Youth Advocate

$18.00 - $25.00/hourly

Position Summary:

The Youth Advocate will work with chronically absent, elementary youth and early childhood youth to address barriers to consistent daily attendance at CS 61 Francisco Oller Community School. The Youth Advocate will support students by designing individualized interventions which support academic and socio-emotional needs. The Youth Advocate will help to identify the causes of poor attendance and collaborate with internal and external service partners to seek solutions, and encourage meaningful engagement in school for students and families. Youth Advocates will receive training specific to this role as well as participate in monthly staff meetings and case management sessions with the Community School team.

Essential Duties:

• Understand and promote the organization's Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure alignment with organizational policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with school and site leadership to devise tiered interventions to enhance attendance awareness, school culture and, address chronically absent students/youth mentees.
• Collaborate in the planning of events or initiatives that help create a positive experience for youth, families and staff.
• Seek guidance and identify targeted sources of youth or family support from appropriate school staff and community-based partners under the direction of the Program Coordinator.
• Develop, plan and coordinate parent engagement opportunities to educate families on the importance of attendance and to create enriching experiences between families and youth. (For youth in grades 3k - 5th grade)
• Keep notes about youth attendance patterns, needs and interventions to make sure monitoring of data is strategic.
• As a member of the Attendance Team, you will participate in weekly/bi-weekly attendance meetings to discuss best practices, challenges, and youth updates to improve attendance averages and reduce absenteeism.
• Work with groups of youth to encourage children to develop pro-social behavior and self-discipline.
• Work with parents and students, as partners, to develop individual work plans that will outline strategies and outcomes that will ensure student success in the area of attendance and tardiness.
• Facilitate individual and small group weekly check-in sessions.
• Develop and facilitate club lesson plans that motivate youth to attend school and strive for a minimum 90% attendance average.
• Support programming with day-to-day operations, such as lunch supervision, recess, snack, and coverage.
• Complete 2 employee evaluations per school year.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

• Highschool Diploma or Associate's Degree.
• Experience working with elementary school students in urban, public education settings.

Key Competencies:

• Highly effective in motivating, stimulating, and engaging students around academic and personal success.
• Highly organized and able to demonstrate sound judgment.
• Detail oriented and an effective listener.
• Highly skilled in verbal and written communication skills.

It is the policy of Children's Aid to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and is dedicated to maintaining a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. Children's Aid will not to tolerate discrimination, harassment or retaliation on any basis, including race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, alienage or citizenship status, gender/sex (including pregnancy), disability, religion, source of income, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, familial status, caregiver status, military status, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, predisposing genetic characteristics, arrest or conviction record, credit history, unemployment status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Children's Aid is committed to complying with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Children's Aid will conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of all allegations of discrimination, harassment, or retaliation, or any violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy in a confidential manner and will take appropriate corrective action, if and where warranted. Children's Aid prohibits retaliation against employees who provide information about, complain about, or assist in the investigation of any complaint of discrimination or violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.

The incumbent is expected to work a schedule, whether in-person or hybrid, as determined by the department's needs to facilitate effective collaboration with the team. This flexibility is essential for maintaining seamless communication, fostering teamwork, and ensuring the smooth operation of the department's processes. The position's requirements are subject to periodic review and adjustment based on organizational needs and changes in work dynamics.