GRYD Ambassador Temporary
Company: Volunteers of America Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
About Us: VOALA Helping Our Most Vulnerable Change Their Life
Stories Volunteers of America is a non-profit human services
organization committed to serving people in need, strengthening
families, and building communities. VOA - LA provides a variety of
social services to Los Angeles area communities such as Head Start
programs, Upward Bound college prep programs, veterans? services,
homeless shelters, low-income housing program as well as drug and
alcohol rehabilitation. Learn more at www.voala.org . PAY RATE:
$22.91 - $24.12 Per Hour BENEFITS: VOALA offers competitive
medical, dental, vision and retirement benefits. JOB SUMMARY AND
PURPOSE The Ambassador serves as a liaison between youth, adults
and the community to minimize acts of gang violence and to improve
community relations. The Ambassador provides incident response and
delivers Transitional Client Services. The Ambassador must have
strong ties to the local community and existing relationships,
being familiar with the gang culture of the target community.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ASSESSMENT/CASE PLANNING: working with
Case Managers, delivers Transitional Client Services. Serves and
engages gang-involved youth or young adults, ages of 14 to 25 years
in a Zone Maintain a minimum of 5 TCS client updated and active
Conducts fieldwork with clients to ensure connection with
WorkSource, YouthSource and FamilySource services Follow all phases
of case management, applying Social Embededness Tool (SET), data
entry into Entry to Outcomes (ETO) on client activities and
progress Submit at least 5 entries per work day as well as makes
sure all incidents are submitted, up to date with follow-ups; Meet
weekly to discuss participant?s efforts and goals Runs report every
1st and 3rd Monday of the month, auditing ALL TCS participant case
load; making sure all participants are with individual and family
contact every 15 days as well as reaching goals Make contact two
times a week with assigned Parks; Schools, CBO?s and gangs. Support
of families affected by violence. Meal give away, delivery and
preparations. Participate in peace marches. Provide pastoral and
spiritual support to victims, families and community. Host prayer
vigils where incidents happen. Meet monthly with staff and Zone
Ambassadors to network. Coordinate outreach to homeless encampments
with gang involved homeless. Participate in planning, meetings and
work at Summer Night Lights (SNL) and Fall Friday Nights (FFN)
sites Strategically plan and work with community to decrease and
eliminate gang activity and violence Plans strategies to engage
local gangs/crews proactively maintain peace via safe passages, and
activities Work with Law enforcement to create peace in the
community Transport clients as needed Assists with safe passages
for youth and families within the community Maintain triangle of
protocol with LAPD, and Program Office Participate in 24/7 incident
response coverage in assigned zone. ESSENTIAL DUTIES: Services for
this position must be provided on-site. As a result, the position
requires incumbents to report to work on-site each day of active
employment. Delivery of Transitional Client Services ? o Maintain a
minimum of 5 TCS client updated and active o Conducts fieldwork
with clients to ensure connection with WorkSource, YouthSource and
FamilySource services Strategic efforts at Gang reduction in
community ? plan and execute gang reduction events and activities,
conduct safe passage efforts Maintain triangle of protocol with
LAPD, and Office. Advocacy for participants before other
agencies/community settings 24/7 Gang Incident Response Coverage
Other duties as required and is subject to change at any time.
Qualifications MANDATED REPORTER As service providers to the
underprivileged and vulnerable in our community, all employees are
considered Mandated Reporters, and must report any instance of
physical or sexual abuse to proper authorities. REQUIREMENTS: Must
be able to pass a fingerprint clearance, background check,
including criminal history, personal references, employment and
education verifications Ability to perform under circumstances of
possible emotional stress and conflicts dealing with difficult,
uncooperative, and potentially aggressive clients as VOALA serves
the neediest of the needy in our programs which may include clients
with homelessness, mental-illness, substance abuse, recently
released from incarceration and other challenges. EXPERIENCE: 1
years? experience working with At-risk families/individuals or gang
population PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: LAVITA (Los Angeles Violence
Intervention Training Academy) certification Trained on the Efforts
to Outcome (ETO) Database Basic Microsoft operating system
navigation, outlook, word, excel, power-point Bilingual (Spanish
preferred) Volunteers of America is an Equal Opportunity employer.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin,
disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic
protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. This employer
participates in E-Verify as required by the federal government and
will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information
to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. If E-Verify
cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, this employer is
required to give you written instructions and an opportunity to
contact Department of Homeland Security (DHS) or Social Security
Administration (SSA) so you can begin to resolve the issue before
the employer can take any action against you, including terminating
your employment.
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