Jobs & Internships
YGB is on the move and we love bringing in dynamic people who have a passion for youth services and who are committed to our mission. If that’s you, we’d love to meet you.
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YGB Current Openings
P/T Therapist
You Gotta Believe (YGB) is a New York City-based, national organization specializing in finding permanent families for young adults, teens, and pre-teens in foster care. YGB focuses exclusively on preventing youth from aging out of foster care without family; thus reducing the risk of homelessness, incarceration, and poverty due to a lack of stable connections. Founded in 1995, YGB achieves this mission by collaborating with foster care organizations to recruit, match, and provide indefinite, comprehensive support to adoptive foster parents and youth. Reporting to the Director of Clinical Services, the Therapist is responsible for providing adoption-competent clinical services to YGB families to facilitate attachment and bonding, decrease family conflict, and decrease the risk of disruption.
Homefinding Program Manager
As the Homefinding Program Manager at You Gotta Believe, you will lead a comprehensive array of initiatives aimed at finding safe and loving homes for children and youth in need of adoption from foster care. Your responsibilities encompass overseeing every aspect of the home finding process, from parent recruitment and comprehensive MAPP training to conducting thorough home studies and facilitating the licensing and certification procedures. You will play a pivotal role in ensuring their smooth transition into suitable family environments through diligent searching and matching procedures.
Social Worker – Youth Permanency Specialist
We are seeking a compassionate and dedicated Social Worker to join our team as a Youth Permanency Specialist. In this role, you will work directly with families who are adopting youth from foster care. You will be instrumental in assessing the needs of the youth and families, assisting with the transition from foster care to the family, and building relationships with the youth and families in order to support a high level of intervention.
Staff Accountant
You Gotta Believe (YGB) to looking to hire a Staff Accountant to join their team. This person will interface across all our departments and programs and their teams and will handle support for daily and monthly accounting procedures. The ideal candidate will be a problem solver who enjoys developing and implementing improved accounting processes. This role will report directly to the Director of Finance.
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