Job description
Responsible for direct service to court involved youth including development of client specific service plans, advocacy, support and supervision of youth in the community, and liaison with family, school and other service providers with the goal of helping clients achieve and maintain productive lives.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Perform client intake and orientation to program services.
Collect and review additional information through interview of family members, and other collateral sources and relevant documentation necessary to complete client assessment. Review assessment information with team.
Prepares written client specific service plans, court and probation reports, treatment updates and status reviews within specified deadlines. Maintain accurate client records.
Perform home and community visits to verify client compliance e.g. school attendance, curfew, community service, collects samples for urinalysis testing.
Provide support and supervision to clients in home, program and community, including individual and group counseling services.
Perform advocacy in the courts and/or with probation.
Co-facilitate Life Skills groups and Choices Unlimited workshops as needed.
Refer clients (and family members when appropriate) to educational, vocational, recreational and other services as needed.
Serve as a liaison with schools and community agencies.
Crisis intervention – identifying appropriate methods of intervention.
Participate in case reviews and client evaluations.
Participate in staff meetings, in-service and outside training.
Qualifications: Commitment to and experience in working with adults and youth with diverse cultural backgrounds who are involved, or at risk of involvement, with the criminal/juvenile justice system, HIV/AIDS, or substance abuse. Bachelor’s degree in human service field. Strong written/oral communication and advocacy skills with the ability to negotiate multiple service delivery systems and agencies. Computer literacy (word processing, e-mail, internet research, data entry) required. Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
How to apply
Please send cover letter indicating position applying for, salary history and resume to:
Center for Community Alternatives
25 Chapel St 7th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
fax: (718) 858-9670
email: nycjobs@communityalternatives.org