What are the responsibilities and job description for the SUPS Community Advocate position at Arrowleaf?
About us:
When you join the Arrowleaf team, you are committing to a meaningful career where your work will make a difference for your neighbors throughout Southern Illinois and strengthen our region as a whole. You’ll have a chance to build well-being not just for the people you work with, but for yourself as well, as you gain life-changing experiences, enjoy highly competitive benefits, and experience unmatched opportunities for advancement.
Mission: Arrowleaf’s mission is to help all Southern Illinoisans reach their full potential. We provide resources and opportunities that support individuals of all ages so they can thrive, make our communities more vibrant, and build economic prosperity that benefits everyone.
Vision: We envision a Southern Illinois where all individuals are contributing to a community that is safe and vibrant for everyone.
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- Teaches interpersonal, communication, drug refusal, and healthy coping skills to students utilizing an evidenced-based and state approved Youth Prevention Education curriculum.
- Implements and maintains state approved/developed communication campaigns and community wide prevention activities that align with IDHS standards.
- Assists with the development, maintenance, and distribution of a resource guide of community resources for the designated service area including the regular promotion of “drug-take-back” programs.
- Provides crisis response and intervention services to clients by utilizing short-term crisis intervention and conflict resolution techniques and referral to appropriate health and human service resources.
- Assists with conducting the Illinois Youth Survey to schools within the designated service area and assists with the completion of My-Generation Rx program.
- Regularly and professionally communicates with school personnel within the designated service area, as assigned, to ensure completion of SUPS programming schedule and maintains communication with SUPS Program Manager of adjustments in scheduling.
- Assists with completion of Youth Prevention Education pre- and post- data collection, grading, and data recording for reporting needs.
- Completes all required forms and documentation in a timely and efficient manner.
- Demonstrates active involvement in team/program meetings, supervision, and agency/community events and activities as assigned.
- Ability to screen, assess and provide interventions for clients that are exhibiting symptoms of trauma.
- Participates in after-hours crisis response rotation.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Professional & upward mobility opportunities
- A family-oriented atmosphere
- Health wellbeing stipend ($200 per fiscal year)
- 100% employer-paid health and dental insurance option
- Dental, vision and health available after 1st day of the month after 60 calendar days of employment
- Up to $50,000 life insurance policy
- Travel reimbursement
- Up to 376 hours of paid time off just within your first year of employment! Includes 14 paid holidays, up to 40 hours personal time, 12 sick days, 40 hours bereavement leave, 12 vacation days (6 month probation period), and 8 hours volunteer paid time off per year.
- Additional opportunities for compensation are available above starting salary!
Questions? visit myarrowleaf.org/employment or call 618-658-3079 to learn more!
Arrowleaf is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Arrowleaf will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations unless the accommodation will impose an undue hardship. If you require a reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Human Resources.
Salary : $33,932 - $42,348