Youth Advocate

Job Description

Job Description

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Youth Advocate directly reports to the Program Director and plays a key role in executing the Director's instructions related to the administration of the gang prevention program. This includes overseeing program monitoring and evaluation, which involves conducting monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual audits, as well as managing parent / caregiver surveys and stakeholder surveys. The Youth Advocate is also responsible for the administration of pre- and post-assessments and the collection of relevant data to support program objectives.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Manage initial enrollment processes, assist in developing individual youth development plans, handle application submissions, and identify the specific needs of youth and their families
• Administer pre-, mid-, and post-assessments, as well as quarterly surveys to gauge program progress
• Act as an advocate for both the youth and their families, ensuring they receive culturally and age-appropriate youth development services
• Prepare and gather daily, weekly, and monthly session summary sheets, maintain and update youth development plans, facilitate program schedules, and support data collection and feedback as required by the monitoring and evaluation program
• Regularly visit the youth's school during their regular school day program
• Conduct home visits on a regular basis when deemed appropriate
• Retrieve incident reports, academic results, and surveys from the youth's school, parents, and social affiliations
• Input observations, exercise results, notes, and other relevant data into the tracking system
• Report any issues, incidents, or problems to the youth's parents or caregivers and, when necessary, to the administration
• Interact with the youth's school, parents or caregivers, and role models
• Make referrals to and receive referrals from collaborative partners such as mental health, physical activity, educational services, counseling, and therapy services, among others
• Prepare sign-in sheets for youth and collaborative partners to track participation
• Keep a record of the work conducted by collaborative partners and ensure their active involvement in program implementation
• Observe sessions between youth and collaborative partners to maintain program quality
• Prioritize the safety and well-being of the youth
• Fulfill any other duties as requested or required by the organization

QUALIFICATIONS

Education / Training :

Salary is based on experience and qualifications.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Must possess a valid California Driver's License.

Due to our in-person and in office work with LAUSD, City of LA, County of LA and other work partners that require our team to be vaccinated we require that all potential candidates must be COVID-19 vaccinated with either, Pfizer, Moderna or Johnson & Johnson.

WORKING CONDITIONS WHILE PERFORMING ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND EQUIPMENT USED

The successful candidate will be required to report to and work from the office complex at least five days a week. Offices are traditionally equipped with computers, telephones, desks, chairs, and office machines. Additionally, each office offers an instructional classroom from which orientations and trainings are conducted.

SALARY RANGE :

Benefits and salary will be negotiated based on experience, education, and the needs of the program.

DISCLAIMER

This program is unique in that the successful candidate may be working with individuals who, heretofore, have never been exposed to the subject matter and, as such, may not readily adopt the precepts or methodologies. Moreover, these clients may exhibit stress-related emotions such as tension, frustration, and anger. The successful candidate must understand this phenomenon and possess a psychologically stable profile and a demeanor that minimizes the opportunity that these emotions will escalate to conflict.

The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to perform in this job.

BENEFITS

Excellent full benefits package.

SCHEDULE

Must be available to work Monday / Tuesday / Thursday / Friday from 9 : 00am – 5 : 30pm and Wednesday 12 : 00 pm - 8 : 30 pm

There may be occurrences when a work or community event occurs on Saturday and / or Sunday. Your work schedule will be flexed to accommodate this change and you will be notified in advance.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.