Mentor, Community Health, Youth Development

Overview

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.

• 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

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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.

N/A

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

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.

Time Spent [None,
-1/3, 1/3 – 2/3, 2/3+].

Environmental variables that may be indicated as applicable to the position:
Working near mechanical parts:
None, Work in high, precarious places:
None, Fumes or airborne particles:
None, Toxic or caustic chemicals:
None, Outdoor weather conditions:

-1/3, Extreme cold (non‑weather):
None, Extreme heat (non‑weather):
None, Risk of electrical shock:
None, NOISE LEVEL Moderate noise.

• New Hire Orientation
• AB-1343:
  Sexual Harassment Prevention
• Mandated Reporter
• CPR/First Aid
• Timekeeping & Attendance