Youth Advocate (K647 HS - Brownsville, Brooklyn)
About this role
Company Overview
The Child Center of NY strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives. Founded in 1953, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city. With 50 locations and 100 programs in NYC’s most under-served communities, our 1,000+ results-oriented professionals make a difference for more than 40,000 children and their families each year.
Position Summary
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.
Essential Functions
- 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
Hours
Monday – Friday | 8:00am – 4:00pm
Qualifications
- BA/BS degree in a human services field or 5 years of relevant experience working with adolescents (15 – 21 years of age)
- 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
We Also Offer
- 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
The Child Center of NY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law. EOE M/F/D/V
Company at a glance
The Child Center of NY: Strengthening Family. Building Community
Founded in 1953 as a children’s counseling center in Queens, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city, closing the gap for kids and families in NY’s under-resourced communities. With 60 locations in all 5 NYC boroughs and Long Island our over 1,100 results-oriented professionals are making a difference for more than 58,000 children and their families. We are always on the lookout for new talent in a variety of both in-the-field and behind-the-scenes positions.
We serve children from birth to adulthood with effective, innovative programs in six critical areas: Early Childhood Education, Behavioral Health, Health Homes and Integrated Care, Prevention and Family Support, Youth Development, and, now, Residential Services and Research, Development and Innovation. We know that with the right skills, education, and emotional support – tools that we provide — children of any background can build a happy, healthy, and fulfilling future.
Top Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401k
- Pension
- Employer Contribution
- Flexible Spending Account
- Commuter Benefits
- Short-term Disability Insurance
- Long-term Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- AD&D Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
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