PT Client Advocate The Brooklyn YAS Youth against Substance Misuse
PT Client Advocate The Brooklyn YAS Youth against Substance Misuse
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Who We Are:CAMBA is a community of staff volunteers clients donors neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive. We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 160 integrated programs in: Education & Youth Development Family Support Job Training & Employment Support Services Health Housing and Legal Services. We reach more than 65000 individuals and families each year at our 90 locations including 10000 youth. CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85 of our families are in living in poverty reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.
The Brooklyn YAS (Youth against Substance Misuse) is committed to creating communitylevel change that will reduce risk factors and promote protective factors that prevent substance misuse among lesbian gay bisexual transgender and questioning/queer (LGBTQ) and other youth in the neighborhoods of Crown Heights Flatbush East Flatbush Crown Heights BedfordStuyvesant East New York Williamsburg and Bushwick. The coalition represents a diverse array of members from different sectors that are invested in preventing or delaying substance use initiation among LGBTQ and other youth.
Position: PT Client Advocate
Reports To: Supervisor I
Location: 1259 Flatbush Avenue Brooklyn NY 11226
What The PTClient Advocate Does:
- Collaborate with supervisor & members in creating and implement a comprehensive social marketing and social media plan and calendar.
- Coordinate trainings/presentations for coalition and/or community members.
- Collect survey and interview data for community assessment.
- Liaise with diverse sectors of the community to expand the reach of the coalition.
- Recruit orient and employ strategies to retain coalition members.
- Participate in coalition and subcommittee meetings.
- Prepare marketing materials for the program.
Minimum Education/Experience Required:
- Sufficient education and technical expertise: to comprehend written and oral instructions (work orders); basic math to accomplish maintenance tasks; and to document accomplished tasks.
Other Requirements:
- Proficiency in Google on Canva
- One 1 year of relevant experience preferably in a midsized 250 employees) organization.
- Good written & verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Proficiency in Outlook Word and Excel.
- Computer literacy in other Microsoft Office Suite products.
- Experience knowledge of and/or ability to work with LGBTQ youth and young adults.
- Experience with community engagement.
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed.
Compensation: $20 per hour
Status:Parttime 15 hours per week)
CAMBA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace. People of color people with disabilities and lesbian gay bisexual and transgender people are encouraged to apply. We consider all applicants without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity gender expression national origin age disability socioeconomic status marital or veteran status pregnancy status or sexual orientation.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Part-Time
