Children, Youth and Family Advocate

 

YWCA SKS is the region’s largest non-profit organization with a 120+ year legacy, focused on the needs of women, with programs serving 7,000 people each year. When you work with YWCA, you make a difference.

 

We’re women and BIPOC-led, family-centered, and supportive of employees. As a full-time YWCA employee (30+ hours), you’ll enjoy a benefits package including medical insurance, generous vacation, holiday, sick leave plans, and an outstanding retirement plan. Put your passion for racial equity and social justice to work – apply today!

 

YWCA Seattle | King | Snohomish is on a mission to eliminate racism and empower women. Through housing, advocacy, and supportive services, YWCA partners with families and communities to build stability, opportunity, and belonging. Children’s Services plays a critical role in this work by supporting children and youth impacted by housing instability and systemic inequities.

 

The Youth & Family Advocate – Computer Lab Support is a trauma-informed, child- and family-centered advocacy role that supports children, youth, and caregivers living in YWCA housing programs. This position centers on advocacy, relationship-building, and coordination with families, schools, and community partners to reduce barriers to stability, education, and wellbeing.

 

The role also includes responsibility for supporting a small, structured computer lab during after-school hours. The computer lab functions as a supportive access point for homework completion, digital literacy, and supervised learning rather than as a stand-alone technology program. Advocacy, safety, and youth development remain the primary focus of the position.

All work is grounded in YWCA’s mission to eliminate racism and empower women, with an explicit commitment to racial justice, equity, and trauma-informed practice.

 

This position has a social justice component allowing for critical thinking around how the external systems impact the work that we are doing through the lens of racism and intersections with poverty.

 

 

Note: This position is fully onsite and includes short, local travel throughout South Snohomish County and provides Children’s Services support across multiple YWCA housing sites, including Aunt Bette’s Place (Lynnwood), Trinity (Lynnwood), Pathways (Lynnwood), and Victorian Woods (Mountlake Terrace).

 

Please note: this position is Full Time - Temporary. Employment Assignment from now until December 31, 2026 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At YWCA, we recognize that lived expertise is a powerful asset. This refers to the insights, knowledge, and skills developed by those who have navigated systems and experienced inequity.

Valuing lived expertise helps build trust with program participants, develop culturally responsive programs, and break down barriers to equity. It enriches our collective understanding and enhances our ability to serve communities that are furthest from opportunity.

All employees of the YWCA interact with clients who have experienced or are experiencing trauma in various forms, including but not limited to, racial trauma, domestic violence, sexual violence, homelessness, unemployment, and financial hardship. As a result, employees are at risk of secondary trauma. We encourage employees to seek support inside and outside the workplace and maintain self-care routines.

YWCA Seattle King Snohomish is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  To read more about this, view the EEO is the Law Poster and this EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

Contact us at careers@ywcaworks.org with any questions or if you need accommodation for your application.