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    Youth Support Specialist - Portland, OR, United States - New Avenues For Youth

    New Avenues For Youth
    New Avenues For Youth Portland, OR, United States

    2 weeks ago

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    Description

    The hours for this position are Wednesday overnight 8pm until 8:30am at $21.00 an hour, Saturday & Sunday 8am until 8:30pm at $20.00 an hour.

    New Avenues for Youth is committed to supporting a workplace that honors, celebrates, and acknowledges our community's powerful differences. Through our work here, we move together to support the wellbeing, care, and growth of youth in our community. To be at our best, we embrace that the diverse communities we serve must be reflected in our colleagues supporting the work we do each day. We are committed to our workforce centering practices that support and encourage Black, Indigenous, people of color, people with disabilities, and people with non-dominant gender identities to grow and thrive.

    We encourage Black, Indigenous, people of color, people with disabilities, and people with non-dominant gender identities who may not believe they meet all of the described qualifications to consider what they can contribute to community, and apply.

    Your New Role:

    The schedule for this position is three days a week, Wednesday overnight from 8pm to 8:30am and Saturday & Sunday 8am to 8:30pm. The Alba Youth Support Specialist will provide crisis intervention, safety planning, emergency housing placement for high-risk youth (ages 9-17) who are homeless or at-risk. The responsibilities of this position include intake and assessment, emergency placement coordination, record keeping related to job duties. The specialist will engage youth and provide services through Positive Youth Development model and Trauma Informed Care frame.

    Skills & Knowledge:

    * Minimum of two years of experience working with high-risk youth required.

    * Understands the issues of substance abuse, mental health, trauma, abuse and adolescent development including brain development.

    * Experience, ability and commitment to working with sexual minority and culturally diverse staff, participants and community.

    * Excellent communication, organization, creativity, flexibility, optimism, positive humor and overall interpersonal skills.

    * Use of personal automobile for transporting self and clients for work purposes.

    * Must have access to an automobile, a valid driver's license, and active auto insurance on that vehicle.

    * Must be willing to be CPR trained and certified.

    About Us...

    New Avenues is an innovative, influential social services agency that works in partnership with the Portland area community to provide homeless, foster-care, and at-risk youth of all backgrounds with the resources and skills needed to lead healthy, productive lives. At New Avenues, everyone is youth centered and collaboratively work together to accomplish our mission.

    We are a diverse non-profit organization serving this community for over 25 years. At New Avenues, we seek dynamic, spirited individuals looking to contribute to the success of these amazing young people. Being part of our team offers a rewarding experience where your contributions have impact. Our approachable and supportive management team is focused on providing you with the tools, guidance, and autonomy to thrive while gaining invaluable social services background.

    Our Commitment to Equity...

    Back in 2015, New Avenues for Youth embarked on an unending initiative to consistently advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Today, we are a more curious and consciously aware agency of employees invested in the ongoing practice of learning from multiple perspectives and lived experiences. We firmly believe equity is an ongoing commitment without closure; in taking risks, we will learn from our mistakes. We are an organization committed to listen to each other and those that we serve, to always strive for transparency, to remain humble, and to resist the urge to simplify or silence hard truths. We make these commitments because we believe in social justice and the inherent human dignity of each individual.

    New Avenues Offers a Comprehensive Benefits Package...

    Paid Vacation, Sick, and Personal Time, Paid Holidays, No Employee Cost Share for your Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance. Flexibility Spending Accounts, a 403b Retirement Savings Plan, and an Employee Assistance Resource and Referral Program.

    Apply Today...

    Simply click on the 'Apply for Job' button at the bottom of this screen and attach your resume and cover letter.

    New Avenues for Youth is an Equal opportunity Employer.

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