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School Liaison

Youth Advocate Programs Inc

  • Meadville, PA
  • 24 days ago
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    Skills

    • Clinical Supportunmatched
    • Communication Skillsunmatched
    • Community Supportunmatched
    • Customer Support/Serviceunmatched
    • Driver's Licenseunmatched
    • Employee Assistance Planunmatched
    • High School Diplomaunmatched
    • Insuranceunmatched
    • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
    • Multilingualunmatched
    • Needs Assessmentunmatched
    • Problem Solving Skillsunmatched
    • Retirement Planunmatched
    • Social Workunmatched
    • Spanish Languageunmatched
    • Willing to Travelunmatched

    Description

    Status: Part-Time Hourly

    FLSA Classification: Non-Exempt

    Summary of Position: School Liaison is a non-traditional way of providing intensive individualized truancy services in a variety of community-based settings, in the home, school, and community, to youth with truancy issues identified by the educational settings and school district that the youth attends and their family.

    • School liaison serves as a vital link between the school, families, and community partners. This role support student success by improving communication, coordinating services, and promoting engagement by building and maintain positive relationships with students, families, and staff.
    • The goal is to implement sound clinical interventions and support services to enable the youth to maintain and function appropriately in the educational setting and school environment that they are enrolled as a student.
    • Identify student and family needs and connect them with appropriate resources.
    • Monitor attendance and support truancy prevention efforts.
    • Collaborate with teachers, counselor, and administrators to resolve issues.
    • Position offers flexible hours, competitive weekly pay, and activity reimbursement.

    Qualifications/Requirements:

    • Bachelors degree in education, social work, counseling or related fields is preferred.
    • High school diploma or equivalent
    • 2+ years of experience in a school or community-based setting
    • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
    • Knowledge of local community resources and support services.
    • Must be able to travel around the county to complete school checks/transport on occasion.
    • Reliable transportation, valid drivers license, and current auto insurance coverage is required.
    • Bilingual (Spanish speaking) is a plus.

    Benefits Available:

    • Voluntary Dental
    • Voluntary Vision
    • UNUM Supplemental Insurance
    • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
    • Pet Insurance
    • 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
    • Weekly Pay
    • Direct Deposit
    • Flexible hours; non-traditional hours.

    Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual merit, skills, and qualifications, without regard to race, age, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, military or veteran status, or disability or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where YAP operates. YAP will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

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    Numbers & Facts

    LocationMeadville, PA
    IndustryLegal Services
    Company Size100 to 499 employees
    Year Founded1975
    Websitehttp://www.yapinc.org

    About Company

    YAP is a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization exclusively committed to the provision of community-based alternatives to out-of-home care through direct service, advocacy and policy change.

    Since our founding in 1975, our expertise and passion have been in serving deep-end, multi-need and cross-system youth and families, though we have success across a continuum of needs and challenges. We provide safe, cost-effective services to youth and families involved in numerous systems, including the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, Education and Adult Systems. 

    We serve over 13,000 families a year in more than 100 programs across 21 states and the District of Columbia in rural, suburban and urban areas including 25 major metro areas. Since our beginning in 1975, 100% of our programming occurs in the home communities of the people we serve.

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