Youth Advocate Supervisor - Coastal Emergency Residence
About The Position
The Youth Advocate Supervisor oversees a team of Youth Advocates who provide direct support, mentorship, and advocacy for young people facing social, emotional, educational, or behavioral challenges. The role ensures high-quality service delivery, staff development, and compliance with program standards. The supervisor supports staff in complex youth situations and mentors, engages, and helps ensure the safety of youth in the program. The position uses trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and youth-centered approaches, and may involve de-escalation and physical interventions when required.
Requirements
- Desire to work with youth.
- Valid Massachusetts driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
- Experience working with youth ages 12–18 in a residential or group care setting.
- Ability to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods.
- Ability to occasionally lift materials weighing up to 20 pounds.
- Ability to perform repetitive movements and fine motor skills.
Nice To Haves
- Education or a degree in Psychology, Social Work, Child Development, or Teaching.
Responsibilities
- Supervise, coach, and support a team of Youth Advocates through regular check-ins.
- Provide crisis support and guidance to staff when complex youth situations arise.
- Mentor and engage youth in the program and ensure their safety.
- Uphold trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and youth-centered approaches in all aspects of the program.
- Participate in de-escalation and physical interventions of youth when required.
Benefits
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield health and dental insurance.
- Eye-Med vision benefits.
- Employer-paid life and long-term disability insurance.
- Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Pet insurance.
- Paid time off: 35 days total, consisting of 15 vacation days, 12 holidays, and 8 sick days.
- Retirement Plan 403(b), with employer match after the first year of employment.
- Opportunities for reduced tuition for a Clinical Master's Degree.
- Opportunities for student loan forgiveness.
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Extensive training program, including two-week orientation, training, and shadowing.
- Weekly group supervision.
- Weekly individual supervision.
- Daily mentoring and support.
- Immediate access to comprehensive online self-paced CEU trainings.
- Opportunities for certification in evidence-based practices.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
