Youth Services Relief Staff

Clackamas Women's Services; Oregon City (OR); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Clackamas Women’s Services in Oregon City seeks a Youth Services Relief Staff to supervise and care for children and youth accessing services through CWS. You will create a safe space for youth survivors of domestic violence and related trauma, support parent access, and help run weekly groups at the shelter and program sites.

Qualifications include minimum 1 year experience with children/youth, the ability to pass a background check, and willingness to complete 40-hour confidential advocate

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year experience working with children and youth.
• Bilingual/bicultural applicants preferred.
• Ability to pass background check.
• Willingness to complete 40-hour confidential advocate training.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and care for children and youth.Provide services to a full age range (infant—teenager).
• Facilitate weekly groups at shelters and centers (e.g., art-based or trauma-informed groups).
• Ensure safety within youth spaces and maintain organized spaces.

Skills

Bilingual/bicultural

Background check

40-hour training

Experience with children & youth

Education

40-hour confidential advocate training

Job description

Hours

Mostly Evenings, specifically Tuesdays & Thursdays; other days, as needed

About Clackamas Women's Services

Staff with bilingual competencies provide an additional and essential value to our organization and we increase our starting wage accordingly for bilingual staff.

Note to Candidates

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every single one of the qualifications as described in a job description. Clackamas Women’s Services is committed to building a diverse and inclusive organization, and we strongly encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of the qualifications as described or if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for or perform job duties.

About Clackamas Women’s Services (CWS)

Clackamas Women’s Services (CWS) was incorporated in 1985 as Clackamas County’s first shelter for survivors escaping family violence and domestic abuse. CWS’ service delivery framework is built on trauma-informed best practices that promote safety and self-determination. Our vision is to live in a society that no longer tolerates domestic and sexual violence but rather thrives on mutual respect.

CWS offers comprehensive, responsive solutions for adults and children impacted by sexual assault, domestic violence, stalking, the sex industry, and elder abuse. Through our emergency shelter, A Safe Place Family Justice Center, satellite offices, and throughout the community, CWS coordinates services with other public and private agencies in order to best serve survivors seeking help. Participants in our programs receive no-cost services by highly trained staff.

CWS is committed to building an organizational culture that reflects our values. We envision a community of survivors, staff, partners, volunteers, and donors who are deeply committed to breaking the isolation of domestic and sexual violence. We do this by creating community and partnership, honoring and celebrating survivors, and engaging in work toward equity and social change through community engagement and by investing internally in continual improvement and learning processes. We are dedicated to the ongoing work of creating and sustaining a community where everyone can thrive.

Benefits of working at CWS

Clackamas Women’s Services is proud to offer competitive wages, paying above market for all positions and offering a full package of benefits to full time staff. Other benefit include:

• CWS was voted one of the 100 Best Nonprofits to Work for in Oregon in 2024! (2022 & 2023 too!)
• Work with a heart-centered team providing culturally responsive emergency, transitional, and long-term support and services. CWS helps survivors build hope and resilience so they can achieve their goals for personal safety, physical and mental wellness, financial autonomy, and family stability.

Position Purpose

The Youth Services Relief Staff position focuses on providing supervision and care to children and youth accessing services through CWS. The position will be responsible for creating a safe space for youth survivors of domestic violence, dating violence and sexual assault or exploitation and children and youth exposed to domestic and/or sexual violence. The position will provide services to a full age range of children and youth (infant—teenager) and be responsible for working with them simultaneously.

Key responsibilities

• Supervise and care for children and youth, by supporting their varying needs including but not limited to: management of behaviors, transitional times and parent access for age-specific needs.
• Facilitate weekly groups at A Safe Place Family Justice Center and CWS’ Emergency Shelter such as A Window Between Worlds, an art-based group for youth impacted by trauma.
• Assist with prepping for corresponding adult groups, such as Make Parenting A Pleasure or DV Support Group.
• Ensure safety within youth spaces including but not limited to: organization of toys and supplies, disposal of broken equipment, and parent access when needed.
• Have working knowledge of age-appropriate toys/activities and be able to create engaging environment for youth to access while in care
• Provide information to parents relating to youth services expectations and guidelines.
• Inform Youth Services Manager of program needs (such as food options or supplies)
• Other duties as assigned.

General responsibilities

• Represent the mission, value, and philosophy of CWS to program participants, employees, Community partners, and to the public.
• Represent and reflect the values of the agency through direct communication and collaboration with co-workers, partners, and participants.
• Model values of equity and inclusion in decision making and daily work.
• Complete documentation of all services, including intakes, releases of information, demographics tracking and statistics within the CWS database for all participants on a minimum of a weekly basis. (if applicable)
• Maintain appropriate participant confidentiality in accordance with advocate privilege and federal statutes. (if applicable)
• Work in conjunction with other staff to provide consistent services to participants.
• Meet regularly with the Youth Services Program Manager to plan and prioritize projects.
• Submit necessary monthly timesheets and mileage reimbursement forms.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bilingual/bicultural persons preferred.
• Ability to pass background check.
• Willingness to complete 40-hr confidential advocate training.
• Minimum 1 year experience working with children & youth.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate understanding of domestic & sexual violence, and their effects youth survivors, parenting and society.
• Demonstrated understanding of anti-oppression issues, ability to work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, and understanding of culturally competent service delivery methods.
• Enthusiasm for working collaboratively with a wide range of public and private systems intersecting with the DVSA field (law enforcement, DHS, courts, education, etc.).
• The person will periodically move supplies and other items (up to 50 lbs.) from one place to another, participates in youth program tasks and events, including occasional field work; may work in all types of weather.