Youth and Family Navigator

Job Title: Youth and Family Navigator

Job Summary:

Choices Alternative to Detention (ATD) aims to help young people who have a case in Family Court gain; competence, confidence, positive connections with peers and adults, build character/self-esteem, contribute to their communities, and reduce their involvement in the criminal legal system. Under the direction of the Supervisor, the Youth and Family Navigator works with young people and their families to ensure they have access to benefits/entitlements, appropriate education setting, employment opportunities, and long-term services in the community if needed. The objective of this role is to ensure participants and their families receive opportunities to engage in creative and enriching services that are; strengths-based, culturally relevant, support participants and their families in achieving their self-identified goals, aid in the process of reducing recidivism, and are adherent to the core principles of risk, need and responsivity. The Youth and Family Navigator will work with youth and families to ensure they have connections to long-term services in the community.

Shift Hours: This position is full-time Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Salary: The salary for this role is $59,404.80 per year

Location Address: 4 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027. Our office is easily accessible by public transportation.

Workplace Flexibility: Flexible - Staff have the flexibility to complete their workday from home or another suitable space, typically after reporting to the office and/or engaging in field or community-based work

What You Will Be Doing:

• Develop relationships with community resources that support participant and family needs
• Meet with caregivers and families to assess needs
• Escort participants and families to appointments as needed, this will include HRA, DOE, DMV, medical facilities, housing, etc.
• Organize participant outings and trips
• Assist with obtaining vital documents for youth and families
• Connect youth to positive activities in their communities and verify their attendance and participation
• Obtain school attendance and other education documents
• Manage curfew phone line
• Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor
  
  
  

What We Are Looking For:

• Experience working with similar populations and/or families
• History of navigating systems such as DOE and /or HRA
• Commitment to engagement through collaboration with participants and their families
• Must be able to effectively handle numerous tasks and work well under pressure
• Comfort with home visits and in-community visits
• Positive attitude and excellent problem-solving skills
• Trained in or committed to training to become competent in a motivational interview and trauma informed approach as a means of engaging young people
• Experience developing relationships with schools, community-based organizations and/or other youth service providers
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and diverse team
• Time flexibility: Appointments and activities will sometimes be outside of a typical 9-5/10-6 schedule
  
  
  

Preferred Skills:

• Fluency in Spanish
  
  
  

Employee Benefits:

CASES cares about employee wellbeing, and we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support you and your family, including:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Vacation and Paid Time Off – starting at 25 days-off annually, plus an additional summer self-care day
• 12 Paid Holidays per year
• Retirement 403b Competitive matching up to 6%
• Employee Referral Program
• Visit www.cases.org/careers/ to learn more about benefits offered by the CASES
  
  
  

Although we would love to learn about the skills of every candidate, only selected candidates that are selected will receive a response. We encourage you to apply for any position(s) you feel you are qualified for.

CASES is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment with CASES is based solely on qualifications and competence for a particular position without regard to race, color, ethnic or national origin, age, religion, creed, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or marital, military, or citizenship status. We also actively recruit individuals with prior involvement in the criminal legal system.

This position is full-time Monday – Friday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

35 hours per week