Youth Advocate - Gilpin
Summary/objective:
The Youth Advocate plays a crucial role supporting families and youth at Warren Village. This role focuses on three key areas:
1) Youth Navigation: This Youth Advocate is responsible for providing subject matter expertise in youth services and supports, including but not limited to, navigating the public school system, childcare assistance (CCAP) and early childhood education, as well as acting as the primary contact for youth related community partners.
2) Youth Programming: This position is also responsible for the planning and delivery of youth programming at Warren Village’s Gilpin campus of transitional housing for single parent families. The Youth Advocate fosters an environment in which elementary and middle school-aged children feel safe, have fun, and engage in enriching activities in Kids’ Club, a structured, supportive group setting. Youth programming focuses on social-emotional development and increasing overall wellness and academic success.
3) ELC Collaboration: This position will support and collaborate with the Early Learning Center and will play an integral part in deepening the organization’s 2-Gen impact.
At Warren Village, we uphold organizational values of accountability, collaboration, empowerment, excellence, inclusion, and integrity. We agree to engage our work together with honesty and transparency, clear decision-making, continuous learning and improvement, a commitment to repair, community building, and collective growth and well-being. We recognize that our backgrounds are broad, and our talents are many, from different lived experiences. We value and leverage these differences to support and engage our communities.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
ELC Collaboration:
- Serves as the Family Supportive Services (FSS) liaison to the Warren Village Early Learning Center (ELC).
- Work collaboratively with ELC staff to support enrollment and navigate CCAP and other tuition/subsidy issues.
- Provide opportunities to deepen collaborative efforts between FSS and the ELC to better support Warren Village families.
Youth Navigation:
- Provide subject matter expertise in youth services and supports, including but not limited to, navigating the public school system, childcare assistance (CCAP), and childcare access
- Act as the primary contact for youth related community partners and donations.
- Utilize case management skills with parents/caregivers to assist in resource and referral navigation, relating to family and children’s needs.
- Communicate effectively and solve problems as necessary with youth and parents.
- Assist with resident community events.
- Responsible for data collection and entry related to youth services and programming, daily communication through email and utilization of current technology, Warren Village databases, and Microsoft programs.
Youth Programming:
- Intentionally strengthen youth programming in accordance with Warren Village’s 2-Gen model.
- Design, implement, coordinate, and facilitate developmentally appropriate evening enrichment activities that include social, emotional, intellectual, physical, and creative experiences with the expectation of helping them grow academically and holistically.
- Responsible for direct supervision and management of a group of children in a safe and caring environment and maintaining a structured, clean, and organized environment for children.
- Conduct Kids’ Club enrollment meetings with new participants and establish supportive, trusting, and positive relationships with parents.
- Coordinate and manage Kids’ Club volunteers, in partnership with the Volunteer Coordinator.
- Collaborate with the supervisor to help develop the Kids’ Club budget annually.
- Coordinate and facilitate summer activities for youth participants that complement other offerings in the community, and/or help connect school age youth to summer childcare opportunities.
- Provide task supervision for interns, as needed.
- Collaborate with team to develop outcome measures and evaluation tools, including parent surveys if needed, to help demonstrate program efficacy and social-emotional growth of Kids’ Club participants.
Other duties as assigned.
Competencies:
- Experience working with children and a basic understanding of child development.
- Commitment to the mission, goals, and values of Warren Village.
- Strong belief in the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion; the wisdom of lived experience; and the innate strengths and power of all people.
- Ability to form a professional working relationship with residents in an empathetic, respectful, and non-judgmental way.
- Demonstrates the ability to effectively facilitate youth programs and caregiver communication, utilizing trauma-informed approaches to de-escalate tensions, ensure safety, and maintain a supportive environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including conflict resolution and crisis management.
- Capacity to maintain a professional demeanor and uphold professional boundaries in all interactions, regardless of personal or emotional dynamics.
- Strong communication skills, both oral and written.
- Comfortable in a work environment that encourages individual creativity, collaboration, teamwork, and professional accountability.
- Technology systems aptitude. Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
- Ability to work evening hours within the work week, and some possible weekends as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associate’s degree (AA) from two-year college or technical school, in Social Work, Human Services or Education. 4 Years of related experience may be substituted for education.
- Minimum of one year of paid employment experience in working with children, case management, direct homeless services or working with low-income families.
- Paid experience working in a nonprofit agency.
Preferred education and/or experience:
- Bachelor’s (BA) degree or Master’s (MA) degree in Social Work, Human Services, Education, or related field or 8 years of related experience.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish, French, Arabic or Swahili; Oral and written communication skills, a plus.
- If driving is required, employee must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive Warren Village vehicles.
Additional eligibility requirements (Certifications, Licenses, etc.):
N/A
Work Environment: Frequent indoor activities in an office environment to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc. combined with consistent exposure to outdoor conditions, weather permitting.
Physical Demands: Frequently required to stand while working with child[ren], walk and sit; using hand and finger dexterity; talk or hear. Occasionally required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl. Frequently operates a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer as well as craft activities. Constantly positions self to maintain equipment, including under desks. Frequently communicates clearly and concisely with children. residents, staff, and volunteers. Must be able to observe children’s activities, indoors and outdoors, utilizing established safety protocols. Occasionally lifts to 40 Lbs.
Travel Required: o No x Yes
Salary & Benefits: Hiring Range: $28.92 to $31.81 DOE and licensure (Full salary range up to $31.81 for long-tenured staff currently in position or other exceptional circumstances.)
Attractive benefits package, including generous paid time off (sick/vacation days) and twelve holidays. One-week closure in both winter and summer (paid outside of PTO). Matching employer 403(b) plan. Comprehensive and affordable medical, dental and vision plans for employee and dependents. Virtual telemedicine program. Voluntary supplemental Short-Term Disability and other similar benefits. Plus, company paid life and long-term disability insurance and Employee Assistance Program. FSA and HSA accounts. Professional development and tuition reimbursement opportunities. Discounted Early Learning Childcare services available.
To Apply: Interested candidates apply at https://warrenvillage.org/about-us/#careers. This position will be posted until the latter of December 29, 2026 or until a qualified candidate is hired.
*When determining if a candidate is a good fit, we look at more than the jobs you have been paid to do but the ranges of ways you have picked up skills and knowledge through your life. If you feel you have lived experiences that may contribute to your experience for the position, please document in cover letter.
Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting agencies. Warren Village is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy or related medical conditions), national origin, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender or other diverse identity, age, disability, marital status, or another protected category. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at careers@warrenvillage.org.
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