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About the Role

The Youth Advocate II for Hillside Work Scholarship Connection (HWSC) provides support and mentoring services to an assigned caseload of youth. This position utilizes best practices from education and youth development models to assist students in achieving positive academic outcomes, including high school graduation, attaining life skills, and completing successful employment experiences. The Youth Advocate II HW-SC also provides mentorship to Youth Advocate I staff.

Responsibilities

Act as the sole representative at new schools or as a mentor or group leader for new Youth Advocate I staff.
Participate in projects and additional responsibilities, including a regular additional caseload of 36-40 students.
Build, lead, and maintain strong relationships with school principals, administrators, and teachers in the absence of the HWSC Supervisor to ensure program fidelity, continuity, and sustainability.
Identify and select youth with personal characteristics to become successful participants in the HWSC program.
Maintain an active caseload of students based on enrollment targets by recruiting new students and retaining existing students.
Meet regularly with assigned students in the academic environment to review grades, attendance, social skills, and future plans.
Connect students who do not meet established expectations for GPA and/or core subject grade with tutoring services.
Teach student strategies for becoming self-sufficient, such as juggling school, work, and social life, and planning for college.
Support the development of good habits in students that enable a successful transition from high school to various post-graduation pathways, including full-time employment, military, college, or vocational/trade school.
Develop Individualized Graduation Plans (IGPs) for assigned students with family support and use the IGP to gauge student progress, revising bi-annually.
Develop strong relationships with students and their families to understand and/or identify home issues that might impede school, work, and post-secondary success.
Provide referrals to community support services as necessary.
Ensure parents and/or guardians are informed of and agree with the service goals established for their child during monthly family home visits and/or phone calls.
Partner with core subject teachers and school counselors to ensure assigned students arrive to class on time and are prepared to learn.
Lead, coordinate, and facilitate evidence-based coursework, service-learning projects, and social-life activities, such as pre-employment readiness training.
Provide transportation services for HWSC students attending tutoring services, enrichment activities, and field trips using a personal vehicle and/or agency vans.
Accurately complete program documentation and reporting on assigned students in the required format and within required timeframes.
Input into and create reports from Efforts Towards Outcomes (ETO) as needed.
Maintain accurate records of own work time and travel information.
Assist seniors planning to attend college in developing a transition plan and monitor student progress against the plan during weekly meetings, tracking plan progress in ETO.
Apply State Department of Education high school graduation requirements, local school specific requirements, and necessary post-secondary planning processes with each student’s guidance counselor for graduation and post-secondary success.
Monitor student progress against Academics, Attitude, Attendance (AAA) standards to determine Youth Employment Training Academy (YETA) eligibility.
Provide support and encouragement to students completing YETA and the job search process.
Monitor placement and progress of students employed by an employment partner.
Partner with the employment and/or college and career team to resolve employment partner challenges/issues.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required.
Minimum 3 years of relevant work, volunteer, or higher education experience in human services, childhood or youth development, student mentoring, coaching adolescent youth, or a related field required.
Associate's Degree in a relevant field and minimum 1 year of relevant experience required.
Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field required and minimum 1 year of relevant experience required.
Unrestricted, valid NYS driver’s license for a minimum of 1 year with a clean driving record and minimum insurance coverage that meets agency standards.

Skills

Knowledge of and ability to apply services from the school site and community resources.
Knowledge of and ability to apply theoretical and practical adolescent development and positive youth development.
Ability to recognize signs and symptoms of students at risk and address with appropriate interventions.
Knowledge of and proficiency with software applications, including internet, ETO, Parent Connect, and Microsoft Office.
Ability to learn new applications to track and accurately record all interactions and activities.
Intermediate group facilitation skills.
Intermediate project management skills.

Location

Central & Western New York

Work Type

Full-time
Variable scheduling including evenings and weekends

Experience Level

Minimum 3 years of relevant work, volunteer or higher education experience
Minimum 1 year of relevant experience

Education Level

High school diploma or GED
Associate's Degree
Bachelor's Degree

Salary/Compensations

$19.50 Minimum pay rate
$23.00 Maximum pay rate
A rate exceeding $23.00 may be considered for highly experienced candidates.

Benefits

Generous paid time off
Paid holidays
Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
Flexible spending account
403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
Employee Assistance Plan

About the Company

At Hillside, we believe that healthy youth and strong families with opportunities to succeed are the foundation of any thriving community.
We provide community-based services, education, and residential treatment to positively impact lives, in partnership with youth and families who have experienced trauma.
From locations across Central & Western New York and Prince George’s County, Maryland, our programs serve nearly 10,000 youth, adults, and families each year.
Partnering with families and communities, we deliver high-quality, evidence-based services in the appropriate settings — whether on residential campuses or in schools, homes, or the workplace.
By measuring the impact of our work, we endeavor to deliver ever better outcomes every day.

Equal Opportunity

Hillside is committed to equal opportunities for all, supporting a diverse workforce, creating development opportunities for our people.
Hillside is an equal opportunity employer; individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities, Veterans, and disabled persons are encouraged to apply.
Upon request, reasonable accommodations will be provided for the disabled.