Children and Youth Gender- Violence Community Advocate

Why work with YWCA Seattle King Snohomish?

YWCA SKS is the region’s largest non‑profit organization with a 120+ year legacy, focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA, you make a difference.

We’re women and BIPOC‑led, family‑centered, and supportive of employees. As a full‑time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you’ll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your passion for racial equity and social justice to work.

YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish is seeking a Children and Youth Gender‑Based Violence Community Advocate who is passionate about supporting Black and African American youth and families impacted by gender‑based violence. Your work will be grounded in our commitment to racial justice, survivor advocacy, and community‑centered care. You’ll provide trauma‑informed, culturally relevant advocacy for children and youth ages 6–18 in schools, community spaces, and family settings, helping them 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+) of survivors of gender‑based violence, fleeing imminent danger.
• Conduct initial intakes 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, 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 Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) and Child Protective Services (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 YWCA GBVSS 8‑week children/youths’ 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 that include emergency basic needs, direct resources to increase economic self‑sufficiency, promote health, and mental wellness.
• Co‑facilitate parenting classes through an independent contracted licensed clinician.
• Maintain accurate and confidential client files/spreadsheets, complete HMIS, ensure timely data collection and monthly reporting including narrative writing.

• Manage relationships for the McKinney‑Vento liaison program with select public schools.
• Support relocated families with new student school enrollment support.
• Facilitate workshops and activities that engage Black/African American 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 opportunities 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 all required external and internal programming, community, and provider meetings.

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