Youth Mentor | Bilingual English to Spanish or Portuguese | Brockton, MA

Youth Mentor | Bilingual English to Spanish or Portuguese | Brockton, MA

Job Category:
Operations - Community Service

Full-Time

Work Location:

Brockton, MA

Bilingual Candidates Encouraged to Apply

EOE M/F/D/V Union/Non-Union

Job Summary:

The Therapeutic Mentor (TM) provides youth under the age of 21 in any setting (i.e. home, community, etc.), structured, one-to-one, strength-based support services for the purpose of addressing daily living, social, and communication needs. Services are designed to support age-appropriate social functioning or ameliorate deficits in the youth's age-appropriate social functioning. Therapeutic Mentoring services include supporting, coaching, and training the youth in age-appropriate behaviors, interpersonal communication, problem-solving and conflict resolution, and relating appropriately to other children and adolescents, as well as adults.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Direct time with youth engaged in activities in the home and community that are designed to address one or more goals on the youth's existing treatment plan, or ICP.
• Provide coaching, supporting, and training in order to ensure the youth's success in navigating various social contexts, learning new skills, and making functional progress.
• Maintains phone and face-to-face consultation with youth on a regular basis (i.e. at least weekly and as often as necessary)
• Collaborate with other necessary individuals the youth and family may have contact with, such as Case Managers, Probation Officers, Judges, District Attorneys, Attorneys, Teachers, Physicians, etc.
• Awareness and sensitivity to contextual variables such as race, culture, gender, sexuality, disability, economics, and lived experience.
• Submit detailed progress reports and follow compliance guidelines
• Provides client with transportation for treatment-related activities

Minimum Qualifications:

• Degree
  
  Required:
  
  Must possess a minimum of a high school diploma/GED.
• Driver's License and auto, and proper auto insurance required.
• 2 year's minimum required experience (volunteering or working with youth)
• Bilingual Preferred (Spanish/English)

The Gándara Mental Health Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.