Youth Advisor
Location: New York, NY, United States
Job Type: full-time
Date Posted:
Salary Range: 27.47 - 27.47 USD Annually
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Description
Summary
This position provides direct supportive service and follow-up to program participants, assisting them in completing their higher education and having a post-secondary plan. Documents delivery of contractual services such as academic support, job readiness, career exploration, attendance outreach, seminar, site information, counseling, and exposure to job readiness and career exploration; develops materials/lessons to strengthen participant resiliency and knowledge. This position will serve as a liaison between parents, school, and students.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
- Responsible for overseeing a caseload of at least 40 students
- Conducting regular one one-on-one sessions with caseload at least twice a month
- Developing student social intelligence through teaching Advisory/Community Gathering
- Adapting the existing Advisory curriculum and Lesson Plan to meet student’s developmental needs and develop resiliency.
- Creating and maintaining a working alliance with Students.
- Providing crisis counseling for caseload as needed
- Providing attendance outreach through phone calls, morning wake-up calls, letters, case conferencing, and/or home visit
- Organize and implement special activities/events: Tutoring, leadership (Youth Council or Youth Leaders College Access.
- Support new student admission process (outreach, open houses/intake interviews, new students’ orientation, parents’ orientations, among others)
College & Career Readiness and Post-Graduation Planning
- Supporting in tracking students’ academic progress using report cards, progress reports, and periodic assessments
- Help students assess personality traits to develop realistic educational career plans.
- Educating students and parents about colleges, the college admissions process, trends, procedures, and testing through workshops and or individual counseling
- Assist students in completing college and financial aid applications.
- Support students to develop employability skills (Resume building, Cover letter writing, Mock Interviews, completion of internship application, job shadowing opportunities)
Administrative Duties
- Record service/progress notes for caseload, including but not limited to attendance outreach, individual counseling, career and college advisement, tutoring, and seminars in web-based data collection systems.
- Assess referrals to community-based support services for students and family members.
- Assist Students not participating in subsidized internships provided with non-paid community service/ service-learning placements during the academic year upon request.
- Track volunteering students and the number of hours completed.
- Attending internal and external meetings, training, and conferences as necessary.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work:
The days and hours are generally Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM—4:00 PM. This full-time position will require evening and occasional Saturday hours to meet program deadlines or client needs and support special events.
Pay: $27.47 hourly
Working conditions and physical demands required:
The demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- Ability and patience to work with young people, recognizing their exuberance and juvenile behavior, particularly in group settings.
- Remain stationary, work at a computer at least 30% of the time, or monitor activities.
- Move for long periods, providing instruction or facilitating workshops.
- Travel when visiting work sites or taking field trips, using public transportation, traversing city streets, ascending/descending stairs, and being exposed to outside weather conditions, sometimes while escorting youth.
Education and/or experience required:
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field is required.
- Prior experience in the social service field.
- Minimum Two (2) years of experience working in youth development.
Skills, Licenses, and/or competencies required:
- Bilingual, English and Spanish a plus
- Strong communication, organizational, and administrative skills
- Ability to work well independently as well as part of a team.
- Ability to handle multiple tasks.
- Demonstrate leadership ability.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
Catholic Charities and Catholic Charities Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristics protected by law.
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