Professional Mentor "Friend"

**\*\*This position is not dependent on federal funding.\*\*** Our mission is to impact generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles through relationships with professional mentors—12+ years, no matter what. Unlike other programs, we exclusively focus on children who are also facing many systemic obstacles for whom short-term solutions and single-programmatic solutions will not work. Throughout the 12+ years in the program, our team supports youth to set and accomplish academic and developmental goals, while consistently supporting each youth through the unique challenges they face. Over the long-term, our goals ensure that youth graduate from high school ready for post-secondary education, employment, or military service, steer clear of the juvenile justice system, set positive life goals, and adopt healthy lifestyles. Ultimately, our trauma-informed approach supports youth to develop skills for self-sufficiency and breaking the cycle of generational poverty so they will thrive as mentally and physically healthy, empowered members of society. **Essential responsibilities:** As a Friend, you will: - Support a roster of eight (8) youth - Spend four (4) hours each week supporting each of the youth on your roster - Two hours each week in school - Two hours each week in the community - Manage and coordinate schedules with your youths’ caregivers and teachers - Manage allocated monthly budget for each youth - Maintain your Outlook calendar to reflect your schedule and location accurately. - Document touchpoints and activities with your youth and their families, teachers, and others accurately and timely in our data system, including - Weekly outings - Annual assessments - Quarterly reports - Maintain a 40-hour work schedule that - **Is Tuesday through Saturday (with Sundays and Mondays off)** - **Includes afternoons and evenings (typically from 9:00/10:00 a.m. to 6:00/7:00 p.m.)** - Attend and actively participate in regularly scheduled meetings - 1:1 with your Program Manager - Team meetings - All Staff meetings - Workgroups - Transport youth in your personal vehicle with mileage reimbursed - Collaborate with your Program Manager and the Programming & Wellness Manager to provide wrap around support for your youth and their families - Participate in and support special activities and fundraising events - Fulfil other responsibilities as requested To be successful in mentoring youth, you will: - Utilize trauma-informed and culturally responsive lens in your work - Spend time with your roster, one-on-one and in group activity settings - Set and accomplish short-term academic and developmental goals for your roster Support academic skill development to ensure your youth are at grade level - Assist with systems navigation to remove barriers to access for your youth and their families - Utilize data to inform your work with your youth and families - Nurture emotional intelligence, resilience, and coping strategies and help youth develop healthy lifestyle choices through workshops and activities designed to encourage physical activity, nutrition education, and mental wellness practices - Advocate to secure additional resources, opportunities, and services for youth as appropriate - Develop positive relationships with families, teachers, and others involved in each child’s life **Qualifications:** - Willingness to commit for a minimum of three years - Bilingual Spanish or Chuukese preferred but not required - Have a safe and reliable vehicle for driving to various work locations and transporting youth - Maintain First Aid/CPR certification - Strong collaborative and interpersonal skills - Technical skills that include ability to utilize a computer, MS Outlook email and calendar, smart phone, and the ability to learn and adapt to other various types of web-based platforms for expense reporting, time tracking for payroll, etc. - Demonstrated ability to work with children in varied capacities and settings -…