Youth Advisor - PT - Bethlehem

Valley Youth House empowers and strengthens the lives of children, youth and families through inclusive programming that builds resilience and fosters growth and independence.

Job Description: The Youth Advisor is responsible for supervising the youth, teaching the youth life skills, overseeing daily operation of the site, and transporting youth for certain activities.

Essential Functions:

• To provide quality supervision to assigned clients during assigned shifts, evenings, overnights, and weekends.  This includes being on-site, engaging clients, planning activities and supporting client life skills. Successfully engage clients in implementing their individual plan and using positive youth development, trauma informed and culturally appropriate frameworks.
• Oversee site maintenance/cleanliness in compliance with program, county, state and federal regulations and private grant requirements, as applicable; responsible for timely submission of follow-up paperwork. 
• Address and report any crisis or critical incident as defined by agency and/or county, state, or federal regulations according to the agency's formalized practice and protocols, including completing preliminary safety plans.
• Attend both external and internal agency trainings and workshops; complete and pass all required training hours and annual training as set forth in the funder and licensing regulations.

Key Functions: 

• Administer medication to clients in compliance with regulations. 
• Provide or facilitate transportation for clients.
• Attend quarterly training related to trauma informed care and human trafficking
• Effectively utilize Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children trainings to identify potential indicators of exploitation and use preventative therapeutic interventions as required
• Meet with the clients, according to program requirements, to model and practice activities of daily living
• skills with clients, including but not limited to: academic and career planning, permanent relationships/ mentoring, housing/household maintenance, priority setting, money management, and health and wellness. 
• Represent the program and agency in a professional manner and maintain positive community
• relationships in a proactive manner.
• Participate in weekly scheduled supervision with the direct supervisor and be prepared with an agenda.

Other Duties:

• Understand and adhere to Valley Youth House policies, practices, and procedures.
• Build genuine relationships that support families, ensure safe places, and help youth achieve their desired futures.
• Attend and actively participate in team meetings.
• Timely and accurate completion of personnel materials (ie. time sheets, mileage reimbursement, etc.)
• Complete other related tasks as appropriate or assigned.
• Must be available to work nights and/or weekends.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum of high school diploma or GED required, combined with one-year of experience working with adolescents is preferred, lived experience will be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

• An individual 21 years of age or older, with the ability to identify with and adapt to the goals and philosophies of the independent living program. Candidates with lived experience.
• Possess sound judgment and knowledge of adolescent development and behavior.
• Display organizational skills and highly adept at managing multiple tasks and assignments.
• Successful team members are creative thinkers, are flexible in their approaches to people and projects, and are capable of working with diverse groups of the population.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver's license including vehicle insurance and inspection on any vehicle used for daily work and transportation of clients.
• Must receive a passing score on annual motor vehicle clearance to be eligible to operate agency vehicles. 
• Ability to navigate stairs is highly preferred (as some locations are not always handicap accessible).
• Proficient in computer knowledge & skills (i.e. Microsoft Windows software); familiarity with the Google Suite is desired.
• Never have been convicted of any prohibited criminal or child abuse offense.

Physical Requirements:

• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing. Occasionally
• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds. Occasionally
• Moving from one worksite to another. Constantly 

The list of essential/key functions/duties, as outlined herein, is intended to be all-inclusive of the tasks performed within this position. It is not necessarily descriptive of all functions/duties within the position. The omission of a function/duty does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein, other duties may be assigned.

**If eligible: Medical, vision, and prescription benefits available after the first month of hire, Vacation, Sick, and Personal Time Off, 401k Benefits and employer match, Employer-paid clearances, physical, and training, Opportunities for Tuition assistance, Opportunities for licensure supervision hours for LCSW and LPC.

Valley Youth House provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

*Valley Youth House reserves the right to perform periodic record checks in order to comply with program, local, state & federal guidelines.