Lead Mentor - Cape Girardeau

2026 Employee Job Description

Position Title: Lead Mentor 

POSITION PURPOSE: The primary goal of this position is to ensure children, youth and young adults, served in our ABCToday Schools program enjoy the full benefits of our Roadmap - Theory of Change Framework.   

 Outcomes/Goals

Organize Group Mentoring Program:

• Leads and organizes group sessions by facilitating relationship development, delivering structured lessons, and co-facilitating with assigned mentors/volunteers according to a schedule coordinated with the school; plans and conducts mentoring meetings, experiences, and activities in partnership with the Site Supervisor.
• Coordinate communication with parents/guardians, teachers, Mentoring Site Supervisor and other relevant supports in youth’s life, when necessary. 
• Work with Site Supervisor, community champions and school district to plan activities and experiences for youth following the BBBSEMO Theory of Change. 
• Maintain progress monitoring data for each mentee, including utilization of the Achievement Tracker developed in partnership with each mentee
• Maintain attendance records for all mentoring sessions in Matchforce or other agency approved systems

Partner with Site Supervisor and School: 

• Attend and actively participate in weekly check-ins with Mentoring Site Supervisor to review progress of mentees and adjust programming as needed, including submission of written reports related to each match/youth.
• Work primarily from the school (a minimum of 4 days per week during school year) and be accessible to students and families, including scheduled weekend hours
• Attends and participates in check-ins with school point of contact along with Mentoring Site Supervisor for feedback and applies feedback to program adjustments
• Integrate into the school staffing model to provide value and add services to ensure alignment with school policies
• Assist Site Supervisor with enrollment and assessment of students and families into Group Mentoring program with a goal of approximately 40 active youth

Support the development of the Group Mentoring 2.0 structure by:

• Collaborate with other departments within agency to support group mentoring and the Sikeston afterschool program ie, enrollment, recruitment, support and marketing/communications
• Prepare and implement mentoring curriculum and activities, while also recommending adjustments to materials as needed
• Create semester and yearly plans for the group outlining goals and activities planned
• Participate in the development of new outcome reports 
• Support program documentation in Matchforce or other approved systems, as needed.

Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned as necessary

 Job Competencies

Organizing- Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources efficiently and effectively; arranges information and files in a useful manner.  Knowledgeable about all aspects of an organization; knows how to get things done both through informal and formal channels and the informal network.

Interpersonal Savvy – Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; listens; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; truly values people; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.

Results/Outcome Orientation---Is motivated by results; can be counted on to meet and exceed goals successfully; bottom-line oriented; pushes self for results; sets clear objectives and measures, monitors process and progress.

Client Focus (youth, parents, and volunteers)- Build community, holding space for clients; makes extra efforts to meet client needs, surfaces underlying client concerns and interests and builds buy-in to make essential changes; creates and maintains a team spirit that is “client first” and meets their needs vs. checks compliance boxes; utilizes feedback from client surveys to inform planning and drive improvements; aligns systems and processes to ensure responsiveness and to anticipate client needs.

Agency Values

We Center Youth (the Individual and their Family) 

• We prioritize the needs and the safety of youth and families in our decision-making, actions, and owning our outcomes. 
• Listen to, learn from, and support youth to be experts of their own lives and futures. We develop with youth, not for youth. 
• We welcome all youth regardless of race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or ability. We respect and affirm young people’s personhood, unique abilities, contributions, and ideas.   

We Progress and Grow Intentionally 

• We strive to improve our services and impact in our community.
• Demonstrate intention by choosing partnerships, making decisions, and using language that aligns with where we want to go. 
• We use creativity, innovation, and continuous learning to engage as many stakeholders as possible. 

We Cultivate Belongingness  

• We encourage everyone to be their authentic selves and we strive to cultivate an environment where all youth, families, staff, board members, mentors, and community partners feel respected, valued, and accepted.   
• We bring participants together to provide an environment where they feel like they belong. We bridge gaps to drive agency-wide connections and partnerships.  
• Make opportunities to enjoy time together in meaningful ways. 

We Commit to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Principles 

• Recognize and affirm the diverse backgrounds and lived experiences of all our stakeholders – youth, families, donors, mentors, staff, vendors, and community partners. 
• We amplify the voices of individuals who have historically and systemically been denied opportunities to affect change. We know our organization will continue advancing when we seek diverse viewpoints. 
• Progress DEI through continual learning and providing opportunities for our stakeholders to contribute to our mission. 

We Succeed When We Collaborate and Communicate  

• Through strong communication between our staff, mentors, youth, parents, board members, and partners, we build impactful connections. Relationship building is at the core of our work. 
• We provide opportunities for staff and program participants to express their experiences, with the goal of advancing the organization and making improvements to support our communities. 
• We commit to building and sustaining effective collaboration throughout the organization. To do so, we must incorporate clear, inclusive communication in all our efforts.