Employment: Case Manager/Counselor

AYC YouthBuild Public Charter School
Job Description
Case Manager/Counselor

Reports to: Principal
Reporting requirements: 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (40 hours per week, some evening and weekend hours)

Description: The Counselor/Case Manager provides ongoing counseling support, advocacy, and guidance to our students in order to help them deal with their personal, legal, and social service needs, especially those that interfere with their ability to succeed academically. The Latin American Youth Center YouthBuild Public Charter School’s mission is to transform the lives of high school drop-outs through an educational curriculum that combines academics with vocational training, employability skill-building, and community service to prepare students for college or the workplace while they work to create housing for the city’s low-income residents. The schools population consists of young men and women ages 16-24 years old, who reside in the District of Columbia. The school currently has an enrollment of 65 students and will grow to 100 over the next 2 years.

Duties include:

  •  Assess personal needs of YouthBuild students and help find resources to meet these needs
  • Provide individual and group counseling to students
  • Assist in the development and delivery of a Life Skills Curriculum
  • Advocate with human service, health, court, and criminal justice systems to resolve issues facing young people
  • Teach Life Skills classes, which include topics on financial self-sufficiency and financial management, time management, goal setting, communication and conflict resolution.
  • Provide feedback to students regarding their performance in life skills, through progress reports, assessments, portfolio presentations, and end of the semester grades.
  • Make home visits, as appropriate, to assess needs and support young people
  • Identify and expose youth to cultural, political, and social events or activities that may take place after work hours, and organize youth participation
  • Maintain complete and accurate records, case notes and database related to assessments and services provided
  • Coordinate and lead case management meetings
  • Assist in the coordination of the YB PCS Mentoring Program
  • Conduct intakes for the entire caseload
  • Administer monthly drug test to student in your case load; initiate appropriate school procedures for students’ whose test results are positive for drug use.
  • Provide assistance in resolving disciplinary issues.
  • Monitor and oversee the retention of graduates who the workforce or post-secondary education
  • Attend all scheduled staff meetings and take an active role
  • Represent YouthBuild at local and national conferences and events.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in appropriate field with at least three years experience in counseling and/or case management for at-risk population. Fluency in Spanish recommended. Must have the ability to establish rapport and relate sensitively to a multiracial and multicultural group of young people. The Case Manager is a flexible, energetic, positive individual who is committed to the development and education of youth in a high quality, respectful environment.

To apply send resume and cover letter to:
Andrea Hinson, Principal
LAYC YouthBuild PCS
3014 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009
Fax (202) 518-0618
Andrea@layc-dc.org