Youth Advocate

Description

Hourly : $20- $25

Position Summary : Under the general supervision of Community School Director, the Youth Advocate will assist Guidance counselors, Student Resource Coordinators and Social Workers to develop exemplary educational structures to encourage meaningful engagement in schools for students and families. Youth Advocates will assist in wrap around services for all students assigned to them. Youth Advocates will support students by designing individualized interventions, which address personal, academic and social and emotional difficulties that impede full participation in school day and after-school programming.

Essential Duties :

• Meet individually and in small groups with students; make daily phone calls to support attendance initiatives.
• Seek advice and identify targeted sources of youth and family support from appropriate school staff and community-based partners under the direction of the Community School Director and Student Resource Coordinator.
• Work with assigned students on a daily basis.
• Facilitate SEL sessions and other individual and small group check-ins.
• Maintain notes about attendance progress throughout the school year, supported by weekly meetings with the Community School Director, Student Resource Coordinator, and Guidance Counselor.
• Maintain core Children's Aid values in all aspects of engagement with students.
• Develop strategic and constructive ways to maintain and determine student needs.
• Ensure student trust within the confines of provider / client confidentiality.
• Develop a strong relationship with the Community School Director and Student Resource Coordinator to develop plans to support students utilizing data-driven and research-based methods.
• Report special programming needs directly to the Community School Director.
• Other tasks as necessary for the success of the program.

Minimum Qualifications :

Key Competencies :

Qualifications

Behaviors

Dedicated - Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Team Player - Works well as a member of a group

Motivations

Ability to Make an Impact - Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Peer Recognition - Inspired to perform well by the praise of coworkers

Skills

Equal Opportunity Employer / Protected Veterans / Individuals with Disabilities

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