learning to Work Center at Thomas Jefferson High School is an evening educational/youth development program that provides New York City high school students an alternative pathway to graduation. Students enrolled in YABC also include young adults who chose to leave daytime classes due to circumstances such as employment or adult responsibilities. YABC offers students an opportunity to participate in a non-traditional educational program geared toward helping them prepare for a high school diploma and making critical career choices (i.e. college, employment or vocational training). This unique program combines academic classroom instruction, tutoring, career exploration, case management, work readiness training, and subsidized internships. Students attend evening classes Monday through Thursday. In addition to YABC students accumulating credits toward graduation at an accelerated rate, they receive an elective credit for participating in paid internships. Our overall goal is to provide the students with internships that provide them with the skills necessary to pursue their individual career goals. Once all of the credits toward graduation have been completed, students obtain a local and or regents diploma from their sending school. Provides advocate counseling for young adult at risk students within a community based educational setting, to improve their quality of life and maintain the highest possible ability to function within the community.

Requirements

Minimum Bachelor's degree in a related field.
Minimum 4 years advocate counseling experience preferably with youth between the ages of 17-21.
Applicant must be available to work between the hours of 12:30 PM - 8:30 PM Monday through Thursday and 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM on Fridays.
Applicant must be fingerprinted in order to work in a D.O.E. building.

Nice To Haves

Experience within a high school or post-secondary setting is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

Facilitates student access to community resources and services; assists students to develop natural resources and make contact with social support networks.
Perform student outreach, which includes letters, phone calls and occasional home visits.
Coordinates and monitors services, including tracking student activities in relation to care plan.
Coordinates external program presentations relative to student support services for the Young Adult Borough Student Population.
Assists students in developing goals and area of need, and assists in developing individual plans which are assessed regularly.
Documents all student encounters and contacts.
Identifies and provides emergency services as necessary; makes assessments and responds according to accepted intervention methods and techniques; coordinates other services as appropriate.
Maintains and reports applicable statistics regarding programs and student services.
Performs miscellaneous duties as assigned and deemed necessary by director for functionality of the overall program.