Advocate Mentor

Position Description:

The Advocate Mentor will be a reliable, committed professional who will work with a cohort of 8 children. The mentor will develop long-term trusting relationships with the child and family; partner with the child’s school/teacher to develop individualized plans for academic success; teach key social and emotional skills for the child’s future success based on the CASEL framework; fully document and evaluate the child’s growth in both academic and social and emotional growth; maintain strong relationships with the child’s primary caregivers.

Position Requirements:

· Passion, expertise, dedication, and/or experience with working with vulnerable children starting at age 5 to 18, and families is highly preferred.
· Bilingual (English/Spanish) highly preferred.
· Must have valid driver’s license.
· Be able to transport children in personal vehicle as required for mentoring and advocacy activities.
· Vehicle insurance that meets the RCI requirements of $500,000 Combined Single Limit.
· 21 years of age or older and able to commit to at least 3 years of mentoring services.
· Able to complete the application and orientation process including interview, training, and background checks.
· Bachelor’s degree preferred.
· Any equivalent combination of education and work experience that provides the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities for the position may be considered at the discretion of the ED.
· Current CPR Certification or ability to complete CPR course within 6 weeks of employment.
· Experience with a variety of office equipment and the ability to learn new software applications.
· Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Primary Duties:

· Develop strong, lasting relationships with each child through four (4) hours of direct contact each week.
· Provide support to mentee and families within the scope of work.
· Maintain 40-hour work week schedule (September-May mentors set schedule based on needs of families with approval of director supervisor. June-August must be available Tuesday-Friday 8:00 am-5:00 pm for summer camp).
· Collaborate with the school, families, counselors, other agencies, to develop individualized short and long-term goals for each child.
· Plan, facilitate, and document meaningful, social, emotional, and academic learning experiences for school age children.
· Develop, execute, and document individualized short and long-term goals for each child.
· Participate in individual and group observation sessions with the Regional Program Director to provide updates and progress toward outcome achievement.
· Participate in family/team monthly meetings to discuss the child’s progress, unmet needs, and support needed to enable the child to achieve outcomes and goals outlined in the Individual Development Plan.
· Attend, in person weekly reflection, professional development, and planning meeting with the Regional Program Director and team.
· Attend on-site and off-site training as required by the Regional Program Director.
· Assist the family in accessing other community agencies as needed, to support the health and success of the child and family.
· Plan monthly experiences for each child.
· Maintain individual budgets for your cohort of children.
· Document services and activities the children are engaged in and track the progress toward achievement of goals with Regional Program Director.
· Lead/participate in summer camp for children in the program.
· Additional duties as assigned.

Benefits:

• Health Stipend
• Paid Time Off
• 10 Holidays
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement Match