Bilingual Youth Advocate: Case Management & Support

First Place for Youth; Oakland (CA); Vor Ort; USD 42.000 - 49.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

First Place for Youth in Oakland, California seeks a Youth Advocate (Bilingual) to empower foster youth toward housing stability, employment, and education. The role blends onsite and community work within our Transitional Living Program, serving youth referred through local systems.

You will lead clinical activities, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and coach youth toward independence in a supportive, inclusive environment. Strong Spanish fluency is essential.

Qualifikationen

• BA in social work, psychology, counselling or equivalent required with minimum four years in child welfare or transition-age youth settings.
• Master's Degree in social work, psychology, counselling or equivalent preferred.
• Fluency in Spanish required (reading, writing, speaking).
• Professional license is a plus; car, CA driver's license and auto insurance needed.

Aufgaben

• Provide youth with individual counseling, crisis intervention, referrals, advocacy and life skills training.
• Direct care and interventions: in-residence visits; develop partnership with each youth; ensure safety and well-being.
• Coordinate with multi-disciplinary teams including housing, education, and intake staff.
• Document care plans, needs assessments and progress notes; assist with entry paperwork.
• On-call coverage rotation and occasional evening/weekend work; some travel.

Kenntnisse

Bilingual Spanish fluency

Case management

Crisis intervention

Counseling

Team collaboration

Ausbildung

Bachelor's Degree in Social Work

Master's Degree preferred

Professional license a plus

Tools

MS Office

Database systems

Jobbeschreibung

First Place for Youth in Oakland, California seeks a Youth Advocate (Bilingual) to empower foster youth toward housing stability, employment, and education. The role blends onsite and community work within our Transitional Living Program, serving youth referred through local systems.

You will lead clinical activities, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and coach youth toward independence in a supportive, inclusive environment. Strong Spanish fluency is essential.