Student Wellbeing Mentor Part Time

CHADS COALITION FOR MENTAL HEALTH•St. Louis, MO

3d•$21 - $23•Onsite

About The Position

Be the Trusted Adult Who Changes a Student's Day - and Maybe Their Life. As a Student Wellbeing Mentor, you'll work directly with elementary and middle school students, helping them build confidence, resilience, emotional regulation, healthy relationships, problem-solving, and other social-emotional skills needed to thrive both inside and outside the classroom. If you're passionate about supporting young people and want a role where every day matters, we'd love to meet you. As a Student Wellbeing Mentor, you'll build meaningful relationships with students who benefit from additional support, help children develop confidence, resilience, and healthy coping skills, facilitate engaging social-emotional learning activities in individual and small-group settings, collaborate with educators, school staff, and families to support student success, work a consistent daytime schedule aligned with the school day, and join a mission-driven organization dedicated to youth mental wellness and suicide prevention. Experience the reward of helping students grow throughout the school year.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in education, Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, Youth Development, Mental Health, or a related field.
1–3 years of experience working with elementary or middle school-aged children.
Experience supporting social-emotional development, mentoring, or youth programming.
Strong communication, organizational, and technology skills.
Reliable transportation to assigned schools.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in K–8 school settings.
Experience facilitating small groups or mentoring programs.
Knowledge of social-emotional learning, youth mental health, and suicide prevention.
Experience working with diverse student populations.

Responsibilities

Build positive mentoring relationships with elementary and middle school students.
Facilitate individual and small-group mentoring using CHADS Coalition's Social Emotional Well-Being curriculum.
Support students in developing emotional regulation, communication, problem-solving, relationship, and decision-making skills.
Communicate regularly with teachers, school staff, and families.
Monitor student progress and maintain required documentation and outcome data.
Ensure services meet CHADS program and quality standards.
Participate in agency meetings, supervision, and professional development.
Represent CHADS Coalition professionally within partner schools.