Professional Mentor "Friend

** This position is not dependent on federal funding.**

Our mission is to impact generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with professional mentors—12+ years, no matter what. Unlike other programs, we exclusively focus on children who are also facing many systemic obstacles for whom short-term solutions and single-programmatic solutions will not work. Throughout the 12+ years in the program, our team supports youth to set and accomplish academic and developmental goals, while consistently supporting each youth through the unique challenges they face.

Over the long-term, our goals ensure that youth graduate from high school ready for post-secondary education, employment, or military service, steer clear of the juvenile justice system, set positive life goals, and adopt healthy lifestyles. Ultimately, our trauma-informed approach supports youth to develop skills for self-sufficiency and breaking the cycle of generational poverty so they will thrive as mentally and physically healthy, empowered members of society.

Essential responsibilities:

As a Friend, you will:

• Support a roster of eight (8) youth
• Spend four (4) hours each week supporting each of the youth on your roster
  • Two hours each week in school
  • Two hours each week in the community
• Manage and coordinate schedules with your youths’ caregivers and teachers
• Manage allocated monthly budget for each youth
• Maintain your Outlook calendar to reflect your schedule and location accurately.
• Document touchpoints and activities with your youth and their families, teachers, and others accurately and timely in our data system, including
  • Weekly outings
  • Annual assessments
  • Quarterly reports
• Maintain a 40-hour work schedule that
  • Is Tuesday through Saturday (with Sundays and Mondays off)
  • Includes afternoons and evenings (typically from 9:00/10:00 a.m. to 6:00/7:00 p.m.)
• Attend and actively participate in regularly scheduled meetings
  • 1:1 with your Program Manager
  • Team meetings
  • All Staff meetings
  • Work groups
• Transport youth in your personal vehicle with mileage reimbursed
• Collaborate with your Program Manager and the Programming & Wellness Manager to provide wrap around support for your youth and their families
• Participate in and support special activities and fundraising events
• Fulfil other responsibilities as requested

To be successful in mentoring youth, you will:

• Utilize trauma-informed and culturally responsive lens in your work
• Spend time with your roster, one-on-one and in group activity settings
• Set and accomplish short-term academic and developmental goals for your roster Support academic skill development to ensure your youth are at grade level
• Assist with systems navigation to remove barriers to access for your youth and their families
• Utilize data to inform your work with your youth and families
• Nurture emotional intelligence, resilience, and coping strategies and help youth develop healthy lifestyle choices through workshops and activities designed to encourage physical activity, nutrition education, and mental wellness practices
• Advocate to secure additional resources, opportunities, and services for youth as appropriate
• Develop positive relationships with families, teachers, and others involved in each child’s life

Qualifications:

• Willingness to commit for a minimum of three years
• Bilingual Spanish or Chuukese preferred but not required
• Have a safe and reliable vehicle for driving to various work locations and transporting youth
• Maintain First Aid/CPR certification
• Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills
• Technical skills that include ability to utilize a computer, MS Outlook email and calendar, smart phone, and the ability to learn and adapt to other various types of web-based platforms for expense reporting, time tracking for payroll, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to work with children in varied capacities and settings
• Ability to work independently and as a team player
• Ability to manage several concurrent issues and solve problems effectively
• Strong written and verbal communications skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• A sense of humor is a plus

Salary Range:

Full-time, non-exempt position at an hourly rate of…