Community Youth Advocate

Job Description

Job Description

Position Purpose :

The Community Youth Advocate serves as the primary liaison and advocate between client parents and their child’s school, aiding youth and families in setting and achieving educational goals.

The Advocate assists families and youth in gaining access to age appropriate educational and community services such as community agencies, professionals, and programs, and helps to gather and disseminate information that will empower youth and their families to develop the knowledge and skills needed to manage their own educational plans and community participation.

This work includes researching and developing relationships with community agencies and groups that provide extra-curricular activities for youth between the ages of 6 and 17, and managing funds to support youth in school or community activities that enrich the curricular and extra-curricular lives of the children in Save the Family programs.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Assist with the on-going assessment of youth regarding their developmental areas, interests, needs and opportunities to participate in positive educational and recreational activities.
• Provide community outreach opportunities for children / youth to participate in a variety of appropriate educational, recreational, and self-development activities.
• Plan, prepare and deliver weekly classes for youth regarding accessing community services, long-term planning for education, financial literacy, and other topics as appropriate.
• Plan related special events, field trips, and educational activities throughout the year. This includes the annual fall festival, holiday events, spring festival, resource fair and more.
• Complete written documentation of program activities as needed for yearly reports and agency funding sources, including youth assessments. .
• Maintain thorough knowledge of community resources and activities for Youth.
• Complete required paperwork and documentation, and maintain the assigned youth files in a timely manner within Salesforce and other data systems as assigned.
• Manage youth-related programs and activities, including completing case plan goals and working with the team on completing the goals monthly with the family.
• Complete monthly home visits with families to provide ongoing support and resources to assist with connecting families to resources in the community, build long term connections for their youth.
• Adhere to STF and ARM policies and procedures.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES :

• Demonstrate a commitment to the mission, vision, and values of Save the Family Foundation of Arizona.
• Demonstrated familiarity with Save the Family’s service population, including diverse cultural and socioeconomic characteristics
• Be a self-starter with excellent time management skills.
• Possess a collaborative way of working.
• Be familiar with Save the Family’s service population, including diverse cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Maintain strict confidentiality
• Behave professionally in manner and appearance.
• Be consistently organized and flexible.

MINMUM QUALIFICATIONS :

• High School Diploma required.
• Possess a minimum of two years of experience in social work, case management and / or youth advocacy.
• Some experience in the non-profit sector is preferred.
• Prior experience working with Youth in either a paid or volunteer capacity is required.
• Prior experience managing and / or working with volunteers is preferred.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Be able to proficiently speak, read and write the English language.
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication skills.
• Since position requires frequent driving to various job sites to provide services and occasionally transport clients, a valid Arizona driver’s license, reliable transportation, current auto insurance, and clean driving record are required
• Must be 21 years of age or older for liability insurance requirements.
• Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card OR must qualify for a valid Arizona Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Eligible to work in the United States of America

This job description identifies the key responsibilities and expectations for performance. It cannot encompass all specific job tasks that an employee may be required to perform.

Employees are required to follow any other job-related instructions and perform job-related duties as may be reasonably assigned by his / her supervisor with reasonable notice of expectation.

Company Description

Save the Family Foundation of Arizona is a leading provider of housing, case management and supportive services to more than 650 homeless and impoverished families annually throughout Maricopa County.

We work to equip families to overcome underlying issues that lead to homelessness ensuring stable homes, safe children and strong families because of our efforts toward self-sufficiency

Company Description

Save the Family Foundation of Arizona is a leading provider of housing, case management and supportive services to more than 650 homeless and impoverished families annually throughout Maricopa County.

We work to equip families to overcome underlying issues that lead to homelessness ensuring stable homes, safe children and strong families because of our efforts toward self-sufficiency