Young Adult Career Advisor, Flagstone Family Center

CAMBA•New York, NY

3d•Onsite

About The Position

CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 180 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach more than 72,000 individuals and families each year at our 100 locations, including 10,000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families live in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today. CAMBA operates 6 single adult shelters and 6 family shelters and one drop in center. Each shelter offers clients a supportive, structured therapeutic, safe, and drug-free facility. Homeless (often mentally-ill and substance-abusing) men and women are provided with comprehensive services to stabilize their condition in order to successfully transition into to permanent and/or supported housing. CAMBA’s Flagstone Family Center provides comprehensive case management services to 160 families who are in a Tier II transitional residence program for homeless families. The facility consists of eight (8) four (4) story walk up apartment buildings on the east and west sides of the street. There will be two main entrances: one for the east side of the street and one for the west. Each building contains 20 apartments of varying sizes, each fully self-contained.

Requirements

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

Responsibilities

Conduct initial assessment of participant’s family situations and needs (including academic and skill levels, basic skills, occupational skills, prior work experience, employability, interests, aptitudes, support services needs, family and medical history, and individual development needs).
Administer career inventory surveys and personality tests to determine best placements for participants.
Recruit volunteer professionals and arrange for participants to “job shadow” professionals to have a clear understanding of the world of work.
Assist parenting youth in researching and accessing developmentally appropriate educational and recreational opportunities for their children.
Create and maintain client files.
Assist clients in attaining their goals by identifying and locating community resources for clients and by making referrals to appropriate services both within and outside CAMBA.
Follow-up with clients and with referral organizations regarding client contact and progress with referral organization.
Counsel clients regularly either through meetings in CAMBA offices.
Work with clients to break through barriers to client goals and to assist clients in advocating for themselves.
Recommend and implement strategies to persuade clients to participate more fully in this process.
Reach out and market the program to the community in order to refer clients.
Provide all required information for weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports.
Facilitate workshops (i.e - Life Skills, College Explorations, Work Exploration).
May act as client liaison/client advocate with outside organizations regarding such matters as education, healthcare, housing, legal issues, etc.
May prepare marketing materials for the program.
May prescreen clients face-to-face for eligibility.
May assist clients in completing applications for jobs and job preparation programs.
May assist clients in completing all CAMBA intake applications and forms.
May review all documentation establishing client’s eligibility for program and make file copies.