Student Services - Youth In Care; YIC) Mentor

Title: Youth In Care Mentor

Calendar/

Contract:

180 Days

Salary

Schedule:

Lane 4(B) of the Educational Support Paraprofessionals Salary Schedule

Hours: 5.75 hours/day | 28.75 hours/week

Benefits-Eligible: No

FLSA Status: Non-exempt

Reports to: Student Services Director

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.

• 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.

• Ability to carry out the Check and Connect program for diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Proficient knowledge of classroom policies and procedures.
• Strong people skills and affinity for children.
• Excellent observation and analytical skills
• Available to work flexible hours to have meetings with parents and provide support to students
• Knowledge of prevention principles and risk and protective factors
• Maintain confidentiality when working with students, families, school personnel and community members
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with multiple school teams
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Remain flexible with changes in assignments and situations
• Meet deadlines and schedules; set priorities; being attentive to detail; and working with detailed information/data.
• Remain calm in a crisis situation
• Work independently with minimal supervision
• Exercise good judgment and maintain confidentiality
• Comply with school board policies and follow administrative procedures

• Possess…