Juv Justice Yth Mntr SUBS

Juve Justice Youth Mentor SUBS

Have you felt called to walk alongside teenagers who are struggling to figure out who they are and who they want to be? Are you passionate about serving others and making an impact that’s bigger than yourself? If so, come join us and experience the most rewarding career of your life!

The Juvenile Justice (JJ) Youth Mentor provides mentoring services on weeknights, weekends, and weekend evenings to moderate and high‑risk youth and families to support youth’s efforts in successfully completing their probationary period and reducing recidivism by providing academic support, emotional development, and opportunities for pro‑social activities and pro‑social peer engagement. In this role, the JJ Youth Mentor works closely with youth and families involved with Tarrant County Juvenile Services (TCJS) and other team members, maintains frequent communication with the youth probation officer (as necessary) and provides written monthly updates about the youth’s progress and the services they are receiving.

Individualized, trauma‑informed, culturally and linguistically competent community‑based services are provided to the individuals we serve.

• Provide mentoring services on weeknights, weekends, and weekend evenings.
• Support youth in completing their probationary period and reducing recidivism.
• Offer academic support, emotional development, and opportunities for pro‑social activities.
• Collaborate with TCJS staff, youth probation officers, and other team members.
• Maintain frequent communication and submit monthly progress updates.
• Deliver individualized, trauma‑informed, culturally and linguistically competent community‑based services.

• High School Diploma or GED.

• Lived experience navigating the juvenile justice system.
• Bilingual in Spanish.
• Other unique skill sets and varied educational levels are preferred.

• Valid Texas Driver’s License.

• Retirement plan with company matching.
• Day one PTO accrual, ten paid holidays plus a floating holiday.
• Employee assistance programs and comprehensive wellness programs.
• Student Loan Forgiveness Program participation.
• Work‑life balance, personal wellbeing, and access to resources to thrive professionally and personally.

• Respect for people who are active in planning their services.
• Recovery is a life‑long process of better health.
• Success as positive outcomes for each person.
• Participation of people and their families in the process.
• Inclusion in the community through services that promote growth and independence.
• Safe, ethical, and cost‑effective services.
• Best practices in current research in medical, psychosocial and organizational fields.
• Collaboration with other organizations for better services.
• Compassion, trauma‑informed care, and safety practices including suicide safe care.