Nonprofit
Student Advocate for Immigrant Students and their Families (Bilingual English/Spanish Required)
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Description
Organization Overview
For more than two decades, Comprehensive Youth Development has
helped to transform the lives of New York City’s young people by empowering
them to create rewarding futures for themselves and their families.
Comprehensive Youth Development is a nonprofit that provides a range of
services to youth ages 14-24 to help them complete high school and succeed in
college, advanced training and the workplace. We serve more than 4,000 young
people annually at our three partner schools, Manhattan Comprehensive Night &
Day High School, The High School for Health Professions and Human Services, and
City-As-School, as well as the Career Academy at the Borough of Manhattan
Community College, our post-secondary program.
About Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School (MCNDHS)
MCNDHS is a public transfer high school that serves
approximately 600 students grades 10 -12 ages 16-21. Our students reside
in all five boroughs of New York City. Our student population is approximately 70
percent Hispanic or Latino, 25 percent Black or African
American, and 5 percent Asian.
Nearly 60 percent of our students are male.
Student Advocate
The Student Advocate will provide Student Support Services to immigrant population covering benefits counseling, advocacy, and service planning for recent immigrants and their families
- Work collaboratively with school and agency staff to implement comprehensive plan to support students and their families
- Conduct intake, orientation, and assessment of all new students to develop service plans
- Make internal in-house referrals to legal, tutoring, college and career services, internships
- Provide advocacy, outreach, and referrals to outside resources including housing agencies, health and mental health providers, day care and other programs on behalf of students and their families
- Perform related crisis intervention activities, conflict mediation, and social emotional support
- Ability to track, evaluate and report on multiple aspects of program using database
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in a related Field·
Bilingual English/Spanish
Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based and youth and family development perspective.
Ability to work in a fast-paced office environment Mon-Friday 10-6pm.
Organization Overview
For more than two decades, Comprehensive Youth Development has
helped to transform the lives of New York City’s young people by empowering
them to create rewarding futures for themselves and their families.
Comprehensive Youth Development is a nonprofit that provides a range of
services to youth ages 14-24 to help them complete high school and succeed in
college, advanced training and the workplace. We serve more than 4,000 young
people annually at our three partner schools, Manhattan Comprehensive Night &
Day High School, The High School for Health Professions and Human Services, and
City-As-School, as well as the Career Academy at the Borough of Manhattan
Community College, our post-secondary program.
About Manhattan Comprehensive Night and Day High School (MCNDHS)
MCNDHS is a public transfer high school that serves
approximately 600 students grades 10 -12 ages 16-21. Our students reside
in all five boroughs of New York…
Benefits
Full Medical, Dental and Vision
Generous paid time off including 20 vacation days and 10 sick/ personal.
Full Medical, Dental and Vision
Generous paid time off including 20 vacation days and 10 sick/ personal.
Level of Language Proficiency
Bilingual English/Spanish and or French
Bilingual English/Spanish and or French
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