Make a bigger difference
Youth Empowerment Coach
At The Jewish Board, we don't just make a difference - we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that's been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make.
Reasons you'll love working with us:
• If you have a particular age range or population you're interested in working with, you can find your niche here. Our clients and staff are as diverse as the city we work in, and include people of all cultures, religions, races, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.
- We're committed to supporting your career development by encouraging mobility and advancement across different program types and jobs.
- With 70 locations throughout the five boroughs, you can work close to where you live.
- Generous vacation time and 15 paid holidays will help you achieve a healthy work/life balance.
- We offer an excellent benefits package with affordable, high-quality health and dental insurance with low co-pays.
- You'll receive ongoing support through high-quality supervision, specialized trainings from our Continuing Education team, and an education benefit.
How you can make a bigger difference: The Youth Empowerment Coach is part of The Jewish Board's "A Step Ahead" coaching program, sponsored by Fair Futures where young people ages 14+ are matched with a full-time, professionally trained Coach.
Fair Futures is a coalition of child welfare agencies, non-profits, foundations, advocates and young adults working to ensure they fulfill their promise to New York City's foster youth.
As a Fair Futures Coach you will be part of a successful, innovative, and collaborative movement that is changing the landscape of Child Welfare, and make an immediate impact in the lives of young people by helping them carve out a pathway to success in life as they define it. You will receive significant professional development supports from the Center for Fair Futures, including quality trainings and workshops on every topic you will need to succeed as a coach, unlimited 1:1 support in any area, 1:1 professional coaching to help you with your goals, and access to a learning community for Coaches where you can share best practices, challenges, and build your network. Some responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Utilize Fair Futures' Goal & Steps framework in the core areas of: academic, career development, social/emotional; and housing and independent living
- Work 1:1 with youth onsite/offsite to develop individualized academic and career development goals based on their interests and strengths and take measurable steps towards their goals
- Consistently visit the youth's school/program and build relationships with school staff, review transcripts, provide educational advocacy, and discuss progress towards graduation/HSE obtainment
• Ensure youth are attending school and have the supports and resources they need to be successful, such as tutoring, individualized educational plans (IEPs), 504 Plans, or other special accommodations.
- Connect youth to quality schools, programs, resources, and opportunities in connection with their goals
- Collaborate with residential team members as well as outside service providers, parents/caregivers, department of education, etc. to develop youth-focused plans.
Qualifications: The Jewish Board is currently looking for talented individuals of all cultures, religions, races, and gender expressions with the following qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree is required
- at least 2+ years of working with young people
- Experience working with at-risk or system-involved young people is strongly preferred.
If you join us, you'll have these great benefits:- Generous paid time off in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days
- Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans
- Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
- Free continuing education opportunities
- 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
- Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation
- 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program
- Life and disability insurance
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee
Who we are:The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.
More on Equal Opportunity:We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.
We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.
Other details - Job Family Direct Care [200s]
- Job Function Paraprofessionals
- Pay Type Salary
- Employment Indicator 9048 - Camp Operation - All Employees & Drivers
- Min Hiring Rate $32.14
Minimum Salary: 16
Maximum Salary: 32.14
Salary Unit: Hourly
