Youth Advocate Jobs

About The Position

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.