Youth Advocate Specialist, Middle School

Responsibilities/duties are but not limited to:

  • Provides advocacy programs and services in and out of schools for the designated community
  • Works collaboratively with school administration and other partners
  • Informs appropriate BUILD team of program progress and challenges, making recommendations and seeking advice as necessary
  • Meets with team weekly to discuss youth engagement and case management service
  • Meets with Manager/Coordinator weekly to discuss the youth in case management service
  • Interacts with participants by establishing a professional relationship
  • Ensures that youth who are off track in school receive the support necessary to improve and maintain academic requirements
  • Ensures 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
  • Ensures that youth are involved/encouraged to participate in leadership development opportunities
  • Facilitates and provides learning spaces for participants such as peace/talking circles
  • Provides informal individual and group counseling
  • Ensures 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
  • Maintains 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

Contact

312.784.3300

thankyou@chicagoscholars.org

Chicago Scholars
247 S. State Street, Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60604

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Contact

312.784.3300

thankyou@chicagoscholars.org

Chicago Scholars
247 S. State Street, Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60604