About the Position:

Coach-Mentors is recruiting for a part-time position (12-24 hrs per wk) to work with a young adult MALE with AUTISM and mental health challenges who is advancing his independent living, job retention and community integration skills.

About You:

• You have experience in behavioral healthcare, counseling, and/or working with individuals facing life challenges, on the spectrum and/or with mental illness.
• You must be teachable, flexible and highly dependable, with a strong sense (and demonstrated record) of personal integrity and solid work ethic.
• You have a college degree in psychology, social work or closely related discipline or you are in process of completing your degree but have several years of relevant work experience.
• You are an energetic, confident individual with a positive attitude and capable of motivating others.
• You are relationship oriented, have a unique ability to connect with others and yet have clear, healthy boundaries.
• You have experience holding others accountable and therefore not be conflict avoidant.

About Us:

Coach-Mentors is an organization with a mission to help adolescents, young adults and adults achieve success in everyday life. Coach-Mentors helps clients put into practice the goals they are working on in therapy by providing practical assistance in the “real world” between therapy sessions or following discharge from treatment.

Coach-Mentors provide a positive and therapeutically supportive service through coaching and mentoring and play an active role in motivating and promoting the client’s achievement of their treatment goals.

Coach-Mentors meet clients at home and in the community at a time and place that is convenient. Day time, evening, and weekend hours are available. Meetings occur in environments that lend themselves to natural conversation – a place that’s comfortable for clients and practical for the goals that have been identified. They can take place at home, in a coffee shop, park or while engaging in a healthy, fun and practical activity.

Achievement and goal-oriented, Coach-Mentors focus on getting things done, on accomplishing the task at hand and supporting success. It could be implementing goals or strategies identified in therapy, helping with organizing the multiple priorities of daily life or it could be doing something more fun and physical like a healthy fitness or recreational activity or job search.

Job Types: Part-time, Contract

Pay: $35.00 - $40.00 per hour

Expected hours: 12 – 24 per week

Patient demographics:

• Adults

Application Question(s):

• Please share your LinkedIn profile if you have one.
• Please identify your schedule availability to meet with our client?
• Please identify your proximity to Stuart?
• Briefly summarize your experience working with individuals on the Autism Spectrum. Do you have experience working with young adults?

Work Location: In person