Youth REACH Community Engagement Team Leader

Location: Newburgh, NY, United StatesDate Posted: May 17, 2024

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Location: Newburgh, NY

Hours: M-F flex 40 hours

Rate of Pay: $75,000

OVERVIEW OF PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITES :

Youth Resilience, Education, and Advocacy for Children’s Health (REACH) is looking for a licensed clinician to supervise a team of Community Engagement Specialists in providing services to youth and young adults ages 15-24, with an emphasis on those who identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies. The Youth REACH Team Leader will work with the team to connect youth/young adults with mental health and treatment adjacent services, host drop-in center activities on-site in Newburgh, NY, and provide education on suicide prevention throughout Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, Sullivan, and Ulster Counties.

PRIMARY FUNCTIONS :

The Youth REACH Team Leader will and will be responsible for all aspects of the program, including:

• Leading team organizational and program meetings

• Providing direction to staff regarding individual cases

• Conducting side-by-side outreach and engagement, facilitating enrollment, training, and supervision of youth activities, events on-site, as needed, and conduct weekly individual supervision meetings.

• Providing event and training coverage for short periods as staffing needs require, such as employee time off.

  ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONAL / ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT:

• Participate in organizational, community based, and stakeholder events and meetings

• Co-chair youth advisory community

  QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES :

• Strong organization skills with accurate attention to detail

• Excellent communication skills, including public speaking

• Ability to navigate electronic health record

• Able to adapt and work in a fast-paced environment

• Able to demonstrate flexibility in adjusting work plan for the day to best meet the needs of the program.

• Must have a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation

• The ideal candidate will have lived experience either identifying as or having a child who identifies as part of the LGBTQIA+ community and/or working with LGBTQIA+ youth.

  EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE :

• Must have an LMSW or similar credential

• Experience working with young people ages 15-24 and/or training in family systems a plus.

• Must be willing to obtain and maintain trainer status in Question, Persuade, Refer Gatekeeper Training, Teen Mental Health First Aid, and Naloxone for coverage and supervision purposes.

• Bi-lingual English/Spanish or English/Creole a plus

  PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS:

  These physical demands are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to perform the job's essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential functions of the position, which are reviewed in each case.

• Must be capable to access all rooms in a 2-story home

• Able to work in open space floor plan

• Must be capable to move throughout work day

• Occasional lifting of > _25+pounds

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