Youth Peer - YDHP

Help-of-Southern-Nevada; Whitney (NV); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

HOSN- Youth Services in Southern Nevada seeks a full-time Youth Services worker to provide direct care for homeless youth under supervision. You will engage with youth and young adults, conduct assessments, and link them to mental health, education, and housing resources.

Responsibilities include keeping detailed HMIS notes, maintaining confidentiality, and coordinating with case managers across settings. A trauma-informed, client-centered approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Lived experience with homelessness within the last 5 years and able to apply it in a trauma-informed manner.
• High school diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct care services to youth experiencing homelessness under supervision.
• Engage with youth and young adults using a peer-informed approach.
• Conduct assessments using tools such as Coordinated Entry Assessment Tool and Housing Quality Standards.
• Advocate for participants with a trauma-informed, empowerment-focused stance.
• Teach life skills to support housing stability, including budgeting and tenancy basics.
• Connect participants to mental health, physical health, substance use treatment, employment, and education services.
• Collaborate with case managers in joint sessions across home, office, and community settings.
• Assist youth in obtaining vital identification documents.
• Provide transportation to appointments and crisis intervention when needed.
• Maintain progress notes in HMIS and ensure confidentiality.

Skills

Lived experience

Trauma‑informed approach

Communication skills

Crisis intervention

Time management

Microsoft Office

Flexibility

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

We serve with care. Assisting families and individuals throughout Southern Nevada to overcome barriers and attain self-sufficiency through direct services, training and referral to community resources. Ending homelessness, one youth, one family, one individual at a time.

HOSN- Youth Services

Hours:

Tuesday- Friday 7:00am-5:00pm

Status:

Full Time – Hourly

Reports to:

Program Supervisor

Position Description:

This position supports youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in building self-advocacy, increasing independent living skills, achieving self-sufficiency, and maintaining stable housing. The role provides support to the SPARKS: Navigation and Diversion and Anchors Programs.

Job Summary:

Under the direct supervision of the Program Supervisor, this position provides direct care services to youth experiencing homelessness.

• Interacts with youth by using a professional and client-centered approach.
• Engage with youth and young adults as a peer by drawing on shared experiences and modeling resilience and recovery.
• Use intentional, appropriate self-disclosure to build rapport, promote engagement, and support participant empowerment and growth.
• Conduct various assessments in the field and in an office setting to include Coordinated Entry Assessment Tool, Environmental Reviews, Housing Quality Standards etc.
• Advocates for participants using a trauma-informed approach that promotes empowerment, choice, and self-advocacy.
• Teaches life skills necessary to obtain and maintain housing such as tenancy skills, budgeting, leases, utilities set up, etc.
• Connect participants to supportive services, including mental health, physical health, substance use treatment, employment, and education
• Collaborate with case managers to provide coordinated, person-centered support in joint sessions in home, office, and community-based settings.
• Assist the youth in obtaining vital identification documents.
• Provides transportation to appointments when necessary
• Provides crisis intervention as needed
• Participating in staff development activities
• Maintain thorough and accurate progress notes, files, and correspondence while preserving tenant confidentiality; address client issues and concerns effectively; and enter case notes into HMIS in real time each day to reflect client progress and activities.
• Maintain clear boundaries with all participants and providers.
• All other job-related duties as assigned by management for the needs of the business

The ideal candidate will possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Experience and understanding of homeless at-risk youth issues
• Communicate effectively with people from a variety of social, cultural and sensitivity to culturally diverse populations
• Effective written, verbal and listening skills. Independently initiates and responds to correspondence
• Ability to maintain order and exercise appropriate judgment in crisis situations
• Is flexible and can adjust to shifting priorities and organize work schedule and budget time
• Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with residents, fellow employees, other agencies and the public
• Understand and follow all agency policies and procedures
• General computer knowledge and ability to use Microsoft Office software
• Ability to work flexible hours

Required Qualifications:

• Lived experience with homelessness required within the last 5 years, with the ability to apply that experience in a professional, trauma-informed, and person-centered manner.
• High school diploma or GED required.

Working Conditions:

Work is performed in an indoor/outdoor environment with driving required at times. May be subject to sitting, lifting, bending, squatting, walking, standing, pushing and pulling, simple grasping and climbing.