What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Advocate position at EDSI?
Job Description:
Required Experience:
From: EDSI
Scope of Position
- Provide comprehensive guidance and counseling to In-School and Out-of-School youth
Essential Functions
- Provide individualized basic skills assessment and identify employment goals based on career interest, ability and personal development considerations
- Develop Individual Service Strategy based on youths’ strengths and goals
- Build one-on-one working relationships with participants to assist in mitigating challenges to obtaining and retaining employment
- Facilitate educational activities in individual and group settings to remediate basic skills and increase functional educational levels
- Provide career readiness and life skills classes for youth
- Coordinate onsite and offsite career awareness field trips with employers and educational facilities
- Provide comprehensive case management and follow-up to ensure positive outcomes and goals are met as required by contract
- Provide referrals to appropriate community service or social service agencies
- Establish detailed documentation of all client records to maintain organized database and generate all project reports as needed
- Provide regular updates to Program Manager
Required Experience:
Education and Experience Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in business, education, training, human resources, or related area is preferred
- Ability to work independently as well as to function effectively as a team
- Ability to prioritize tasks and document visits and contacts
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent follow-through when corresponding with partners, staff and customers
- Working knowledge of MS Windows, Word and Excel
From: EDSI
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