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- Consistently encourages and motivates residents, regularly catching them doing it right
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- Experience may be substituted for education.
- Must be willing to learn and implement strengths based, relational, trauma-informed, gender responsive and culturally competent approaches.
- Knowledge of Spanish in oral and written communication is desired.
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- Ongoing training.
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Youth Advocate - Meriden, United States - Community Solutions, Inc.
Description
Company OverviewCommunity Solutions Inc.
(CSI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes the responsible citizenship, accountability, and well-being of individuals and families involved, or at risk of involvement, in the criminal justice system.
Since CSI's founding in 1962, it has been a pioneer in the community-based service.We have been delivering supervision, treatment, and comprehensive individualized services to help clients interact more effectively in their communities and become productive citizens.
Using this plan we built the first ever halfway house in New England which has now been replicated and grown to almost 50 programs in 9 states.
CSI understands clients and staff have been impacted by trauma.CSI is becoming a trauma-informed organization by hiring individuals with existing experience in trauma-informed practices as well as supporting ongoing staff development with trauma-informed practices.
This will include learning to recognize symptoms of trauma and how to respond, through training starting at orientation and throughout their career at CSI.
CSI is committed to systematically evaluating the integration of the trauma-informed values of safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment at all levels of the organization's policies, procedures, and structures to guard against the possibility of re-traumatization.
Program Overview
The LISA Division of Community Solutions is seeking an energetic and dedicated Youth Advocate to work at the SAIL Program with young adults, ages 18-23 years old.
As a Youth Advocate, you will work collaboratively with clients to help them effectively navigate personal challenges and to build life skills.
You are the nuts and bolts of program operations and responsible for establishing a safe, strength-based and relational environment while supporting the adolescents successfully transition from interdependence to independence.
The Youth Advocate role is an entry level position, ideal for recent college graduates and seasoned individuals starting a new career path and needing to gain experience in Human Services.
Wage:
$18.75/hr
Schedules Available:
As needed
Position Overview
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Multiple Shift Schedules (see job description)
