The rate of pay for this position is $17.00 an hour. This position also includes agency provided housing. Schedule is 15 hours a week plus on-call flexibility.

New Avenues for Youth is committed to supporting a workplace that honors, celebrates, and acknowledges our community's powerful differences. Through our work here, we move together to support the wellbeing, care, and growth of youth in our community. To be at our best, we embrace that the diverse communities we serve must be reflected in our colleagues supporting the work we do each day. We are committed to our workforce centering practices that support and encourage Black, Indigenous, people of color, people with disabilities, and people with non-dominant gender identities to grow and thrive.

We encourage Black, Indigenous, people of color, people with disabilities, and people with non-dominant gender identities who may not believe they meet all of the described qualifications to consider what they contribute to community, and apply.

Your New Role:

The On-Site Residential Advisor for New Meadows serves as a positive role model to community partners and youth ages 17 to 25 who are transitioning out of foster care. The RA resides on-site in a New Avenues provided apartment during their period of employment as the On-Site Residential Advisor. The RA monitors compliance with community expectations and reports violation to the Housing Navigation Supervisor for follow up. The RA responds to lockouts, emergency maintenance issues as they occur within and outside of normal office hours. This person also provides additional related assistance to residents as needed, performs light cleaning and maintenance tasks and is expected to be on-site offering posted general availability hours for residents, not to exceed 10 hours per week, as determined with the program manager. In addition, the RA is required to respond to emergency property-related matters within 2-hours when on-call, typically being on-site at New Meadows as part of the response.

Skills & Attributes:

* Ability to effectively communicate with youth both verbally and in writing

* Computer competency including strong proficiency with MS Office / Word / Excel / Outlook

* Ability and desire to work with diverse staff and youth and to excel in a multi-cultural environment

* Understanding of, and respect for, cultural and human diversity and intersectionality

Understanding of the effects of trauma and how trauma can impact people experiencing homelessness and poverty
* Skills and ability to perform light maintenance tasks on the property

* Must be willing to be CPR trained and certified

About Us...

New Avenues is an innovative, influential social services agency that works in partnership with the Portland area community to provide homeless, foster-care, and at-risk youth of all backgrounds with the resources and skills needed to lead healthy, productive lives. At New Avenues, everyone is youth centered and collaboratively work together to accomplish our mission.

We are a diverse non-profit organization serving this community for over 25 years. At New Avenues, we seek dynamic, spirited individuals looking to contribute to the success of these amazing young people. Being part of our team offers a rewarding experience where your contributions have impact. Our approachable and supportive management team is focused on providing you with the tools, guidance, and autonomy to thrive while gaining invaluable social services background.

Our Commitment to Equity...

Back in 2015, New Avenues for Youth embarked on an unending initiative to consistently advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Today, we are a more curious and consciously aware agency of employees invested in the ongoing practice of learning from multiple perspectives and lived experiences. We firmly believe equity is an ongoing commitment without closure; in taking risks, we will learn from our mistakes. We are an organization committed to listen to each other and those that we serve, to always strive for transparency, to remain humble, and to resist the urge to simplify or silence hard truths. We make these commitments because we believe in social justice and the inherent human dignity of each individual.

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New Avenues for Youth is an Equal opportunity Employer.