Mentor; Youth Re-Entry

The Mentor (Youth Reentry)

The Mentor (Youth Reentry) provides mentorship, case management, and care coordination to justice-involved youth, with an emphasis on reentry navigation and engagement. Builds trusting relationships with youth participants to promote stability, healing, and personal growth, while linking the youth to community-based services and supports. Draws from lived experience to guide participants through complex systems and support successful transitions back into their communities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Build supportive, trust-based relationships with youth participants through regular mentorship and guidance
• Conduct outreach to identify and enroll eligible youth participants
• Complete intake and exit assessments and develop individualized care plans
• Maintain contact with each participant at least twice weekly, including one in-person interaction, and document all interactions
• Provide ongoing case management and connect youth with appropriate services, including education, employment, housing, and behavioral health supports
• Accompany participants to appointments, offer transportation assistance, and provide coaching as needed
• Partner with external service providers and refer youth to additional supports when appropriate
• Monitor participant progress and update care plans at least every six months
• Exit youth who have completed services or are no longer actively engaged
• Maintain a full caseload of up to ten youth and support outreach efforts to keep caseloads filled
• Participate in County-mandated trainings, events, and meetings
• Ensure timely and accurate documentation of all case notes and care activities
• Other duties and special projects as assigned

• Prior history of justice-system involvement, AND/OR being directly impacted by the justice involvement and/or incarceration of a family member(s).
• Prior experience working with individuals with system involvement, mental illness, SUD, or experiencing homelessness, AND/OR experience assisting community members in navigating health and social service systems.
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.

• Ability to work collaboratively with participants and community-based organizations.
• Spanish/ English bilingual preferred.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong interpersonal skills and critical thinking abilities.
• Possesses a valid driver's license and state-required auto insurance OR reliable transportation depending on business needs.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties.
• Ability to handle confidential information.
• Sensitivity to service population's cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Participates in, conducts, and sustains performance quality improvement activities according to designated role and responsibilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Punctual and dependable attendance.

• Working knowledge of programs in a Windows environment, including Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Database software

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Time Spent [None,
-1/3, 1/3 - 2/3, 2/3+]

• Stand:
  
  -1/3
• Walk:
  
  -1/3
• Sit: 2/3 +
• Reach with hands and arms: 2/3+
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel: 2/3+
• Climb or balance:
  
  -1/3
• Bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl:
  
  -1/3
• Talk or hear: 2/3+
• Taste or smell:
  None
• Carry, push or pull:
  
  -1/3
• Lifts Weights or Exerts Force
  • Up to 10 pounds:
    
    -1/3
  • Up to 25 pounds:
    
    -1/3
  • Up to 50 pounds:
    None
  • Up to 100 pounds:
    None
  • More than 100 pounds:
    None

• No special vision requirements.

The physical, mental & environmental conditions in which the work is performed. The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Time Spent [None,
-1/3, 1/3 - 2/3, 2/3+]

• Working near mechanical parts:
  None
• Work in high, precarious…