Fair Futures Coach (NSD - Juvenile Justice)

Major Duties

• Build and maintain relationships with approximately 15 young people at any given time.
• Meet with newly admitted youth within 48-72 hours to begin developing an academic/vocational/educational support plan.
• Provide ongoing social/emotional support work 1:1 with young people to develop academic and career development goals based on their interests and strengths to take measurable steps toward their goals.
• Connect young people to quality schools, programs, resources, and opportunities in line with their goals.
• Connect young people to peer group support and build positive relationships.
• Help young people persist in these settings, navigate any challenges that arise, celebrate successes, and plan/prepare for the next step on their journey.
• When a young person is unsure of their goals/interests, Coaches help them explore and expose them to potential opportunities.
• Should youth be unsuccessful in any school/program setting, Coaches assist young people to reflect on the experience and work with them to set new goals and transition to the next opportunity.
• Collaborate with Interdisciplinary team guardians to help youth achieve academic, employment, and vocational goals.
• Ensure young aging people can access and maintain stable, affordable housing and build independent living skills.
• Establish, at least twice monthly, face-to-face contacts with the youth and weekly contacts (via phone, text, email).
• Provide weekly, ongoing social/emotional support.
• Build relationships and collaborate with the key adults in the young persons life to support their goals and well-being, including other agency staff (e.g., Case Planners and Specialists), foster parents, school/program staff, and other significant adult figures.
• Help young people explore their interests and expose them to opportunities in line with their interests.
• Use an online weekly platform to track contacts, young peoples goals, steps taken towards goals, and other key data.

Education Duties

• Re-engage disconnected youth and help them re-enroll in an academic setting.
• Assess the fit between the young person and their current academic setting and help them transfer into a better-fit high school or high school equivalency (HSE) program if needed?
• Visit the young persons school/program and build relationships with school staff, review transcripts and academic data, provide educational advocacy, and discuss progress towards graduation/HSE obtainment.
• Ensure young people are attending school and have the supports and resources they need to be successful, such as tutoring, individualized educational plans (IEPs), 504 Plans, or other special accommodations.
• Expose participants to post-secondary pathways, such as college and/or accredited vocational programs, starting in the 9th grade (or as early as possible);
• Assist students with post-secondary planning, along with the guidance counselors and/or College Specialists and Career Development Specialists;
• Connect the student to the College Specialist to apply to colleges, opportunity programs, and all forms of financial aid, funding, and scholarships;
• Provide college persistence coaching, including ensuring students are receiving all of the financial and academic support they need to succeed each semester;
• Collaborate with all relevant partners, such as Case Planners, guidance counselors, Youth Development Counselors, Social Workers, Tutors, teachers, family members, caregivers, mentors and other additional supports.

Career Development Duties

• Assist young people in obtaining working papers, if needed.
• Conduct career exploration activities with young people.
• Assist young people in selecting at least one career development experience each year that is in line with their interests and academic situation/background.
• Work with the young person and Career Development Specialist to identify potential longer-term career pathways based on the young persons interests, strengths, and academic/vocational plans.
• Connect the young person to the Career Development Specialist, if needed, to explore workforce development programs and vocational programs and for assistance with job applications.
• Connect young people, as needed, to agency-based job readiness and/or internship programs.
• Persistence coaching to young people enrolled in any external program by checking in with them regularly.
• Attend and participate in agency training, ACS training, NYC DOE training.
• Keep case records and accurate data information up to date, including but not limited to school visits, home visits, community visits, and visits with parents/guardians by documenting in Connections within five business dates of the event.
• Promote and model the 7 Sanctuary Model commitments and the SELF (Safety, Emotional Management, Loss, Future) Model into daily practice to create a non-violent and trauma-informed culture.