The Youth Development Advocate will work with youth to help them navigate life's challenges and achieve their full potential by providing resources and assistance, building positive relationships, and advocating for their needs.
Requirements
- Build positive relationships with young people and their families
- Provide individual and group support to young people
- Develop and deliver programs and activities that promote personal and social development
- Assist young people in setting and achieving goals
- Advocate for young people and provide referrals to additional services when needed
- Maintain accurate records of interactions with young people and families
- Accessing Youth needs, and developing strategies to assist with those needs
- Providing support and resources for youth; good working relationship with support networks, government resources, and community resources
- Researching and referring resources such as health and childcare
- Assigning social workers to respond to crises that affect youth and vulnerable or mentally unstable adults
- Determining the correct course of action when helping youth, whether it be with a social worker, psychologist, or medical doctor
- Creating programs and services to benefit youths and the community
- Listening and providing help and advice for youth and adults
- Caring for the well-being of youth and helping a wide range of youth, including people with serious illnesses, addictions, disabilities, or who have been neglected
- Organizing and influencing community and policymakers to develop programs, policies, and services to assist in social work
- Advocating and raising awareness on behalf of youth and the needs of the community and local services
- Assisting Youth by providing a family social worker, clinical social worker, school social worker, or healthcare social worker
- Collaborate with community organizations and stakeholders to provide additional resources and opportunities for young people
- Consult with youth, families, schools, and/or community contacts to effectively monitor participantsā progress.
- Collect and maintain outcome data for project and client files.
- Provide data for reports as needed.
- Assist with program revision to reflect emerging community issues and current youth culture.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Visa Sponsorship
- Four Day Work Week
- Generous Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Relocation Assistance
