FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILTIES
- Conduct youth work which includes the following:
- Plan and conduct activities including regular street outreach and community outreach work that may involve working out of the physical environment of the office.
- Develop YouthReach programmes such as Youth Development Programmes (YDP), and other programmes as required.
- Engage, mentor and counsel ‘at-risk’ youths and youth groups.
- Establish rapport for future intervention.
- Facilitate group work/workshop intervention and ensure regular contact with youths.
- Maintain and document records of all outreach activities and case sessions.
- Conduct evaluation for all outreach activities/programmes planned and implemented.
- Conduct case management for identified cases which include the following:
- Spot potential client in crisis or in distress.
- Identify presenting issues.
- Carry out basic intervention plan to manage identified issues.
- Inform supervisor on crisis or unusual incidents.
- Liaise and work with other professionals and client’s system including family and school counselor to ensure holistic and effective intervention.
- Maintain and document records of all case sessions.
- You are required to be flexible in your working hours, according to the needs of the programmes and clients.
- All direct service personnel are required to support/conduct research when called upon for their respective functions.
- Meet regularly with the Centre Manager to assess case/programme progress, intervention effectiveness and programme outcomes and evaluations.
ORGANISATIONAL RESPONSIBILTIES
- To participate actively in all fundraising activities as well as any other commitments that Boys’ Town undertakes.
- To work in close collaboration with other staff, departments and components of Boys’ Town.
- The Executive Director and or his/her representative may assign you any other duties that are within reason for the operation needs of Boys’ Town.
