Children and Youth Gender- Violence Community Advocate

YWCA Seattle King Snohomish is the region’s largest non‑profit organization, with a 120‑plus year legacy focused on women, serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA you make a difference.

As a full‑time employee (30+ hours), you will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave, and an outstanding retirement plan.

In this role you will work directly with children and youth ages 6‑18 who have been impacted by gender‑based violence. You will provide trauma‑informed, culturally relevant advocacy in schools, community spaces, and family settings, helping young people build safety, confidence, and connection while strengthening family stability and community partnerships.

• Provide culturally relevant advocacy with a trauma‑informed approach to children and youth (ages 6+) who are survivors of gender‑based violence.
• Conduct initial intake assessments to evaluate the needs of survivors and children/youth.
• Offer crisis intervention, grounding, and coping strategies in shelter, community, school, and office‑based settings.
• Serve as a positive role model for children and youth by demonstrating healthy communication, boundaries, problem‑solving, and respectful relationships, while encouraging self‑esteem, resilience, and personal growth.
• Work alongside YWCA’s Housing Advocates to ensure children have access to available and appropriate youth services (e.g., high school personnel, McKinney‑Vento and DCYF/CPS counseling and community‑based youth programs).
• Support parents and youth in learning strategies for staying safe and developing individualized, age‑appropriate safety plans related to home, school, online spaces, and relationships.
• Provide education to children and youth on healthy relationships, boundaries, consent, and personal safety.
• Partner with GBVSS Housing Advocates to identify families and address the needs of children.
• Implement the YWCA GBVSS 8‑week children/youth curriculum to assist in the healing process.
• Develop and maintain an ongoing network of resources for children with coordinated referrals to link children and families.
• Attend DCYF and CPS case meetings for relevant families.
• Provide wrap‑around services not limited to emergency basic needs, direct resources to increase economic self‑sufficiency, promote health, mental wellness, etc.
• Co‑facilitate parenting classes through an independent contracted licensed clinician.
• Maintain accurate and confidential client files/spreadsheets, complete HMIS, and ensure timely data collection and monthly reporting, including narrative writing.

• Manage relationships for the McKinney‑Vento liaison program with selected public schools.
• Support relocated families with new student school enrollment support.
• Facilitate workshops and activities that engage Black/African American and youth of color in developing a deeper understanding of the interplay between race, gender, and violence.
• Facilitate and hold space for meaningful peer connections and collective learning, healing, and action.
• Maintain consistent follow‑through and positive working relationships with key school administrators, counselors, and decision‑makers.
• Leverage effective communication skills to navigate relevant educational systems.
• Provide civic participation to ensure youth engagement and preparation through school.
• Work in partnership with DCYF, community centers, and local public schools within Seattle and King County.
• Attend required external and internal programming, community and provider meetings.

• Demonstrated understanding of the intersection of racism, poverty, and social justice, with a strong commitment to advocacy for communities furthest from opportunity, particularly Black and African American women, children, and youth.
• Knowledge of the dynamics of gender‑based violence, including power and control, coercion, trauma impacts, and survivor‑centered, trauma‑informed best practices.
• Experience working with survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault in an advocacy, support, or community‑based setting.
• Minimum of two…