Student Services - Youth In Care (YIC) Mentor (29341

Student Services
- Youth In Care (YIC) Mentor (29341)

Weber School District District Office
- Student Services
- Ogden, Utah Open in Google Maps

Job : 5881465
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Aug 11, 2026 6:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 20, 2026

Title:Youth In Care Mentor

Calendar/

Contract:

180 Days

Salary

Schedule:

Lane 4(B) of the Educational Support Paraprofessionals Salary Schedule
Hours:5.75hours/day |28.75 hours/week

Benefits-Eligible
:

No

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Application

Note:


This position will remain open until filled after a minimum offive working days (three working days if EMERGENCY HIRE is indicated). Applications will be reviewed prior to scheduling interviews.

Current employees of Weber School District should ensure they aremarked as an internal candidate to access to the internal application.

This position is funded, in full or in part, through grant allocations or student enrollment-based funding sources. Continued employment (or the position’s hourly workload) is contingent upon the availability of future funding, as determined on yearly basis.

Reports to:Student Services Director

JOB OVERVIEW:

The job of Youth-In-Care Mentor was established for the purpose of building a strong relationship with students based on mutual trust and open communication focused on success tors provide individualized academic and behavioral support to a defined caseload of students, specifically students in foster care or juvenile justice.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Primary duties include, but are not limited to, engaging in the following activities with support and direction:

• Work with students as part of their support system to review grades, behaviors, and attendance based on SMART goals determined with the students on an individual basis.
• Work in a supportive and cooperative effort with classroom teachers, counselors, student advocates, SRO, administration and state case workers to build relationships and implement a strong support system for students and families.
• Act as a liaison and build relationships between the school, the case worker and the foster homes as well as any other agency that may be involved with the student to facilitate communication and promote problem-solving and striving to build constructive family-school relationships.
• Supports a positive school climate while interacting with students, families, staff and community members
• Facilitate social and emotional growth with students
• Complete progress charts and evaluate student progress, including attendance, behavior, and academic data
• Systematically “Checks” on students, assessing their engagement with school and learning through close monitoring of their attendance, behaviors, and grades.
• “Connects” with students, offering individualized interventions in partnership with school personnel, families, foster parents, and community service providers.assists assigned teaching personnel in the supervision and instruction of students; monitor student performance variables (e.g., absences, tardies, behavior referrals, grades)
• Assist with the supervision of students during instructional and non-instructional time
• Analyze data from systematic monitoring to design personalized interventions and document progress.
• Provide personalized, timely interventions to help students solve problems, build skills and enhance competence.
• Help student both individually and in small groups, as well as organize and manage assigned tasks with students
• Attend extra-curricular activities such as games, choir and band concerts, theatre, art shows, and sports when deemed necessary.
• Maintain instructional materials, daily activity/incident logs and/or manual and electronic files/records
• Coordinate with community partners to build resources
• Improve professional competence through professional development, both district and state trainings
• Attend varied school and district meetings to define and outline roles to improve participation, performance, and success for individual students and families.
• Regular work attendance is required.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

BASIC SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to carry out the Check and Connect…