Youth Worker
Project HospitalityNew York, New York, United States
Posted October 23, 2025
18.5 - 18.5
Full Time
About the Company
Project Hospitality is a Staten Island‑based private nonprofit that delivers comprehensive support to the borough’s hungry, homeless, and inadequately housed residents. With a workforce of over 300 staff and 600 volunteers, the organization provides housing and shelter, food and nutrition, case management, advocacy for immigrant and non‑resident communities, and mental health and substance use treatment. Serving more than 5,000 residents annually, it is the only provider in Staten Island offering a full spectrum of homeless services. Its mission centers on empowering individuals to achieve self‑sufficiency and improve community quality of life.
Job Description
The Youth Worker will be responsible for ensuring client safety, providing direct care services, and maintaining building safety during all shift hours at our 24-hour youth services, transitional residence program.
Requirements
- Engage and counsel clients staying in the Transitional Living Program.
- Make security rounds of building and document all findings.
- Provide client intervention and stabilization services.
- Determine any immediate need and link clients to appropriate services.
- Meal preparation/oversee kitchen use and supervise snack and meal periods/ supervise client clean up.
- Assist clients in developing independent living skills through one-on-one and weekly independent living group sessions.
- Make regular entries in staff communication log according to policy/procedure.
- Ensure proper charting of all client information on a timely basis.
- Participate in weekly supervision and all team meetings.