Fair Futures Coach

1 month ago

New York, United States Cayuga Centers Full time
Job Description

Cayuga Centers is seeking a dedicated Fair Futures Coach to join our NYC Enhanced Family Foster Care (EFFC) program.

The Fair Futures Coach will play a crucial role in guiding young individuals between the ages of 13-26 through the 'Goals & Steps' framework, enabling them to navigate age-appropriate objectives in vital areas such as academics, career development, social/emotional growth, and housing and independent living.

The ideal candidate will exhibit the utmost professionalism, especially concerning confidentiality, to create a safe and supportive environment for our program participants.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build deep, authentic relationships with up to 18 young people to develop individualized academic and career development goals and take measurable steps toward their goals
  • Collaborate with the treatment team, tutors, specialists, and foster/birth parents, as needed, to help youth achieve their goals and ensure their overall well-being
  • Attend and play an active role in Family Team Conferences (FTC's), Interdisciplinary Treatment Team Meetings (TTM), and Parent to Parent Conferences
  • Document all contacts with youths in the CARE4 Platform and Program's Electronic record System
  • Perform other related duties as requested by the immediate supervisor or leadership

Personal Development Duties:

  • Ensure young people who are aging out can access and maintain stable, affordable housing and build independent living skills; help young people move in and obtain furniture upon discharge
  • Assist young people with their housing and career development goals while and after discharge up to the age of 26
  • Help young people maintain their housing by supporting independent living and life skills such as budgeting, obtaining a bank account, and advocating with landlords if needed

Academic Development Duties:

  • Assess the fit between the young person and their current academic setting and help them transfer into a better-fit high school or high school equivalency (HSE) program if needed
  • Visit the young person's school/program and build relationships with school staff, review transcripts and academic data, provide educational advocacy, and discuss progress toward graduation/HSE obtainment
  • Expose students to post-secondary pathways, such as college and/or accredited vocational programs, starting in the 9th grade (or as early as possible)
  • Connect the student to the Education/Workforce Specialist to apply to colleges, opportunity programs, and all forms of financial aid, funding, and scholarships

Career Development Duties:

  • Assist young people in obtaining working papers, if needed
  • Conduct career exploration activities with young people
  • Connect young people, as needed, to agency-based job readiness and/or internships based on the young person's interests, strengths, and academic/vocational plans

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree and at least two years of experience working with at-risk or system-involved young people
  • Foster care and/or significant experience working with vulnerable youth in a professional manner preferred
  • Must be able to work from a strength-based, trauma-informed, youth development lens
  • NYC ACS or private agency child welfare experience preferred
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Strong time-management, organizational skills, and attention to detail; Ability to troubleshoot, advocate, and navigate obstacles where there is not always a clear-cut pathway
  • Open to learning how to use and interpret data to inform decision-making
  • Ability to effectively collaborate in team settings and build relationships with external partners
  • Ability to use Motivational Interviewing techniques
  • Knowledgeable about youth resources and services
  • Ability to facilitate monthly youth groups
  • Ability to work well with people from many cultures, including recent immigrants, non-English speakers, and LGBTQIA+ children
  • Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred
  • Willingness to travel
  • Valid NYS Driver's License required

Benefits:

  • 80 hours of vacation time; 12 Sick Days per year
  • 10 Holidays, 3 Personal Days, Medical Appointment Time
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Pet and Legal Insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • FSA, Transit, and Parking savings accounts
  • Supplemental life insurance, critical illness, enhanced short-term disability benefits
  • 401(k) match up to 6%
  • Corporate Discounts Program
  • Sick Leave Pool
  • Identity Protection
  • Hybrid remote working

Why Cayuga Centers?

  • Certified Great Place to Work
  • Workplace Wellness Award Finalist
  • Council on Accreditation (COA) Accredited
  • Implement best practices and evidence-based interventions
  • Committed to employee professional development and advancement
  • We embrace change, innovation, and opportunities
  • Our diverse workforce acts and leads with human sensitivity and respect
  • Large and growing national footprint

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