Fathering Mentor & Spanish Educator

Fathering Mentor & Spanish Educator Young Roots Oregon Albany, OR Job Details Full-time $20.50 - $22.50 an hour 20 hours ago Benefits Mileage reimbursement Paid time off Employee assistance program Qualifications Spanish Teamwork Youth mentoring Parent collaboration Integrity English High school diploma or GED Driver's License Educator experience Community Health Worker (CHW) certification Full Job Description

ORGANIZATIONAL MISSION & STRATEGIES

Young Roots Oregon (YRO) is a community-focused Oregon-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit located in Albany that began in 2019 as a grassroots movement. Our mission is to creatively empower young families in Linn and Benton counties to build healthy foundations. Our multi-generational vision is to give adolescent parents and their children equitable opportunities for growth through a collaborative approach of resource partnership and innovative services. Strategies of care for young families include building equitable pathways that promote academic achievement, improving psychological and physical health, strengthening parent-child relationships, providing parent-to-parent support, brokering partnerships between parents and community agencies to expand and deepen parents' social support network, and decreasing income, food, diapering, and housing insecurities. Together, these approaches work to increase social mobility and educational and economic attainment by the parent and to minimize and prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress that cause life-long health disparities, child welfare interventions, foster care placements, and generational poverty, which benefits the overall health and success of our community as a whole. Please check out our website to verify that you align with our organization - youngrootsoregon.org

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

Fathering Mentor:

Parent Mentors partner with young parents using a strength-based approach in building off of the parent/family strengths to empower resilience by supporting personal goals, connect with peers to gain a greater sense of belonging, and by connecting with resources to gain stability of basic needs, to reduce stress, and then progress into developing and growing adult life skills to promote long term family safety and stability. This position specifically is to provide mentoring support to young fathers ages teen to 24 years old with a possibility of extending into older ages if they are partnered with a young mother. The Fathering Mentor will provide support to young fathers whose primary languages are Spanish and English. The Parent Mentor Program is supervised by Director Blanca Sanchez. Housing & Financial Stability Program (1)

Spanish Educational Instructor:

Within the first 3 months of employment, the employee will gain certification as a Rent Well tenancy program instructor and a Stand By Me Financial Coach. The instructor will lead Rent Well classes in Spanish twice a year, along with providing one-on-one financial coaching to young families whose primary language is Spanish. Teaching and supporting Spanish-language families in various areas. (2) Vehicle Ownership Program support for Spanish-speaking families to ensure equitable access to the opportunity. Families are able to participate in an Individual Development Account (IDA) to purchase a vehicle or pay for major repairs. The IDA is a matched savings program that helps individuals with modest incomes save money to purchase or repair a vehicle. Participants typically save for 3 to 36 months, and their savings are matched by the program, frequently at a 5:1 ratio (for example, saving $1,200 yields $6,000 in match funds). The Housing & Financial Stability Program is supervised by Director Jonathan Eick.

Additional Responsibilities include:

Providing support during events and classes; various coordination responsibilities including physically setting up tables and chairs, food preparation, transportation, and clean up, along with relational support to families during the event. Helping care for children if the KidRoots program needs support. Attending community training, events, and meetings; building and maintaining good partnerships with other resource agencies to ensure Young Roots Oregon stays in good standing within our community, and creating wrap-around support for young families. Providing translation review for various forms and documents

INTERESTED

Email Jonathan Eick for the full job description:

YRO WILL NOT RESPOND TO COMMUNICATION THROUGH INDEED

Pay:

$20.50 - $22.50 per hour

Benefits:

Employee assistance program Mileage reimbursement Paid time off

Education:

High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

Youth Mentoring or comparable: 3 years (Required)

Language:

Spanish & English (Required)

License/Certification:

Oregon Drivers License (Required)

Location:

Albany, OR 97322 (Preferred) Ability to

Commute:

Albany, OR 97322 (Required)

Work Location:

In person