Youth Advocate

The youth advocate will develop partnership strategies, provide direct support, coaching, mentoring, and intervention to increase youth self-Sufficiency and goal attainment, alongside offering individual counseling and crisis intervention as needed. This role also involves providing clinical leadership to multi-Disciplinary teams to ensure seamless service delivery and collaborating extensively with various community providers.

Candidates should ideally possess a master's degree in a related field and experience working with transition age youth experiencing complex trauma, though lived experience with the foster care system is strongly encouraged. Essential requirements include comfort in community settings, strong organizational skills, effective risk management, sound judgment, and excellent oral and written communication skills.