Drop-In Specialist: Part-Time

About the role

La Casa Norte provides access to stable housing and comprehensive services for homeless and at-risk youth, ages 16-24, aiming to transform their lives and communities.

Responsibilities

• Maintain professional relationships with all staff and clients
• Support coverage and coordinate activities as necessary during drop in hours
• Provide life skills training, counseling, support, and guidance to youth
• Accurately track and document all services provided utilizing internal database
• Plan a monthly schedule for events, activities, and food menu
• Deliver psychoeducational programming to youth during drop-in hours
• Collaborate with other internal programs to provide assistance to youth
• Conduct targeted and organized outreach to youth serving entities
• Conduct street outreach to locations where youth experiencing homelessness congregate
• Deliver presentations about the services of Casa Corazon to groups
• Maintain an organized, outcomes-based accounting of outreach efforts and contacts with homeless youth
• Observe environment to ensure safety of youth and staff
• Maintain a safe and healthy environment for staff and youth
• Follow up with any incident in a timely manner utilizing a strength-based approach
• Maintain organization and inventory of all toiletries, food, bus cards and other essential items
• Teach and implement the declaration of non-violence at Casa Corazon
• Intermittently gather and complete data entry for various grant reports and development purposes
• Work in conjunction with Program Coordinator to meet program outcomes

Qualifications

• Demonstrated desire and ability to work with homeless, at-risk and adjudicated populations
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred
• At least 1 year experience working with at-risk, homeless and/or adjudicated youth
• Knowledge regarding the social, economic, and cultural patterns of Latino and African American populations
• Willingness to work in a diverse environment in regards to race, ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation and gender
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Willingness to work flexible hours as needed and have impeccable attendance