Covenant House NEW York

Youth Development & LGBTQ Specialist

New York, NY

Sponsorship not specified$16k-$24kDetected 15 days ago

About the role

Additionally, the YD Specialist will dedicate 40% of their time to our LGBTQ initiatives, thereby fully actualizing our vision of creating an affirming, empowering, and voice-giving community for LGBTQ youth of color experiencing homelessness.

Work collaboratively with the Youth Development Team to plan, implement, and evaluate life skills programming to ensure opportunities for growth and development are available to all CHNY youth.
Work collaboratively with the Youth Development Team and Volunteer Partners to develop and/or coordinate agency-wide events and workshops for CHNY youth.
Manage CHNY's Restorative Justice Practice Assist in managing CHNY's LGBTQ initiatives, which include: Convening CHNY's weekly Gender and Sexuality Alliance, Organizing Pride Month activities, and Strengthening our partnerships with LGBTQ-Affirming Non-Profits throughout the City.
Facilitate New Resident Orientation Coordinate and manage agency-wide youth events calendar Regularly promote programs so that residents are aware of available opportunities and activities, and motivate residents to participate in program offerings.
Performs other duties as assigned and needed.
But our mission goes beyond immediate support.
Our ultimate goal is to provide a safe refuge and empower young people to build a brighter future founded on compassion, unconditional love, and absolute respect.
Manage CHNY's Restorative

Flexibility, proactivity, and a willingness to work in the evenings and on weekends occasionally are required.

Bachelor's Degree required 2 years of Youth Development experience required Experience in providing program support for a childcare non-profit organization preferred.

Our dedicated team offers various services, including shelter, housing, education, employment, health, mental health support, youth development, and anti-human trafficking initiatives.
This includes managing our Restorative Justice Process, creating a monthly program calendar, providing staff coverage, and performing other related work as required.

We are passionate advocates for systemic change, influencing public policy, and raising awareness of the critical issues surrounding youth homelessness.

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