Youth Worker

Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota • Duluth, MN

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About The Position

As a Youth Worker, you will lead groups with LGBTQIA2S+ youth and their allies, creating a safe and welcoming environment, enhancing participants’ social skills, and connecting them with a system of support. The role includes facilitating weekly social and support groups, recruiting youth to participate, leading group activities, and providing skill-building opportunities that foster companionship. You will also build community relationships by presenting to local organizations.

The position provides one-on-one support and individual advocacy to participating youth. Some data collection, documentation, and virtual correspondence are also required.

Lutheran Social Service MN is a social service organization serving children, youth and families, people with disabilities, older adults, and military veterans. The organization describes its workplace as supportive, positive, and fun, and says its careers challenge, energize, and reward employees.

Requirements

• Working knowledge of positive youth development, or willingness to build that knowledge.
• Working knowledge of harm reduction, or willingness to build that knowledge.
• Working knowledge of trauma-informed care, or willingness to build that knowledge.
• Ability to pass a background check.
• Ability to pass a Motor Vehicle record check.

Responsibilities

• Lead groups for LGBTQIA2S+ youth and their allies.
• Create a safe and welcoming environment for participants.
• Enhance participants’ social skills and provide access to a system of support.
• Facilitate weekly social and support groups.
• Recruit youth to participate in the support group.
• Facilitate group activities.
• Provide skill-building opportunities that create companionship.
• Build community relationships through presentations to local organizations.
• Provide one-on-one support and individual advocacy to participating youth.
• Complete some data collection and documentation.
• Correspond virtually as required.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed