Youth Empowerment Advocate CE-2

Job Description

Job Description

Description : Summary :

Under the supervision of the Director of Community Interventions, the Youth Empowerment Advocate plays a vital role in fostering positive connections and empowerment among youth within the Greater Rochester community. Tasked with spearheading youth-focused initiatives, this role involves coordinating outreach efforts, organizing community events, and facilitating youth-centric programs aimed at fostering personal growth, community involvement, and resilience against gun violence. Working closely with local organizations, schools, and community members, the Youth Empowerment Advocate serves as a catalyst for positive change, empowering young individuals to become active changemakers where they live and learn.

Essential Functions :

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty

satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with

disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Reports to the Director of Community Intervention or Designee
• Engage youth who live and / or learn in communities heavily impacted by gun violence, or have been impacted by gun violence, in pro-social programming, positive youth development, intergenerational mentoring, and restorative response efforts
• Join in the community on the ground in neighborhoods, listening and engaging residents

impacted by gun violence.

funded partners and collaborators to include the Project RISE steering committee.

that respond to community needs, address gun violence, and advance project prosocial goals.

or lead where appropriate.

with existing restorative teams within Ibero when appropriate.

Authority :

This position holds a relatively high degree of independence within the framework of the agency's

policies and procedures. The individual must be resourceful and able to display initiative and

understanding of management systems and interpersonal relations. Must keep immediate

supervisor abreast of issues and concerns which merit intervention from higher level management

staff.

Requirements :

Position Qualifications : Competency Statement(s)

Skills and Abilities :

Physical Demands : The position does require occasional standing, squatting, lifting of up to approximately 10 lbs. And frequent sitting