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AGENCY OVERIVEW
Since our founding in 1895 in Marin County as an orphanage – and through subsequent years as Sunny Hills Services – Side by Side has been at the forefront of best practices in child welfare, working with the most vulnerable youth in our community. Today, Side by Side operates in four counties – Marin, Alameda, Sonoma, and Napa – across the Bay Area, reaching nearly 2,000 children, young adults, and family members per year with much-needed services related to behavioral and mental health, early intervention in schools,
Side By Side places high value on individuals with a passion for helping underserved youth and families in a collaborative and inclusive work culture. We strive to work together to create a trauma-informed workplace where we walk the walk of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging principles.
COMPENSATION
This position has an hourly rate of pay between $21.00 and $24.00 per hour.
BENEFITS INFORMATION
JOB SUMMARY
The Youth Advocate Collaboration (YAC) is a partnership between Our Space (community center for LGBTQIA youth), Family Builders and Alameda County Social Services. The YAC provides a continuum of services towards the prevention of some LGBTQIA youth from entering the child welfare system, and the transition of others from placement to family-based permanency.
The role of the Youth Advocate is to provide support services to LGBTQIA youth ages age 13 - 18 who are in foster care or at-risk of entering foster care. The Youth Advocate may, at times, serve youth younger than 14 and older than 18, at the discretion of their supervisor. Support services will be focused on placement stabilization and may include: weekly, individual support meetings with youth; facilitation of a weekly support group for LGBTQIA foster youth; collaboration and case consultation with Social Services staff and community partners; assessment and support of clients’ permanency needs; and referral and linkage services. The Youth Advocate will work closely with staff at the Alameda County Assessment Center to provide crisis intervention and stabilization services; build rapport and trust with LGBTQIA youth; and decrease barriers to LGBTQIA youth receiving services, education and community resources.
This position requires a high level of independent decision making as 60 – 75% of the Youth Advocate’s time will be spent in the field providing community-based support services to youth referred to the YAC. When not in the field, the Youth Advocate will maintain a physical presence in the milieu at Our Space to create a continuity of services for LGBTQIA youth who have had contact with the Assessment Center, and at the Assessment Center so as to develop rapport and provide support to Social Services placement workers as needed. Critical to this position is the ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with community partners, towards successfully supporting clients and engaging providers in submitting referrals. The Youth Advocate will carry a caseload of 5 - 8 youth.
A portion of this role works to raise awareness around the programming and services offered through Our Space and the Youth Acceptance Collaborative. The Youth Advocate is responsible for overseeing communications platforms, including social media, the monthly newsletter, and print materials. Additionally, the Youth Advocate will network and collaborate with community partners, including schools and nonprofit organizations serving LGBTQIA youth, to identify and pursue opportunities for collaboration.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and expectations required of the position.
AGENCY-WIDE COMPETENCIES
Code of Conduct
Understands and adheres to the Agency’s Code of Conduct, demonstrates a high level of integrity in all internal and external activities and complies with the Employee Handbook and all other Agency policies, practices and procedures.
Communication
Able to inform verbally and in writing, with clarity and good effect and to understand clearly and quickly when instructions or orders are received. Includes judgment about what information is important and what is not, and what should be communicated, how, to whom and when.
Judgement
Able to make decisions in a timely fashion that are sound, accurate and supported by the reasoning and inclusion of appropriate people. Includes the ability to recognize, address and propose solutions to problems that arise.
Position Specific Competencies
Agency Service Principles
Team Building
Action Oriented
Leadership Qualities
Managing Diversity
Requirements
QUALIFICATIONS
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Note: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued new requirements for health care and congregant care facilities to decrease the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks. Based on the CDPH public health mandate, all candidates for positions at Side by Side must provide proof of vaccination. Side by Side will consider applicants with ADA and Title VII exemptions on a case-by-case basis.
Side by Side 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.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Full Time
Social & Legal Services
$47k-62k (estimate)
12/21/2023
05/08/2024
sidebysideyouth.org
SANTA ROSA, CA
25 - 50
1895
JESSICA M BLAKE
<$5M
Social & Legal Services
At Side by Side we walk with young people impacted by adversity on their unique journeys to heal from trauma, restore resilience, and embrace their own potential. We see our clients for the individuals they are, and how all aspects of their life experiences have impacted their behavior, emotions, and ability to learn. We provide critical and comprehensive services that honor the young persons unique needs and strengths to prevent the escalation of dangerous conditions and behaviors and set them on a positive path. From therapeutic housing to substance abuse treatment to an LGBTQ drop-in center..., we provide the safe space most have missed in their lives. When they feel seen for who they are today, we believe our youth can move with confidence toward a future with meaning and connection. Since our founding in 1895 in Marin County as an orphanage and through subsequent years as Sunny Hills Services Side by Side has been at the forefront of best practices in child welfare, working with the most vulnerable youth in our community. Our programs use data to drive outcomes and impact, while remaining open and responsive to the ever-evolving needs in the communities we serve. In summer 2018, we launched Side by Side, a new brand name and identity that reflects the work that we do with clients. Today, Side by Side operates in four counties Marin, Alameda, Sonoma, and Napa across the Bay Area, reaching nearly 2,000 children, young adults, and family members per year with much-needed services related to behavioral and mental health, early intervention, LGBTQ, substance abuse, therapeutic housing, special education, and youth justice.
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