Job description

New Avenues for Youth is committed to supporting a workplace that honors, celebrates, and acknowledges our community’s powerful differences. Through our work here, we move together to support the wellbeing, care, and growth of youth in our community. To be at our best, we embrace that the diverse communities we serve must be reflected in our colleagues supporting the work we do each day. We are committed to our workforce centering practices that support and encourage Black, Indigenous, people of color, people with disabilities, and people with non-dominant gender identities to grow and thrive.

We encourage Black, Indigenous, people of color, people with disabilities, and people with non-dominant gender identities who may not believe they meet all of the described qualifications to consider what they contribute to community, and apply.

The Position:

The Youth Mentor works closely with other New Avenues staff and community partners developing and implementing an innovative, adaptable, survivor-centered, co-advocacy, service model for commercially and sexually exploited youth across Multnomah County. They will serve youth ages 12-25 that are at risk of, or currently being, sexually exploited or trafficked. This mentor provides outreach, resource & referral, along with individualized support to young people. Using a positive youth development and trauma-informed approach, the work will focus on prevention, intervention and transition through harm reduction, and life skill development & support. Due to the overrepresentation of youth of color and LGBTQIA2S+ youth impacted by trafficking, this position focuses on providing culturally specific and responsive services for youth while based out of our Youth Opportunity Center in East County. The Youth mentor will act as a Culturally-Specific Specialist on three levels: 1) working with predominantly Black, as well as Indigenous, and POC (BIPOC) youth referred to New Day, 2) acting as one of the team leaders on BIPOC culturally-specific issues for program youth/staff/interns, and 3) serve as a point person for BIPOC culturally-specific advocacy and education for New Day with our community partners. In addition to providing direct services to youth, The Youth Mentor meets with regional stakeholders and practitioners to develop best-practice and enhance community response to sex trafficking.

Knowledge & Skills:

· Proven ability and commitment to working with BIPOC as well as LGBTQ and other culturally diverse staff, participants and community, particularly around the politics, theories and practice models surrounding gender and sexuality.

• Ability and desire to work with diverse staff and excel in a multi-cultural environment
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Use of personal automobile for transporting self and clients for work purposes
• Must have access to an automobile, a valid driver’s license, and active auto insurance on that vehicle
• Must be willing to be CPR trained and certified

Education & Experience:

• Lived experience, applicable work experience, OR a college degree in social work, psychology or related human services field required
• A minimum two years of experience working with high-risk youth, people impacted by the sex trades OR providing culturally specific services for BIPOC communities
• Prior experience engaging youth who face multiple barriers, preferably around contexts associated with exploitation

About Us…

New Avenues is an innovative, influential social services agency that works in partnership with the Portland area community to provide homeless, foster-care, and at-risk youth of all backgrounds with the resources and skills needed to lead healthy, productive lives. At New Avenues, everyone is youth centered and collaboratively work together to accomplish our mission.

We are a diverse non-profit organization serving this community for over 23 years. At New Avenues, we seek dynamic, spirited individuals looking to contribute to the success of these amazing young people. Being part of our team offers a rewarding experience where your contributions have impact. Our approachable and supportive management team is focused on providing you with the tools, guidance, and autonomy to thrive while gaining invaluable social services background.

Our Commitment to Equity…

Back in 2015, New Avenues for Youth embarked on an unending initiative to consistently advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Today, we are a more curious and consciously aware agency of employees invested in the ongoing practice of learning from multiple perspectives and lived experiences. We firmly believe equity is an ongoing commitment without closure; in taking risks, we will learn from our mistakes. We are an organization committed to listen to each other and those that we serve, to always strive for transparency, to remain humble, and to resist the urge to simplify or silence hard truths. We make these commitments because we believe in social justice and the inherent human dignity of each individual.

New Avenues Offers a Comprehensive Benefits Package…

Paid Vacation, Sick, and Personal Time, Paid Holidays, No Employee Cost Share for your Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance. Flexibility Spending Accounts, a 403b Retirement Savings Plan, and an Employee Assistance Resource and Referral Program.

COVID-19 Considerations:
As a condition of employment, all employees are required to provide proof of vaccination or a valid medical or religious exemption. Masks are required no matter your vaccination status.

New Avenues for Youth is an Equal opportunity Employer.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.79 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• Weekend availability

COVID-19 considerations:
New Avenues follows all COVID safety protocols set forth by the CDC and the OHA.

Work Location: Multiple Locations

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