Prevention Advocate
4 weeks ago
About the Role:
The Prevention Advocate will play a critical role in our Violence Prevention Villages (VPV) project, providing positive, proactive, and preventive upstream supports and services to youth Pre K-8 and their households. This position will work closely with schools to improve behavioral, social/emotional, and school outcomes for students, and engage the nonprofit ecosystem to support household wellbeing and stability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide advocacy programs and services in and out of schools for the designated community
- Work collaboratively with school administration and other partners
- Inform appropriate BUILD team of program progress and challenges, making recommendations and seeking advice as necessary
- Meet with team weekly to discuss youth engagement and case management service
- Meet with Manager/Coordinator weekly to discuss the youth in case management service
- Interact with participants by establishing a professional relationship
- Ensure that youth who are off track in school receive the support necessary to improve and maintain academic requirements
- Ensure that youth receive ongoing home and/or school visits upon participant's enrollment and/or release from the CCJTDC and maintains regular ongoing contacts (individual and group) with participants in his/her caseload for a minimum of one year
- Ensure that youth are involved/encouraged to participate in leadership development opportunities
- Facilitate and provide learning spaces for participants such as peace/talking circles
- Provide informal individual and group counseling
- Ensure completion of needs assessments and refers participants to appropriate services within BUILD and their communities
- Maintain a positive adult mentor/ mentee relationship while reinforcing positive behavior
- Recruits and maintains a required caseload of youth
- Record case notes into internal and external online databases on a weekly basis and record intakes and assessments into the system as needed
- Update caseloads monthly and submit information on a monthly report
- Collect baseline and year-end data on academic, interpersonal, and pro-social behaviors
- Submits statistics and reports monthly and/or as needed
- Maintain File Compliance as required and compliance with internal and external data collection
- Represents the agency to various publics to broaden community awareness and support, interpreting the agency's programs and services in a positive way
- Participate in agency outreach and recruitment events, including evenings and weekends
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements:
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Experience working with inner-city youth in a human service setting, social service setting, or related field
- Must demonstrate excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Proficiency with technology integration into daily program operations and evaluation systems
- Highly organized to set priorities, develop a work schedule, and monitor progress towards goals
- Ability to build positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally to achieve the goals of the organization
- Able to do the required number of home visits per month
- Ability to pass a criminal and CPS background check and child abuse/neglect registry check
- Must have a valid Driver's License, access to reliable transportation and willingness to travel locally
- Must be able to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccine
Benefits:
- 401(k) + 2% match
- Medical, Dental and Vision
- Life Insurance
- Paid Vacation
- Wellness Days
- Flexible Spending Account
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