Therapeutic Youth Mentor - Helena

About the position

The Therapeutic Youth Mentor at Yellowstone Boys and Girls Ranch provides direct support, guidance, and mentoring to help youth develop coping skills, improve communication, and build positive relationships. Therapeutic youth mentors are role models that facilitate activities and work collaboratively with other team members to assist youth in reaching their goals.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and customer service skills and ability to engage a diverse group of participants.
• Effectively manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Exercise and model good judgment, teamwork, and professionalism, especially in crisis situations.
• Collaborate with teams, supervisors, educators, community partners, and families to develop and implement comprehensive treatment plans.
• Create and conduct necessary documentation accurately and maintain documentation expectations in the Electronic Medical Record (EMR).

Requirements

• Must be 21 years old or older.
• Pass criminal record and child abuse registry background check as required by the State of Montana.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Driver's License to operate a passenger vehicle.
• Ability to relate and build rapport with youth therapeutically while serving as a positive role model.
• Knowledge of and ability to maintain professional therapeutic boundaries and confidentiality with youth and families.
• Ability to work with youth in multiple settings, such as individually and in groups.
• Ability to work in cooperation and collaboration with the treatment team.
• Ability to work 1:1 with youth, independent of other co-workers.
• Display regular, predictable, and reliable attendance at work.
• Excellent active listening skills.
• Ability to complete forms within an electronic Medical Health Record System typing at least 35 words per minute.
• Demonstrate sound & ethical judgment and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrate being self-motivated, self-disciplined, and diligent with forward thinking.
• Demonstrate the ability to think of their team over self and define success collectively rather than individually.
• Ability to effectively interact and communicate with others.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with Microsoft Office 365 products.
• Willingness and ability to obtain certification in First Aid/CPR and Violence Intervention Prevention.