Youth Advocate (P.S. 182 Samantha Smith - Jamaica, Queens)

Child Center Residential Treatment Facility • Queens, NY

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Youth Advocate is responsible for developing and facilitating in the social and personal development of adolescents and teenagers. A Youth Advocate is a guide to youth and gives direction in their academic, vocational, and personal lives.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in a human services field
• Experience working with adolescents, preferably in a school setting
• Experience with Youth Development principles
• Ability to work with adolescents individually and in groups
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to write and communicate effectively
• Willingness to attend youth development trainings
• Possess basic computer software skills

Responsibilities

• One-on-one and group counseling support to help students develop appropriate behaviors, acquire greater self-confidence, and achieve improved classroom functioning
• Attendance Outreach – phone calls, home visits and other effective strategies of improving students’ attendance
• Efficiently document all forms of outreach including home visits, phone calls and counseling sessions with students on caseload, keep up-to-date contact information for students and their families
• Maintain regularly scheduled sessions with students on your caseload to keep abreast of important individual, family, and community events and issues that may impact the student’s well-being
• Maintain good communication and work collaboratively with all program/school staff
• Advocate for students’ rights and well-being
• Develop incentive programs to motivate, encourage and improve their attendance and grades
• Facilitate workshops based on student needs
• Related duties as needed

Benefits

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401k Pension and Employer Contribution
• Flexible Spending and Commuter Benefits Accounts
• Employer paid short-term & long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level