Community Mentor

Old Colony YMCA•Fall River, MA

11h

About The Position

The Community Based Program is looking for energetic and flexible staff who have a passion to make a difference for children and families in our communities. The capacity to provide youth support, mentoring, and connections to various educational/vocational, recreational, therapeutic, and basic needs community resources to aid in the youth's progress toward achievement of treatment goals is essential. Youth referred are involved with either the Department of Children and Families and/or the Department of Mental Health Children's Services. The Community Mentor will be comfortable working independently, and as part of a team, in both an adolescent therapeutic and recreational group environment, and with a caseload of assigned individual youth and family consumers. The ability to build a strong rapport and communicate with youth, families, state agency workers, and collateral resources in person and by phone, email, and virtual technology is necessary. Basic computer skills are also required.

Requirements

CORI/SORI
Driver's license
Proof of car insurance
Clean driving record
Use of personal vehicle to complete daily work assignments with mileage reimbursement
Bachelor's degree, or at minimum an Associates degree or enrolled with 5 years of related direct Human Service experience
Basic computer skills

Responsibilities

Provide youth support and mentoring
Connect youth to educational/vocational resources
Connect youth to recreational resources
Connect youth to therapeutic resources
Connect youth to basic needs community resources
Aid in the youth's progress toward achievement of treatment goals
Work independently and as part of a team
Work in an adolescent therapeutic and recreational group environment
Work with a caseload of assigned individual youth and family consumers
Build a strong rapport and communicate with youth, families, state agency workers, and collateral resources in person and by phone, email, and virtual technology