CAPP Youth Services Navigator

• Learn and integrate a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, using an anti-oppressive lens, into your work with clients.
• Engagement of adolescents into program structure (harm reduction philosophy, rules, mutual respect)
• Milieu counseling; Mediation for internal conflicts
• Conduct intake and assessment and screen for sexual risk & risk reduction techniques
• Facilitate access to daily living needs (food, clothes, hygiene supplies, space to rest)
• Connect clients to supportive resources with both internal and external partners to increase client’s access to benefits and resources; provide accompaniment as necessary and requested by clients
• Coordinate services with other Streetwork staff and on-site legal, medical, and psychiatric service providers
• Provide group facilitation and conduct educational presentations on sexual health, risk reduction and topics related to sub-populations of homeless youth
• Provide sensitive harm reduction counseling on pregnancy prevention, reproductive health, and sexual health issues
• Conduct community outreach to make connections, build resources, and provide presentations on homeless youth sexual health and reproductive health care needs and prevention to service providers and community members
• Engage in community organizing activities/events pertaining to adolescent sexual health and behavioral issues
• Implement and facilitate behavioral health HIV prevention group intervention, “Be Proud! Be Responsible!” and other sexual behavioral health interventions
• Conduct and collect evaluation measures with program participants
• Provide bilingual, culturally competent anonymous and confidential HIV antibody counseling, testing, referrals
• Performs HIV risk assessments, HIV testing, disclosure of HIV testing results, and enhanced risk assessments to individuals who test for HIV
• Connect clients to medical and other supportive resources for treatment and care
• Participate in weekly case conferencing meetings and clinical group process
• Maintain routine administrative responsibilities to include the preparation of correspondence, maintaining files, mail, email, and telephone
• Participation in staff trainings, staff meetings, and staff group process workshops
• Participate in weekly supervision

Secondary Job Functions:

• Petty Cash reconciliation
• Identification of new resources appropriate for population
• Provide wellness and recreational (engagement) activities
• Manage events in the Drop-In Center, monitor entrance to the program, oversee concrete support to clients

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Hiring Range: $26.92 - $28.57 Hourly

Full-time Hours: 35 Hours per week

Full-time Benefits: Vacation Time, Paid Sick Time, Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan, Company Life Insurance, Medical/Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Assistance Program, Commuter Benefits Program, Gym Reimbursement, Parental Leave, Employee Learning Center

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