Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. is offering part-time positions for Advocates serving youth and families in Onondaga County and Syracuse Area. As an Advocate, you will engage in community efforts, providing support and creating service plans based on a strength-based approach.Candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Furthermore, a dependable personality and reliable transportation are essential. This role pays $22.00 per hour and offers a flexible schedule as well as benefits like dental and retirement savings.#J-18808-Ljbffr
YAP is a nationally recognized, nonprofit organization exclusively committed to the provision of community-based alternatives to out-of-home care through direct service, advocacy and policy change.
Since our founding in 1975, our expertise and passion have been in serving deep-end, multi-need and cross-system youth and families, though we have success across a continuum of needs and challenges. We provide safe, cost-effective services to youth and families involved in numerous systems, including the Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities, Education and Adult Systems.
We serve over 13,000 families a year in more than 100 programs across 21 states and the District of Columbia in rural, suburban and urban areas including 25 major metro areas. Since our beginning in 1975, 100% of our programming occurs in the home communities of the people we serve.