Full Time Youth Advocate SE SAILS

Our Youth Advocates play a vital role in guiding youth toward stability confidence and successwhile gaining meaningful experience in human services. 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:

• Driving is required
• 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

Schedule:

Full Time 40 hours per week. Sun/Mon/Tue 3 pm -11 pm Wed 10a-6pm and Sat or Sun 7am -3 pm

Important Health and Wellbeing Benefits - BENEFITS BEGIN FIRST DAY OF WORK

• Blue Cross and Blue Shield Health and Dental Insurance
• Eye-Med Vision Benefits
• Employer Paid Life and Long-Term 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
• Pet Insurance

Extensive Training Program

• Two-Week Orientation Training and Shadowing
• Weekly Group Supervision
• Weekly Individual Supervision
• Daily Mentoring and Support
• Immediate Access to Comprehensive Online Self-Paced CEU Trainings
• Opportunities for Certification in Evidence-Based Practices

The desire to work with youth

Valid MA drivers license with acceptable driving record

Additional Experience welcomed . . .

Experience working with youth

Education: Bachelors degree in Psychology Social Work Child Development or Teaching

Residential Experience

Bay State Community Services (BSCS) is fully committed to diversity inclusion and social justice. We provide an environment that is free from harassment of any kind an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates without regard to race color 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. We firmly believe that diversity and inclusion and social justice is an action and as such seek to operationalize policies procedures and systems that support a talented and diverse workforce.