Mentor - Part Time 10

Job Description

Job Description

Position Summary

The Mentor position is part-time, 10 hours per week (non-exempt) and will primarily take place at our Little Village or Humboldt Park locations. The Mentor will have a portfolio of participants 7-12th grade who have been directly or secondarily affected by street violence to provide mentoring, support, and advocacy. Mentoring occurs in one-on-one, group settings, and in and after school hours. The Mentor is responsible for the facilitation of high-quality programming, planning and implementation of events / activities that may include sports, and connections to other social services with participants. May require some local travel (reimbursable). Pay commensurate with experience. This position is in-person.

Job Responsibilities

• Assures youth participation in information sessions to explain expectations, roles, and responsibilities of participants.
• Assures planning and implementation of outreach and recruiting of youth to program as needed.
• Builds healthy, positive, supportive relationships with participants modeling positive behaviors and offering positive alternatives to violence.
• Exposes participants to new experiences in education, art, sports, science, etc.
• Creates impactful efforts toward goals and objectives.
• Serves as a liaison and youth advocate with families, school administrators, and social and youth services agencies.
• Assists in creation, implementation and monitoring of progress of case-plans, goals, and objectives set with youth and family / school.
• Keeps a full, updated mentor caseload determined with Supervisor and Data team.
• Engages youth in an individual goal plan and assists in building a safety net of services and opportunities for the participant including but not limited to job development, stipend programs, mental health services, GED services, housing, etc.
• Produces documents, receipts, data reporting, and correspondence regarding activities and progress as necessary for consistent evaluation of program and timely report submittal, including participant paperwork.
• Regularly assisting youth to address challenges, celebrate milestones, assists in identifying goals and problem solving.
• Assures lessons provided or created are relevant and appropriate.
• Participates in on-site visits, regular check-ins, and break-out planning meetings with team and Supervisor.
• Performs home-visits as needed to communicate with mentee and / or mentee family.
• Is aware of partner organizations and how to use “warm referral” network for linkages.
• Assures documentation of all participant contacts and services provided and assists data team and development team with data collection and required reporting.
• Documents detailed participant case-notes and other items as assigned.
• May participate in social media, video, writings, and promotions for programming.
• Plans and organizes youth programming (in and / or out of school) and monitors youth enrollment, growth, and completion.
• Maintains accuracy of budget and spending plan and assures spending within target.
• Participates in required evaluations and audits.
• Demonstrates New Life Centers’ values.
• Attends required meetings and trainings.
• Other duties as assigned by the Supervisor.

Skills & Qualifications

How to Apply

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