- Junior
- Optionales Büro in Jamaica
- Run monthly workshops that cover key areas where youth need to develop life skill competencies as per ACS requirements.
- Ensure connections to community resources.
- Assist youths with completing housing applications as appropriate (NYCHA, Emergency Housing Vouchers, etc.).
- Ensure youths have transitional Medicaid upon discharge.
- Obtain all vital documents for all youths on caseload, well before discharge.
- Provide supportive care for youths who leave placement before age 21, as per ACS regulations.
- Document all contact in Connections within the timeframe required.
- Complete PYA checklist using ACS web-based PAT tool.
- Complete education/vocational assessments and connect to appropriate resources.
- Obtain and place in paid and unpaid internships depending on skill level. Assist with placement through SYEP annually.
- Work collaboratively with caseworkers and all team members to ensure youths are setting goals and working towards achievement.
- Ensure monthly maintenance of tracking grids and timely submission to Support Specialist and Program Director.
- Reconcile monthly expenses in a timely manner.
- Travelling required as youths are housed in several locations in Queens and one in Brooklyn.
Pay: $42,000 to $50,000
