Juv Justice Yth Mntr SUBS

For over 50 years, MHMR has provided community-based services for youth and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), mental health conditions, and substance use disorders, as well as babies and young children with developmental delays. MHMR employees use a person-centered approach to fulfill the mission:
We Change Lives! Using innovative approaches, MHMR partners with community organizations to provide services and a hopeful future.

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, JJ Youth Mentor will work closely with youth and families involved with Tarrant County Juvenile Services (TCJS) and other team members.

JJ Youth Mentor will also maintain frequent communication with the youth’s probation officer (as necessary) and provide written monthly updates about the youth’s progress and the services they are receiving. JJ Youth Mentor will provide individualized, trauma-informed, culturally, and linguistically competent community-based services to the individuals we serve.

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma/GED
• Preferred Qualifications: Lived experience navigating the juvenile justice system;
  Bilingual - Spanish;
  Candidates with unique skill sets with varied educational level preferred
• License/Certification: Valid Texas Driver’s License
• Defined
  
  Experience:
  
  None
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  Education:
  
  None
• Substitutions: None
• Supervisory
  
  Experience:
  
  None
• Special Courses: None
• Other Requirements: None

• All staff are required to participate in agency Emergency Preparedness and Environmental Safety programs and may be assigned as key/essential staff during critical events or for the purpose of sustaining business continuity.
• This position may require temporary or permanent re-assignment to any MHMR Tarrant facility as determined by program needs and/or the Division/Director.
• Assigned work hours may change as the needs of the agency change.
• The Functional Title of this position may change as the needs of the agency change.
• All work will be completed within the scheduled work hours. All non-exempt (hourly) employees are expected to clock in and clock out for each work shift; no work should be done off the clock.
• MHMR reserves the right to change, add to, or eliminate positions as it deems appropriate.
• Employment is at will, and agency needs may change.
• Agency dress code is to be followed at all times.
• Physical on-site presence, including regular attendance and punctuality, is essential.
• Lifting requirement: 15-25 lbs.
• Any changes or adjustments to your assigned work schedule or shift hours must be approved by your supervisor in advance.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life insurance and additional supplemental accident and hospitalization plans.
• 401a match and 457 deferred compensation plans.
• Paid vacation and holidays; varied flexible work environment locations.
• Student Loan Forgiveness.
• Professional development programs and training.

• Full time employees begin coverage 1st of the month following hire date.
• Market driven positions (full time or part time) begin immediately after hire date.
• Selective part time market driven positions are eligible for most insurance plans.
• Substitute status jobs are not eligible for benefits.

MHMR is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MHMR prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, covered veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, or any legally protected characteristic. This applies to all agency employment practices and decisions, including but not limited to, recruiting, interviewing, hiring, transferring, reassigning, promoting, demoting, compensation, benefits, terminating and other terms and conditions of employment.