Youth Navigator Jobs

As a member of the Future Ready team, the Youth Navigator supports college and career readiness for middle and high school students by helping them build capacity for academic and employment success. The person in this role will develop, implement, and deliver innovative, student-centered college and career enrichments while also providing wraparound support services through mentorship, family outreach, and connection to community resources.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Work with each student to identify appropriate social-emotional, academic, and career and occupational goals; hold students accountable for completing agreed upon action steps and achieving self-identified goals.
• Support academic and enrichment programming as determined by the Future Ready leadership team.
• Plan and facilitate enrichments based on student interest as aligned with the program’s objectives.
• Participate in and contribute to team, employer, and school meetings, presenting data and observations of youth progress and performance.
• Partner with EnCompass Navigation team, schools, employers, and community-based staff to coordinate, facilitate and manage wrap services, academic learning programs and job-readiness training and placement.
• Partner with students, families, and employer to ensure students attend all required program components, including enrichments, job readiness training, and academic tutoring (when appropriate).
• Provide students with transportation to and from program, when necessary, using EnCompass vehicles.
• Participate in professional development, orientations, parent education, and student events being offered.
• Collaborate with school guidance counselor or other school-based staff to ensure students are fulfilling their academic requirements and/or are enrolled in the appropriate afterschool tutoring sessions.
• Perform other duties assigned by the employee’s supervisor
• Connect students to EnCompass and community enrichments and events to promote the development of academic, social-emotional, and employment skills.
• Identify youth who need more intensive services; refer youth and families to Family Navigation (when appropriate).
• Assist program administration in the development and evaluation of programs and services targeted to meet student needs.
• Chaperone off-site trips, including occasional weekend events and an annual multi-day overnight trip.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Smartboard technology.
• Excellent judgment and student-centered mindset.
• Ability to collaborate with others from diverse backgrounds.
• Effective communication skills, particularly as they relate to the development of trusting relationships with students and families.
• Unyielding commitment to students, families, and the EnCompass mission.

COMMITMENT TO DEI:

It is our pledge to nourish an organizational culture which strives to:

• Value the unique backgrounds and experiences of each person we employ and serve
• Embrace diversity in all forms and structure policies and practices to increase representation of qualified individuals who reflect the communities we serve
• Increase access to quality services, educational and economic opportunities, and lifelong success for students and families
• Cultivate a work environment where all people feel safe to express ideas
• Prioritize equity in employment, compensation, promotion, and professional development

• Preferred – Post-secondary education or training; 3 years experience coaching or mentoring students or families
• Minimum – High School Diploma; valid NYS driver’s license