Lead Youth Engagement Specialist - Evenings

Position : Lead Youth Engagement Specialist (YES)

Department : Program Services : Safe Haven, Rights of Passage, YEC

Reports to : Program Services Manager

FLSA : Non-Exempt.

Shift : Overnights 3 : 00 PM -11 : 00 PM

Days Off : Sunday and Monday

Position Summary :

Understand, practice, and promote the vision, mission, and five principles of Covenant House Texas. Demonstrate an enthusiastic commitment to the position, organization, and youth we engage.

General Responsibilities :

• Takes the lead in training, mentoring, and advising other YES staff.
• May supervise in some instances shift (Safe Haven) or other YES program staff (ROP).
• Youth Engagement Specialist is expected to have actual, intentional contact with every assigned youth (as feasible) throughout the course of each shift.
• Provide face-to-face support and intervention in multiple settings including, but not limited to the Youth Engagement Center, Safe Haven, or Rights of Passage.
• Assist in the documentation for youth files, and ETO reporting, assist youth in accomplishing plan outcomes or goals, and develop collaborative relationships with other community partners for youth support.
• Engage youth in appropriate educational, vocational, and life-skill programming.
• Take the lead with the team to plan, implement, and support engagement activities facilitated by internal staff and external partners.
• Ensure the safety and whereabouts of youth at all times and security of buildings and property are maintained.
• Performs intakes, and discharges, answers phones, assists in the operating and basic needs of the Youth in the programs.
• Provide specific trauma-informed services to assist youth in successful outcomes.
• Relentlessly show up and be present in young people’s lives, especially through times of relapse and crisis.
• Commit to engage in personal and professional growth and competence development, participate in organization training activities to increase capacity to serve youth every day.
• Keep supervisor fully informed at all times.
• Participates in team, shift change, and staff meetings.
• Performs other duties / responsibilities or special projects as necessary by the supervisor.

Position Requirements :

About Covenant House Texas :

Covenant House Texas (CHT) opened its doors in 1983 to provide shelter for homeless, abused and abandoned youth ages 18 – 24. After more than 35 years of service, CHT offers an extensive continuum of care model for homeless youth including mental health and substance abuse counseling, educational and vocational training, transitional and permanent living programs, street outreach and prevention, pastoral ministry and parenting classes in addition to providing the basic necessities of food, clothing, medical care and safe shelter from the streets for youth in crisis.