Job Description
Description:
Community Wellness Advocate (CWA) (40 hours, Full-time)
BUILD, Inc. (Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development) is presently seeking a committed, self-motivated, and innovative individual to join our team. BUILD is a nationally respected gang intervention, violence prevention, and youth development organization based on Chicago’s West Side. Since 1969, BUILD has worked to save lives and mentor young people who live in the city’s most challenged neighborhoods. We set the bar high and lead by example, putting our values of respect, collaboration, and open communication into everything we do. When you work at BUILD you make an important difference to the thousands of youth and families we serve.
Our core Values : Empathy, Passion, Persistence and Innovation.
A Community Wellness Advocate (CWA) provides trauma-focused, culturally aware, and community-based direct services to individuals, youth, and families impacted by community violence within the service areas of Austin, Lawndale, Garfield Park, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Belmont-Cragin, and Hermosa. The direct services offered to enrolled clients of the Community Support Services program include, but are not limited to, clinical case management, advocacy support, resource linkage, crisis intervention and stabilization, and collaboration with BUILD clinical teams, other BUILD programs, and outside providers/resources. The (CWA) role is a member of the Community Support Services program within the Clinical and Community Wellness department. The (CWA) reports directly to the Manager of Community Support Services (MCSS) .
Responsibilities/duties are but not limited to:
Benefits:
BUILD, Inc., does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, citizenship, ethnic or national origin, age, disability, medical status, military status, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, ancestry, or any legally protected status. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits and training.
All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history. A conviction does not automatically prohibit employment. Rather, BUILD Inc., considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position.
American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement : External and internal applicants, as well as position incumbents who become disabled, must be able to perform the essential job specific functions (listed within each job responsibility) either unaided or with the assistance of a reasonable accommodation to be determined by the organization on a case-by-case basis.
This organization reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.
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