Coach- Fair Futures

The New York Foundling • Brooklyn, NY

3d

About The Position

At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty grow strong. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help our neighbors access quality health and mental health services—core to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. Together, our interrelated programs provide a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach that unlocks solutions for a lifetime.

Requirements

• Demonstrated strong commitment to safety
• 2yrs of relevant experience in child welfare, social services, or related field
• Excellent writing, communication, interpersonal, problem-solving, time management and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team to meet deadlines, & prioritize multiple tasks efficiently
• Ability to work with diverse population and work from a strengths-based, trauma-informed, youth development lens
• Ability to receive and execute feedback to professionally grow and/or improve and be flexible with programmatic needs and changes
• Knowledgeable in Excel, Word, TEAMS, Outlook & Power Point
• Must be able to travel to meet youth in their homes, in the community and as needed
• Bachelor's degree in social work, Psychology, Sociology or related field

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing social and emotional support by building trusting relationship with up to 18 youth as well as continuously assess for safety, addressing crises, to ensure the overall well-being of youth
• Provides one-on-one and group facilitation to develop life skills training, college preparation, & leadership training to youth
• Responsible for engaging youth in goal setting as it relates to academic, career, & housing
• Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with colleagues, & stakeholders in the community to connect youth to resources
• Work to prepare youth as they transition out of FC by assisting with supportive services in the community as well as connect youth to best fit opportunities
• Work with discharged youth up to 26yrs old
• Participate in group, individual coaching, trainings, and all staff meetings to strengthen professional development, skill growth, & group cohesion
• Complete timely and accurate documentation of session progress and collateral notes in CONNXs, & Care4 database systems

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees