• Provides mentorship and advocacy services to youth ages 16 and 24 with a consistent caseload of 30 youth.
• Assists with recruiting and retaining 30 youth.
• Works with each youth to develop an Individualized Service Plan to address areas for improvement such as housing, academics, social emotional learning, counseling referrals, life skills, etc.
• Works with Job Developer to support employment opportunities, site visits, and retention efforts.
• Ensures files remain up-to-date and in compliance.
• Completes employability skills checklist, conduct all Illinois WorkNet modules, & ensure pre/post assessment.
• Assist in-school youth to improve educational outcomes.
• Re-engage out-of-school youth in educational activity.
• Collects, reviews, and analyzes all transcripts for youth to determine GED or High School Diploma track.
• Utilizes Labor Market Data and information to help guide youth in career and education goals.
• Works to assist youth to determine what factors put them at risk of engaging in or becoming victims of aggressive behavior and other anxieties.
• Helps to determine what methods each youth should use in order to avoid risk-taking factors and reach their goals.
• Works in collaboration within the targeted communities to cultivate relationships with local community resources.
• Reaches out and re-engage youth that have inconsistent attendance, work with families to bring resources to the home, and connect with programs.
• Conducts Home visits.
• Transporting students in vehicle to and from program related activities may be required.
• Implements other services requested by SGA or funder.
• Enters daily attendance, case notes into ETO.
• Coordinates with the Job Developer to provide ongoing program support and implementation.
• Conducts required reports and data material to SGA such as the Employability/Life Assessment, TABE Test.
• Other duties as assigned.

Attributes/Skills Required/Sought:

• Must be Bilingual
• Experience working one on one with youth involved in the juvenile justice system.
• Ability to display sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences present in the service population.
• Experience/Education Required/Sought:
• Bachelor’s Degree in social work, criminal justice or related field, preferred
• Experience working with teens and young adults, preferred
• Experience working in neighborhoods on Chicago’s south and west sides.
• Experience working with individuals dealing with factors that put them at-risk of becoming victims of aggressive behavior.
• Evening and weekend availability required.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.