Therapeutic Mentor

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Part-time Regular Service Workers Charlottesville, VA, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $21.00 To $24.00 Hourly

Would you like to work for a non-profit organization where your contributions make a major impact on the lives of the children and families that we serve?
Join a family of experienced mental health professionals and counselors dedicated to providing kids, and each other, the kindness, respect, and encouragement they need to succeed.

Elk Hill was honored as a 2026 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace.These awards are based solely on employee feedback and recognize the great culture that exists at every level of the organization.

If you want to work for a Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace organization where your decisions can impact youth and families of Central Virginia, then Elk Hill Farm, Inc. is the place for you!

We are an organization that:

• Is honored as a 2026 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace
• Is a Top Workplace Meaningfulness Award recipient
• Has talented, hardworking employees
• Advocates for mental health issues
• Offers competitive benefits, pay, and pet insurance for full-time staff
• Provides a generous time-off and holiday package
• Offers a 401(k) plan with a 5% employer match for full-time staff
• Elk Hill is celebrating 50+ years of supporting youth and families across the Commonwealth of Virginia! Stability. Adaptability. Longevity.

PRIMARY FUNCTION
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Serve as a positive role model for youth, providing support, coaching, training, and supervision within a healthy, positive relationship.

RESPONSIBILITIES
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• Work with youth to develop interpersonal, communication, social, and problem- solving skills, as well as age-appropriate behaviors and constructive use of leisure time
• Provide and supervise recreational and social activities based on the goals established collaboratively with the youth, parents, and placing agency
• Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of youth, flexibility, a non-threatening manner, respect for youth’s autonomy, confidentiality, socio-cultural values, personal goals, lifestyle choices, and family interactions, and appropriate professional boundaries and ethics
• Provide the number of hours per month/week contracted by the placing agency
• Complete session progress notes for each session and provide to supervisor, as required
• Attend FAPT, treatment team, or family engagement meetings as requested by supervisor
• Maintain current certification in CPR and First Aid
• Maintain a driving record that meets the requirements of Elk Hill
• Maintain liability coverage, at the level required by Elk Hill, on personal auto insurance policy
• Participate in face-to-face supervision with supervisor at least once per month
• Work cooperatively with all Elk Hill staff to improve the quality of the whole organization
• Other duties as assigned

CORE COMPETENCIES AND

EXPERIENCE:

• Ability to work independently and without direct supervision
• Experience working with children and/or adolescents
• Willingness to travel and work non-traditional business hours
• Ability to provide timely, accurate and thorough, well written documentation of services as required
• Exhibit consistent personal integrity in dealings with youth, families, co-workers, and agency personnel
• The temperament to work with, and care for, children and families with special needs
• Must demonstrate sensitivity to Elk Hill’s service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics

CREDENTIALS AND/OR EDUCATION

• High-School Diploma or equivalent preferred
• Maintain valid driver's license and good driving record.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Ability to traverse inside and outside of the property and other job sites including uneven terrain
• Periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Ability to engage with mentor in a variety of activities, both physical and non-physical in nature, in both indoor and outdoor environments, and in a variety of weather conditions
• Frequently lift up to 5 pounds, periodically lift up 25 pounds depending on the activity engaged in

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Frequent…