Youth Advocate PT

Provide peer delivered support, advocacy and training for youth with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) accessing services within the Wayne County Community Mental Health system. Work with Youth United and Connections to support youth voice and youth leadership within Wayne County by planning and facilitating trainings, youth groups, workshops and other related activities.  The Youth Advocate will report to the Youth and Community Coordinator, Director of Children's Services and the Wayne County Youth Project Coordinator.  

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Participates on the Connections’ Youth Advisory Council  

• Actively participates in Connections and all related activities  

• Plans and co-facilitates youth groups, training and technical assistance for Connections        and its stakeholder  

• Works collaboratively with public and private partners to establish youth voice   throughout Wayne county in support of Connections  

• Participates on Connections; committees, work groups, focus groups and project teams  

• Participates in youth involvement activities on behalf of Youth United and Connections including, local and national presentations, community organizing activities and policy making  

• Supports implementation of and provides leadership for youth-led initiatives within Connections  

• Assists in the development of youth voice and Youth United sites throughout Wayne County  

• Participates in developing new and evaluating existing programming for youth  

• Represents Youth Unites and youth served public and private agencies at community meetings and events  

• Recruits youth participants through written, phone and face-to-face outreach  

• Provides training and technical assistance to staff and other stakeholders regarding youth involvement, positive youth development and youth led programming and participation  

• Identify and engage established youth groups with similar goals in youth involvement activities  

• Participates in activities as request by Michigan Department of Community Health and other national stakeholders  

• Helps plan and facilitate Advocate Relief day and other activities that promote the sustainability of youth voice within the System of Care  

RELATED JOB FUNCTIONS: 

• Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned 

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: 

• High School Diploma or GED  

• A Youth Advocate must be an individual who has had or currently has a mental health diagnosis  

• Must be a resident of Wayne County  

Salary : $19