Youth Mentor

YIS Mentor Job Description The Youth Intervention Services Mentoring program helps to empower youth and their families to make positive life decisions that enable them to maximize their potential and create a positive future that is not court involved. The mentoring program uses gender specific mentors who commit to support, guide, and mentor a young person by becoming part of their life on a regular basis and helping the youth develop and reach positive academic, career, social and personal goals that do and reduce or prevent juvenile court involvement. The Mentoring program works to reduce challenging behaviors in the home, in the community, and in the schools through improved communication, skill building, and support. Other goals are to help reduce truancy, help to develop positive peer relationships, create educational opportunities for both the youth and their parents, develop youth assets through promoting community service and involvement in positive community based activities, and providing intervention methods designed at keeping the family unit safely intact. Mentor Role Provide a young person with an intentional ongoing, weekly, one-to-one relationship Serve as a positive role model and support to mentee and their families Build the relationship by planning and participating in activities together Strive for mutual respect Build self-esteem, social skills and motivation Help set goals and work toward accomplishing them Meet weekly with the mentee (for individual one-on-one, once a week, or in a group setting for group facilitators, with individual mentoring time as needed) Communicate with your mentee and family members in between face to face visits Work as an advocate with local schools, community social agencies, juvenile probation, court, police and prosecutors office and mental health agencies Attend trainings as offered by the agency Attend mentor/mentee individual or group events, youth sport or recognition events as available Be at least 21 years old Be interested in working with young people Adhere to all program policies, procedures and follow the Social Workers and Counselors code of ethics Be dependable and consistent in meeting with mentee's, their families and agency required meetings. Communicate regularly with program director, staff, submit activity reports and Monthly reports (by the 1 of the month), and take constructive feedback regarding mentoring, activities and relationship with mentee and families Have access to an automobile, auto insurance, and a good driving record Pass a criminal background check Not use illicit drugs Not use alcohol or controlled substances in an inappropriate manner Not be currently in treatment for substance abuse or recently released Not smoke or use tobacco products during work hours Use technology appropriately, and not be distracted from mentee by personal technology.

Pay:

$16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

Flexible schedule Mileage reimbursement Paid time off Professional development assistance

Work Location:

In person