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POSITION SUMMARY:
Position Title: Youth Peer Support Specialist
Work Schedule: Full-Time (40hr/week)
Position Type: 1 FTE
Supervisor: Program Manager
DESCRIPTION:
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:
Sharing lived experience to provide peer support to young adult participants and helping them navigate the system(s) they participate in (mental health, addiction/recovery, incarceration/juvenile justice, Oregon Youth Authority, foster care, education, LGBTQ , etc.);
Organizing and executing additional meetings or communication regarding support, resources, and crisis intervention as may apply;
Advertising the program to community partners and recruiting young adults to apply for drop-in center membership;
Engaging and building relationships with young adults during drop-in center hours;
Monitoring physical and emotional safety, appropriateness, applicability, and engagement of youth participants at drop-in center, and interrupting oppressive and inappropriate behavior;
Acting as a partner and an intermediary between formal mental health staff and peers by providing/advocating for recovery-based services, assisting young people in receiving services that suit their recovery, meeting with providers to improve relations, and role modeling effective problem-solving skills;
Providing culturally responsive assistance to each participant utilizing evidence-based practices including Positive Youth Development, CPS, Wraparound, and the 40 Developmental Assets;
Empowering young people to advocate for themselves, set goals and identify life assignments (using The 40 Developmental Assets) and implement achievable steps towards reaching them;
Co-facilitating and leading youth groups, which may include creating weekly curriculum topics, coordinating guest speakers, leading youth activities and providing transportation to youth participants;
Referring community-based resources, support, and opportunities;
Communicating with participants outside of drop hours via phone, text/chat, and social media;
Documenting and reporting cases of abuse or neglect to the Oregon Department of Human Services;
Collecting paperwork and complying with confidentiality procedures, tracking attendance of youth and volunteers, and inputting data into data tracking software;
Attending weekly staff meetings, reporting to and communicating with supervisor;
Traveling to attend one-on-ones, community meetings, and when necessary;
Tracking of expenses/mileage on a YMO-approved expense tracking program (currently Tallie);
Recording hours worked into YMO-approved time tracking program (currently TimeTracker);
Complying with all current policies as written in the Youth M.O.V.E. Oregon Employee Policy Manual; and
Performing other assigned duties.
REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to travel and willingness to work evenings and weekends as required.
Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and car insurance.
Willingness to update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining professional networks, and attending trainings.
PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES:
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the capacity to communicate and, work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
Ability to build/sustain collaborative working relationships with staff, supervisors, and others as appropriate.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Demonstrated social/situational problem-solving skills.
Outstanding oral/written communication skills and strong organizational skills.
Excellent advocacy and public speaking skills.
Ability and willingness to learn about youth culture and the organization's history, mission, demographics, programs, etc. in order to persuasively articulate how Youth M.O.V.E. Oregon distinguishes itself from peer organizations.
Proficiency in the use of computers, their routine software applications (i.e. Microsoft Office, Word, and Excel), and Google applications (i.e. Gmail, Hangouts, and Google Calendar).
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Understanding of peer-support, youth advocacy, and the youth movement and the ability to discuss it intelligently with professionals and the public.
Familiarity with and understanding of the Youth Bill of Rights and support principles, youth and young adult culture, and issues affecting families (i.e. mental health, juvenile justice, child welfare, etc.) across the country.
Identification as a peer with lived experience in youth/young adult-serving systems (i.e. mental health care, addiction/recovery, juvenile justice, Oregon Youth Authority, foster care).
Multilingualism (especially in Spanish and English).
PREFERRED CERTIFICATIONS:
First Aid Certification
Oregon Food Handlers Card
Full Time
Religious Organizations
$60k-74k (estimate)
12/25/2023
06/03/2024
youthera.org
EUGENE, OR
25 - 50
2009
MARTIN RAFFERTY
<$5M
Religious Organizations
YOUTH ERA'S MISSION Youth ERA works to empower young people and create breakthroughs with the dedicated systems that serve them. The success of young adults affects all of us. Each of us, whether we realize it or not, benefits when a young person graduates from high school, when someone finds a job that helps them pay their rent, or when more young people have access to effective services and supports. We create solutions for communities across the country that look beyond short-term assistance for the few and toward sustainable support for the many. When Youth ERA opens up a new drop-in cente...r, saving communities hundreds of thousands of dollars, its not just the young people or even their families who benefit. With our services, young people have a much better chance of becoming happy, successful, and contributing adult members of their communities and everyone reaps the rewards. With your support, we are empowering young people to create personal, community, and national change. OUR IMPACT Youth ERA creates lasting positive change in the lives of young people and the systems that serve them. By uniting a diverse collective of young adults and organizations around innovative solutions, Youth ERA impacts thousands each year. OUR FOCUS Youth ERA works to provide accessible support services to all young people. We focus on direct service, training, and advocacythe building blocks for creating lasting change for young people in communities across the country. OUR WORK Youth ERA envisions a future where every young person has the opportunity to lead a happy, successful life, and while communities flourish as a result. The work we do is fueled by the unmatched dedication of our staff, the young people we serve, and the system partners we collaborate with who give their time and voices to empower young lives and improve our communities. Every day, our team creates positive change in a multitude of ways. Change happens when we support young people as they work to complete high school, find jobs, when we advocate for systems change, and so much more.
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