Youth Advisory Board

Job Description

Description:

The Youth Action Board Member is a young person with lived experience in housing in stability and/or system involvement. LUK’s Youth Action Board (YAB) serves the communities and citizens of Worcester County. LUK’s YAB seeks dedicated and passionate board members who enhance the mission of the YAB, which is “to provide meaningful impact, advocate for the needs of youth experiencing housing difficulties, and play an authentic role in our community.”

This mission is seen as a means to address and end youth/young adult homelessness in the region. This is a part-time hybrid position with flexible hours including evenings and weekends, offering work from home with teleconferencing as well as in-person opportunities. YAB members have numerous opportunities to collaborate with peers and staff local. State and national levels and engage in meaningful advocacy impacting the youth homeless systems at all these levels.

In addition to very competitive salaries LUK offers a substantial and unique benefit package found here .

LUK has deep roots in Central Massachusetts. We’re driven by our values and we’re serious about our work. It’s not easy work, but it is rewarding! With Crisis as our middle name (LUK Crisis Center), we are well versed in handling all kinds of issues that may arise. LUK exists to help people thrive – the people we serve and the people who work here.

We appreciate creative thinking, uniqueness, and tenacity. We encourage staff to participate in numerous opportunities to grow as an individual and a member of a team, influence others and be influenced, be your best and do your best. We provide individualized services to the people we work with and offer flexibility so that staff can meet responsibilities at work and outside of work.

The community is “LUK-y” to have the skills, experience, and talent of our staff!

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A Youth Action Board (YAB) Member provides peer support to and advocates for the needs of housing insecure and unaccompanied homeless youth in Worcester County. The LUK YAB Member collaborates with their peers and LUK staff, engaging key community stakeholders and partners to co-coordinate and implement special projects, which address youth homelessness.

• Acquire a deep understanding and commitment to both LUK’s and the Worcester County Youth Action Board’s Mission, Vision and Values and programming and advocacy
• Facilitate group discussions and lead focus groups to engage with youth experiencing homelessness in Worcester County
• Design hands-on projects to reduce youth and young adult homelessness/housing insecurity, facilitate connections to basic needs and other resources, identify and eliminate service barriers, provide community education and raise awareness regarding youth and young adult homelessness (with guidance)
• Collaborate with other non-profit organizations to sponsor, create and influence state legislation affecting youth and young adults experiencing homelessness.
• Participate in program development and grant writing to address and end youth homelessness in Worcester County.
• Collaborate with the local Continuum of Care (CoC) to provide youth voice in decision-making related to grant allocations and program design
• Develop opportunities for youth to communally assess and provide feedback and input regarding the quality and accessibility of local resources
• Deliver empowering, change-focused, educational, and affirming community outreach

• Experience:
  
  Lived experience with any or all of the following; housing insecurity, system involvement (DCF, DYS), parenting, systemic oppression (racism, homophobia), exchanging sex for needs
• Experience Preferred:
  • Collaborating with Peers on Project-Oriented Activi
  • Seeking out and/or utilizing services
• Values: A demonstrated passion and commitment for advocating on behalf of youth experiencing housing in stability
• Degree: A degree is not required for this position

• Passionate, resilient, and…