Therapeutic Youth Mentor

YBGR, WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE

We have employees providing services to youth throughout Montana, working to change the trajectory of children's lives and having a positive impact. We are a family of YBGR staff providing services to youth throughout Montana, working to change the trajectory of children's lives

• to help them heal and recover!

Company:

Yellowstone Boys & Girls Ranch Industry:

Mental Health Care Level:

Part Time-Regular Location:

Butte Community Based

• Butte, MT 59701

Compensation:

$16.19

• $18.

22 Hourly

OVERVIEW

Position Summary Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch Therapeutic Youth Mentor provides direct support, guidance, and mentoring to help youth develop coping skills, improve communication, and build positive relationships. Therapeutic youth mentors are role models that facilitate activities and work collaboratively with other team members to assist youth in reaching their goals.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Customer Service Demonstrate strong interpersonal and customer service skills and ability to engage a diverse group of participants. Ability to exercise and model good judgment, teamwork, and professionalism, especially in crisis situations and creative about finding solutions for them. Documentation Create and conduct necessary documentation accurately and able maintain documentation expectations in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Performance Demonstrate the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks concurrently. Support Collaborate with teams, supervisors, educators, community partners and families to develop and implement comprehensive treatment plans and supporting youth's complex needs.

REQUIREMENTS

Skills Excellent active listening skills. Demonstrate sound & ethical judgment and decision-making skills. The ability to complete forms within an electronic Medical Health Record System typing at least 35 words per minute while using a keyboard and mouse (Familiarity with Microsoft Office 365 products is a plus). Ability to relate and build rapport with youth therapeutically while serving as a positive role model. Values Faith

• is being sure of successfully achieving our mission, based upon our trust in a loving creator. Integrity
• doing what is right, putting the needs of others above your own, and living by the highest values. Relationship
• being committed to one another in a mutually respectful, dignified, healthy, and honoring manner.

Stewardship is the use of any resource or talent entrusted to YBGR to fulfill the mission and values. Initiative Ability to work in cooperation and collaboration with the treatment team. Demonstrate the ability to think of their team over self and define success collectively rather than individually. Demonstrate being self-motivated, self-disciplined, and diligent with forward thinking. The ability to effectively interact and communicate with others. Qualifications 21 years old or older. Criminal /

Child Abuse Clearance:

Must pass criminal record and child abuse registry background check as required by the State of Montana. Driver's License to operate passenger vehicle. High School Diploma or GED. Willingness and ability to obtain certification in First Aid/CPR and Violence Intervention Prevention. Knowledge Knowledge of and ability to maintain professional therapeutic boundaries and confidentiality with youth and families.

ABOUT US

Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch, a nonprofit organization, is trusted locally and nationally as a leader in the field of mental health care for children and their families. Each day, YBGR's employees work with close to 1200 youth throughout Montana who struggle with controlling emotions and behaviors. YBGR has impacted more than 10,000 youth and their families since 1957 through Residential Services in Billings, Community Based Services throughout Montana, and the Yellowstone Academy in Billings. The principles encompassed by Yellowstone's Mission Statement and Values lie at the heart of Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch. These principles relate to and help maintain the moral integrity of our work. Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch directs all its activities, programs, its hiring practices, and develops its goals around these principles.

For more information:

www.ybgr.org