Youth Advocate #902020
Youth Advocate #902020
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Job Description
Position: Youth Advocate
Program: Youth Center
Department: Youth Services
Reports to: Program Manager
Compensation: $21.00$22.43/hour plus $1.75/hour shift differential premium for hours worked between 6pm6am
Schedule: Tuesday Saturday 7:00am3:30pm
Status: 100% FullTime Regular NonExempt
Probation: 90 days
Benefits: Medical Dental Vision Life and LongTerm Disability Insurance Employee Assistance Program and 403(b) Retirement Plan
Centers Mission:
Building a world where LGBT people thrive as healthy equal and complete members of society.
DEPARTMENT SUMMARY: The Youth Center serves youth up to the age of 24 who are currently atrisk of or experiencing homelessness. The Youth Center offers services in an LGBTQ safe and affirming environment and serves as an entry point to assist youth making the transition from homelessness to housing. Our services include meals clothing support groups a charter high school GED and college prep program an employment preparation training and placement program case management counseling a crisis shelter and a transitional living program (TLP). Our communitybased programs include services for youth athome in school or in systems of care.
JOB SUMMARY: The Youth Advocate provides direct supervision to sheltered clients ensures adherence to all aspects of case plans maintains accurate shift documentation and communicates daily with case managers and other youth advocates.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Provide direct supervision to clients of the Transitional Living Program age 1824.
Help ensure adherence to all aspects of clients daily case plan.
Communicate with case managers and other youth advocates on a daily basis and maintain accurate shift documentation.
Supervise and/or facilitate client groups and other activities.
Supervise and coordinate client participation in cleaning and upkeep of shelter.
Assist clients with dealing effectively with personal and interpersonal issues as they arise.
Assist Youth Services management in the coordination of youth volunteer efforts.
Assist Youth Services management with establishing and maintaining the Transitional Living Shelter.
Participate in staff meetings planning meetings and other meetings as needed.
Other duties as assigned.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
Knowledge of or experience working with the LGBTQ community and familiarity with issues of particular relevance to LGBTQ people.
A passion for the Centers work and its mission to make the world a better place for LGBTQ people.
Minimum 2 years experience in a social services or related setting.
Experience in a residential setting a plus.
Experience working with homeless and atrisk youth.
Background in HIV/AIDS care a plus.
Understanding of and/or education in addiction/recovery including specific understanding of alcohol tobacco and other drug use preferred.
Access to reliable transportation and the ability to be insured.
Current CPR Certificate.
Understanding of the issues affecting LGBTQ youth including experience working with youth at risk of experiencing homelessness (specific work with gay lesbian bisexual transgender and/or runaway youth a plus).
Bilingual skills a plus (English/Spanish fluency preferred).
Strong communication organizational and interpersonal skills with a high level of attention to detail.
Proficiency with word processing database operations spreadsheets and other software systems.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races ethnicities nationalities sexual orientations gender identities gender expression socioeconomic backgrounds religions ages Englishspeaking abilities immigration status and physical abilities in a multicultural environment.
The Los Angeles LGBT Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to fostering diversity within its staff. Applications are encouraged from all persons regardless of their race color ancestry religious creed national origin sex sexual orientation gender identity gender expression medical/physical/mental condition pregnancy/childbirth and related medical condition age marital status or veteran status.
The Center has implemented a policy requiring all staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID19 as a condition of employment subject to applicable federal state and local laws. For more information please contact .
Employment Type
Full-Time
