Culturally Responsive Services Specialist
About The Position
Boys & Girls Aid is committed to recruiting, hiring, and retaining a diverse staff with a variety of backgrounds. We will honor your unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. We are an inclusive community dedicated to investing in relationships and authentically valuing others. Boys & Girls Aid is an anti-racist, LGBTQIA2S+ positive organization. Boys & Girls Aid in Portland, OR is looking to hire a Culturally Responsive Services Specialist to support youth from systematically marginalized backgrounds when they enter Shelter and Housing Service, and to create a holistically immersed environment of equity and inclusion. To honor this goal, the CRS Specialist will steward service-guidance toward achieving and maintaining cultural awareness in policies, procedures, practices, and service delivery, and will be an active participant in the mission and service of Safe Place.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in social work, sociology, psychology, ethnic studies, or related field along with 1 year of combined experience of cultural competence or community-based behavior health services focused on cultural responsivity.
- OR Bachelor's degree and postgraduate certificate in DEI, or Gender Race and Nations Studies.
- OR 5+ years' experience collaborating with community resources, demonstrated awareness and sensitivity to the needs of systematically marginalized populations and demonstrated strong collaboration, communication, and presentation skills.
- Bilingual skills are for this work, Spanish preferred.
- Valid driver's license and a good driving record.
Responsibilities
- Work with Program Leadership to establish culturally appropriate services to support youth served by Safe Place and Housing Services.
- Promote language access, identify community resources, cultivate relationships with community partners and facilitate connections for youth.
- Provide culturally relevant follow-up advocacy assistance, safety planning, information, and referral to residents.
- Research and stay current on culturally responsive best practices in crisis services for youth.
- Help implement evidence-based, culturally responsive and trauma informed ways of responding to youth served by Safe Place and work collaboratively to identify ways to engage in policy, systems, and antiracism work.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- life insurance
- AD&D insurance
- flexible time off
- holiday pay
- employee assistance program
- 403(b)-retirement plan with 4% organization contribution after 6 months of employment
- Student Loan Forgiveness
- robust in-house training program on topics such as Collaborative Problem Solving and Trauma Informed Care
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
