The Youth Advocate works at the Labateyah Youth Home in Seattle. This position is a full time swing shift position. The hours are 4pm to 12am.
The Youth Advocate works directly with residents ages 18 to 23 in fulfilling their goals to become independent and obtain permanent housing. This position reports directly to the Youth Home Manager or designate and is responsible for ensuring weekly routines are maintained in accordance to Labateyah policies and procedures.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure youth home policies and procedures are consistently followed
- Responsible for assisting residents in the transition to self-sufficiency and permanent housing via documented primary/advocacy meetings
- Conduct housekeeping activities and ensure resident rooms are neat and that chores are completed
- Ensure safety of residents, youth home and grounds at all times
- Provide supervision and direction to youth home residents
- Provide crisis intervention and referral services as needed including cultural resources
- Assist in facilitating resident groups or activities as directed and encourage participation in cultural activities
- Ensure that residents are neat and that chores are done
- Maintain accurate and timely written documentation in resident files
- Attend all staff meetings, shift exchanges and resident staffing, providing input as needed
- Ensure residents make progress in fulfilling personal goals, utilizing resource guide and collaborating with other staff
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or GED and or one year experience working with youth
- Possess knowledge of and cultural sensitivity to the needs of Native American/Alaskan Native Youth
- Demonstrate decision making skills and crisis intervention skills
- Ability to work with diverse populations, specifically the urban Native population, including knowledge of Native American history, an understanding of the diversity of local American Indian/Alaskan Native community and issues surrounding the Urban Indian experience.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills required.
- Negative results to a pre-employment drug screen test.
- Applicant must pass a background investigation, including relevant criminal history.
- Applicant must have a valid driver's license
- Must be confident, quick thinking and enjoy challenges
- Reliable, trustworthy and team oriented
- Must have strong personal boundaries and high ethics
- Must be a role model and substance abuse free. Absolutely no exceptions
This position is opened until suitable applicant is hired. MUST FILL OUT APPLICATION to apply. Applications can be found at http://unitedindians.org/documents/APPLICATIONFOREmployment2011.pdf
- Location: Youth Home - 9010 13th Ave N.W. Seattle
- Compensation: $11.00 plus excellent benefits package
- This is at a non-profit organization.
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