WAY Coach Supervisor

The Children's Village•Dobbs Ferry, NY

15h

About The Position

Provides supervision to WAY Home Coaches who provide services to adolescents served at The Children's Village residential programs. The WAY Coach Supervisor works to recruit, engage, and support the young people of the Girls of WAY program. The supervisor will empower, inspire, and motivate the coaches to achieve programmatic goals. The WAY Coach Supervisor will oversee workshops monthly where youth participating in the program will strengthen their independent living skills. Knowledge of city-wide community resources is required. The supervisor will be responsible for attending Fair Futures monthly training and calls, Soul care monthly calls, monitoring and supporting the coaches, 1:1 coaching, and assisting in areas of housing, education, employment, and permanency with an emphasis on social and networking development. The goal of the program is to help build positive peer relationships and strengthen social transitions for young people exiting foster/residential care.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree required.
Minimum 3 years or more experience working with at-risk youth.
Demonstrate initiative and creativity, particularly with adolescents.
Demonstrate experience in group work.
Demonstrate understanding of the issues of the NYC community.
Demonstrate understanding of the issues facing Black and Latino adolescents.
Ability to work as a team member and independently.
Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with youth and staff.
Demonstrate ability to effectively use a multi-cultural approach in working with special needs youth.
Excellent oral communication skills.
Valid NYS driver’s license required.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervise WAY Home Coaches providing services to adolescents in residential programs.
Recruit, engage, and support young people in the Girls of WAY program.
Empower, inspire, and motivate coaches to achieve programmatic goals.
Oversee monthly workshops to strengthen youth independent living skills.
Attend Fair Futures monthly training and calls.
Attend Soul care monthly calls.
Monitor and support coaches.
Provide 1:1 coaching.
Assist youth in areas of housing, education, employment, and permanency, with an emphasis on social and networking development.
Help build positive peer relationships and strengthen social transitions for young people exiting foster/residential care.