Youth Counselor

Duties Responsibilities

1. Lead educational activities; runs Peer leadership Program; and provides intake assessment and referral services
2. Report to Youth Coordinator/Director
3. Undertakes outreach to youth in a wide variety of settings including schools, community agencies, health centers/hospitals and churches/temples.
4. Organizes and teaches students in the Vietnamese Bilingual Program in grades 9-12. Develops and maintain linkages with school personnel
5. Organizes and teaches educational workshops ages 12-21 at summer education and employment programs. Develops and maintains linkages with program personnel.
6. Organizes and teaches educational workshops for parents of youth ages 12-21.
7. Oversees the daily operation of culturally-specific Peer Leadership Program involving 5 Peer Leaders in Year 01 and 6 Peer Leaders thereafter. Trains and supervises the Peer Leaders.
8. Participates in the selection, adaptation and development curricula and materials to use in educational activities with youth and parents. Participates in the production of material on related issues for the agency newsletter
9. Perform intake assessment with new youth clients who have participated in at least three program activities and other youth as appropriate.
10. Refers youth clients for other needed services to other agencies. Facilitates successful referral by providing support services such as interpretation, escort and advocacy services. Undertakes home visits as needed. Establishes and maintain linkages with a wide range of referral sources.
11. Undertake case management of clients including maintaining regular contact by phone or in-person and following-up on referrals.
12. Participates in local networks of youth service providers and peer leadership program. Attends regularly meetings of interagency groups including Dorchester Alliance for Community Health (DACH) and the Vietnamese Provider Task Force. Participates in training and other service providers and school personnel on Vietnamese health care beliefs, customs and concerns and related community issues
13. Participates in individual supervision meetings with the Youth Director every week and in program planning, development and evaluation meetings every other week with Youth Director and the agency's Youth Development Consultant. Participates in department meetings every other week and agency staff meetings every month.
14. Participates in staff development activities including: monthly in-service training sessions: and, local workshops and local and national conferences related to youth development and education.
15. Maintains client files and other program records as directed.
16. Performs other related duties as requested.

Qualification

Bachelor's degree. Two years of human service experience with Vietnamese refugees and immigrants in the United States, preferably in youth work, health education, education or social services. Two years of experience working with Vietnamese youth in the United States. Fluency in Vietnamese. Excellent spoken and written English. Knowledge of the Vietnamese community in Greater Boston desirable.

Please email resume and cover letter to Phuong-dai Nguyen youth@vacaboston.org for hiring consideration

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Job Postings (1/5/09)

Part Time Social Worker (24 hours)

Please email youth@vacaboston.org with resume for hiring consideration

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Undertakes outreach to potential clients and to community providers.
2. Assists with the development of program outreach and educational materials. Translate material from English to Vietnamese.
3. Provide social services to individual clients. Services include information and referral. Interpretation, translation, form completion, letter-writing, crisis intervention and advocacy.
4. Escorts/accompanies clients to other agencies to obtain services as needed.
5. Undertakes home visits to clients as needed
6. Refers clients to other VACA programs and to services at other agencies as appropriate.
7. Maintains files of information on a wide range of services available from public agencies and community organizations. Familiarizes self with these resources.
8. Assists the Social/Health Services Dir3ector in planning and leading community-wide meetings.
9. Maintains program records and client files as directed.
10. Participates in biweekly program meetings, monthly department meetings and other staff meeting as needed. Participates in program and department planning. Development and evaluation activities.
11. Participates in staff development activities including in-service sessions, conferences, workshops and training program as agreed upon with the Social/Health Services Director.
12. Performs other related duties as requested.

Qualification

Two years of college required. one year of human service experience with Vietnamese refugees and immigrants in the United states, preferably in resettlement, health, mental health or social services. Fluency in Vietnamese. Good proficiency in English. Knowledge of the Vietnamese community in Greater Boston desirable.

Please email resume and cover letter to Phuong-dai Nguyen youth@vacaboston.org for hiring consideration