TIL-Youth Advocate
About this role
Job Summary:
The Roadmap to Adulthood Program is designed to empower and support youth impacted by homelessness (RHY) through employees who offer lived expertise and new ideas relevant to RHY youth.
This unique program values a sense of self and allows staff to be vulnerable, creating strong relationships with RHY youth and encouraging their active participation in the community. The program aims to
strengthen unity and understanding between service workers and service users, deescalate conflicts, and enhance interpersonal skills, mental health awareness, create a youth council body and knowledge of
RHY services and aftercare. By actively practicing essential life skills, youth are better prepared for adulthood and life after homelessness.
Job Responsibilities:
●Conduct weekly workshops at assigned sites
● Accompany program participants on appointment for mental health, health, education, employment and other concrete needs.
● Advocate for needs and best interest of program participants with case management staff.
● Participate in treatment team meetings, service plan reviews, intake meetings and discharge conferences to represent the needs and best interest of program participants.
● Document all interactions and meetings in progress notes.
● Support Youth during the discharge process as well as appeals related to the program.
● Provide youth with access to resources and organizations that support employment stability, mental health, and advocacy.
● Provide assistance to the peer manager in the development of RHY projects, events, and programming.
Qualifications:
High School diploma,
Supervisory Responsibility:
No
Work Environment:
Normal
Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:
35
Travel (if required): Yes. As needed
Benefits Offerings includes:
11 Paid Holidays
Paid Sick Time
Paid Vacation
Paid Personal days
Insurance Coverage
Medical -3 plan options
Dental - 2 plan options
Vision - 1 plan option
Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s
perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or
veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer,
layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.
Company at a glance
Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity.
With an annual budget of $203 million and 101 programs at 138 sites throughout the New York City and lower Westchester area, we deliver dedicated support to promote safe environments for children and help families thrive through our family stabilization, family foster care and adoption programs; innovative special educational programs that advance learning from early childhood through high school; result-focused programs that help court-involved youth change the trajectory of their lives; caring services that promote independence for children and adults with developmental disabilities; and pro-active community health initiatives that foster well-being. Across programs, we continually engage new, innovative techniques and implement evidence-based models to increase our impact and promote better outcomes.
Top Benefits
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Time
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Personal Days
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
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