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Job Type
Full-time
Description
Youth Advocate Specialist, Middle School (YASMS) (40 hours a week, Full-time) Non-exempt
BUILD, Inc. (Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development) is presently seeking a committed, self-motivated, and innovative individual to join our team. BUILD is a nationally respected gang intervention, violence prevention, and youth development organization based on Chicago's West Side. Since 1969, BUILD has worked to save lives and mentor young people who live in the city's most challenged neighborhoods. When you work at BUILD you make an important difference to the thousands of youth and families we serve.
Our Core Values : Empathy, Passion, Persistence and Innovation.
The Youth Advocate Specialist, Middle School (YASMS), as part of the BUILD Violence Prevention Village Team, must exemplify the mission, vision, and values of the agency. The (YASMS), will serve youth who are off track, street or gang-involved, and those involved in the juvenile justice system. The (YASMS) is responsible for providing support, advocacy, opportunities, and community resources that will prevent entry or return to the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center (CCJTDC). The (YASMS) will work closely with other program departments and support staff to ensure youth are integrated into various programs that will dissuade them from entering, recidivating, and / or returning to gangs or other destructive activities. The (YASMS), reports directly to the Youth Advocate Coordinator, Middle School (YACMS).
Responsibilities / duties are but not limited to :
- Provides advocacy programs and services in and out of schools for the designated community
- Works collaboratively with school administration and other partners
- Informs appropriate BUILD team of program progress and challenges, making recommendations and seeking advice as necessary
- Meets with team weekly to discuss youth engagement and case management service
- Meets with Manager / Coordinator weekly to discuss the youth in case management service
- Interacts with participants by establishing a professional relationship
- Ensures that youth who are off track in school receive the support necessary to improve and maintain academic requirements
- Ensures that youth receive ongoing home and / or school visits upon participant's enrollment and / or release from the CCJTDC and maintains regular ongoing contacts (individual and group) with participants in his / her caseload for a minimum of one year
- Ensures that youth are involved / encouraged to participate in leadership development opportunities
- Facilitates and provides learning spaces for participants such as peace / talking circles
- Provides informal individual and group counseling
- Ensures completion of needs assessments and refers participants to appropriate services within BUILD and their communities
- Maintain a positive adult mentor / mentee relationship while reinforcing positive behavior
- Recruits and maintains a required caseload of youth
- Record case notes into internal and external online databases on a weekly basis and record intakes and assessments into the system as needed
- Update caseloads monthly and submit information on a monthly report
- Collect baseline and year-end data on academic, interpersonal, and pro-social behaviors
- Submits statistics and reports monthly and / or as needed
- Maintains File Compliance as required and compliance with internal and external data collection
- Represents the agency to various publics to broaden community awareness and support, interpreting the agency's programs and services in a positive way
- Participate in agency outreach and recruitment events, including evenings and weekends
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
Benefits :
This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
BUILD, Inc., does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, citizenship, ethnic or national origin, age, disability, medical status, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, or any legally protected status. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits and training.
American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement : External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job specific functions (listed within each job responsibility) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.
This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
Salary Description
22.38 - $23.08 per hour