Catholic Charities Family and Community Services

Advocate Counselor

Catholic Charities Family and Community Services  •  $54k/yr  •  New York City, NY (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

 Locat                                   Summary:SummaThis position provides direct supportive service and follow-up to program participants, assisting them in completing their high school education and creating a post-secondary plan.  Documents delivery of contractual services such as academic support, job readiness, career exploration, attendance outreach, seminar, site information, counseling and exposure to job readiness and career exploration; develops materials/lessons to strengthen participate resiliency and knowledge. This position will serve as liaison between parents, school and student. Essential Duties and Responsibilities  include the following. Other duties may be assigned.Developmental, social  Services
  • Responsible for overseeing and working together with one of the School Guidance  Counselor’s on caseloads.
  • Conducting regular one on one session with case load, at least twice a  month.
  • Developing student social intelligence through teaching Advisory/Community  Gathering.
  • Adapting the existing Advisory curriculum and Lesson Plan to meet student’s  developmental needs and develop  resiliency.
  • Creating and maintaining a working-alliance with  Students.
  • Providing crisis counseling for caseload as  needed.
  • Providing attendance outreach through phone calls, morning wake-up calls, letters,  case conferencing and/or home  visit.
College Access and post-graduation  plan
  • Supporting in tracking students’ academic progress using report cards, progress reports,  and periodic  assessments.
  • Help students define and develop realistic educational career  plans. 
  • Educating students and parents about colleges, the college admissions process,  trends, procedures, and testing through workshops and or individual  counseling.
  • Assist student in completing college and financial aid  application. 
Office administrative  duties 
  • Support Student admission process (outreach, open houses/intake interviews, new student’s orientation, parent’s orientations, among  others).
  • Responsible for inputting all services (attendance outreach, individual counseling, career  and college. advisement, tutoring, and other interventions) in provide systems for caseload assigned.
  • Assess for referrals to community-based support services for students and family  members.
  • Assist Students not participating in subsidized internships provide with non-paid community service/ service-learning placements during the academic year, upon  request.
  • Track volunteering students and number of hours  completed.

Qualifications:

Education and/or experience required:
  • Bachelor’s degree in related field  required.
  • At least 1 year of experience working in the field of youth  development.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Word and  Excel

Position Type and Expected Hours of Work

Days and hours are generally Monday to Friday 8am-4 pm. This is a full-time position will require evening and occasional Saturday hours to monitor after school and summer programs and attend special events.

Skills and Competencies required:

  • Strong communication, organizational,  and administrative skills. 
  • Ability to work well  independently as  well  as  part  of a  team.
  • Ability to  handle multiple tasks. 
  • Commitment  to  the mission  of  Catholic Charities Community Services.
  • Demonstrate leadership ability. 
Catholic Charities Family and Community Services

About Catholic Charities Family and Community Services

Walking beside those who need us the most on their path to independence.

Catholic Charities Family and Community Services provides housing, employment, and coordination of

care to help people of all walks of life live independently with dignity while facing the challenges of

addiction, aging, mental illness, HIV, poverty, developmental disability, and immigration.

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