LTW Independence HS - Advocate Counselor (Manhattan)

CAMBA INC•New York, NY

34d

About The Position

The Learning to Work (LTW) for Transfer Schools Program will provide services to students, ages 15-21 that are over-aged for grade, under-credited, and have spent at least one year in another high school to earn a high school diploma and gain valuable vocational and life skills supports. Using the Primary Person Model, each student will have a Young Adult Career Advisor who will: guide students towards removing barriers toward graduation, engage students in college preparatory activities, provide supportive services, and increase self-direction and self-sufficiency through meaningful career exploration experiences, including subsidized internship placements for 20% of the student population. The person filling this position is expected, under general supervision, to: (1) serve as young adult students' primary motivator; and (2) assist young adult students in eliminating barriers to education/employment. The person filling this position is expected, under general supervision, to: (1) serve as young adult students' primary motivator; and (2) assist young adult students in eliminating barriers to education/employment.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (e. g., B.A., B.S.W.) in social work or a related field and applicable experience.
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 (ie. 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.