Youth Advocate - Full Time - SE SAILS Residential Program
Youth Advocate - Full Time - SE SAILS Residential Program
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Job Description
We are seeking passionate and dedicated individuals to join our team as a Youth Advocate. The Youth Advocate will be responsible for providing support guidance and resources to youth facing various challenges such as mental health issues and trauma. The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to work with youth a commitment to youth empowerment and advocacy as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
What you will be doing to make a difference:
- Spending time with and supervising 9 youth in a small home like environment
- Providing support and encouragement to youth
- Ensuring the overall safety of youth in the program
- Assist youth with their service goals including homework help coping skills and behavior management
- Acting as a positive role model to support youths wellbeing
- Driving is required
Schedule:
Wednesday Thursday Friday and Saturday 11pm7am
Important Health and Wellbeing Benefits BENEFITS BEGIN FIRST DAY OF WORK
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance
- EyeMed Vision Benefits
- Employer Paid Life and LongTerm Disability Insurance
- Medical Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Account
- Employee Assistance Program
Paid Time Off
- 35 Days Paid Time Off 15 Vacation Days 12 Holidays and 8 Sick Days)
Additional Benefits
- Retirement Plan 403(b) (employer match after the first year of employment)
- Opportunities for Reduced Tuition for Clinical Masters Degree
- Opportunities for Student Loan Forgiveness
- Mileage Reimbursement
Extensive Training Program
- TwoWeek Orientation Training and Shadowing
- Weekly Group Supervision
- Weekly Individual Supervision
- Daily Mentoring and Support
- Immediate Access to Comprehensive Online SelfPaced CEU Trainings
- Opportunities for Certification in EvidenceBased Practices
- High School Diploma or GED required
- 1 year experience working with adolescents is preferred (not required)
- Residential experience preferred
- Experience with systems (e.g. DMH DCF) preferred
- Additional languages desirable though not required
- Able to learn carry out and be certified in CPI physical interventions and deescalation techniques
- Able to learn carry out and be certified in CPR and first aid
Bay State Community Services is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from bias discrimination or harassment of any kind and mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates without regard to race ethnicity religion sex pregnancy national origin age physical and mental disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information military and veteran status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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Employment Type
Full-Time
