Advocate

Status: Part Time Hourly FLSA Classification: Non‑Exempt

Summary of the Position: Hourly, Part‑Time position serving youth and families throughout Clark County. This role provides direct advocacy services to participants and their families.

• Applicant must be dependable, committed, and able to serve as a positive role model for youth in community, school, and home settings.
• Initiate, organize, plan, develop, and implement direct advocacy services to assigned participants and their families.
• Base all service plans on a strength‑based approach using the wrap‑around model.
• Maintain appropriate advocacy hours via face‑to‑face contact as specified by the service plan.
• Maintain the appropriate group/individual split as identified for each participant.
• Utilize activity and contact fees appropriately and within specified limits.
• Submit all required reports in a clear and legible manner to program leadership.
• Prepare written communications, including discharge reports, as requested.
• Complete outcomes entry/discharge forms as requested.
• Provide quality services to youth and families at the levels specified to promote good outcomes.
• Ensure that the program(s) follow federal, state, local, and YAP documentation requirements.
• Accurately complete all weekly documentation, such as activity reports and vouchers, on paper or via Evolv as appropriate.
• Submit other documentation as required by the program.
• Document clearly and accurately, submitting to program leadership at the designated time and place.
• Promote YAP as a needed, valued, and credible resource in the broader community.
• Under the program director’s supervision, involve the appropriate community professional resources as determined by the participant’s individual needs and the service plan.
• Connect youth and families with appropriate community supports based on their needs, strengths, and interests.
• Help youth and families repair and strengthen relationships with people, organizations, or systems within their community through advocacy, modeling, coaching, and negotiating.
• Ensure individualized service plan is implemented through weekly purposeful activities with youth and families.
• Assist with the design of the individualized service plan, assessing needs, strengths, and interests, and participating in child‑family team meetings.
• Lead the implementation and revision of individualized service plans, planning in partnership with youth and families a weekly schedule of purposeful activities based on the ISP.
• Communicate with appropriate individuals regarding the youth.
• Ensure that each assigned participant is participating in an appropriate education/vocational program and attends school and/or work on a regular basis.
• Ensure that the participant has access to homework assistance and tutoring as needed.
• Take each participant to places of interest and introduce them to new activities and new ways of doing things.
• Ensure activities coincide with the needs, interests, and wants of the participant and family as defined by the service plan and the Program Director.
• Identify the family’s changing needs and interests as the advocacy relationship progresses.
• Make necessary arrangements to acquire medical assistance coverage for eligible participants.
• Be aware of each participant’s medical history, prescribed medications, disabilities, and needs; monitor nutritional needs and general health status.
• Assist each participant and family in identifying resources or people who can provide continued support beyond termination of advocacy services and develop linkages to those community resources.
• Respond to emergency situations or special incidents by involving the participant or the participant’s family as the need arises.
• Attend court hearings or other meetings as required.
• Plan appropriate group activities with assigned youth (if relevant).
• Engage the youth’s family in services, addressing their concrete needs, supporting their relationship with their youth, advocating with them and/or on their behalf, and providing coaching, modeling, and general support.
• Attend and participate in staff activities.
• Attend weekly supervision sessions.
• Attend monthly staff meetings.
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