What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reentry Youth Mentor position at Alliance for Community Empowerment?
Join Alliance for Community Empowerment(ACE) and Make a Lasting Impact! ACE is seeking mentors to empower young people through authentic guidance and support. As a mentor, you’ll help break barriers, build trust using trauma-responsive approaches, and provide care coordination, system navigation, conflict resolution, and crisis intervention for youth—especially those historically excluded from traditional services. Your resilience and experience can change lives. Be the mentor you once needed—apply today! 🚀
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
Alliance for Community Empowerment (ACE) is a nonprofit organization committed to empowering disadvantaged communities in the San Fernando Valley. ACE provides education, workforce development, violence intervention & prevention, reentry navigation and mental health services for marginalized individuals and families. Since its inception, ACE has assisted thousands of individuals in overcoming barriers by addressing the core issues facing their low-income communities. ACE’s core programs include YouthBuild, GRYD, SECTOR, and Parenting. Our fundamental belief is that when people are provided with the right tools, positive role models, and opportunities, they can transform their lives and their communities. Alliance for Community Empowerment provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Knowledge, Skills And Abilities
- General proficiency in navigating and using technology.
- Demonstrate a period of stability and success in the community following system-involvement and/or incarceration and are deeply connected and rooted in their communities.
- Prior experience working with individuals with system involvement, mental illness, SUD, or experiencing homelessness, and/or experience assisting community members in navigating health and social service systems.
- Ability to communicate and build rapport with youth.
- Ability to follow program protocols and instructions.
- Some experience with case notes documentation and/or case notes database system.
- Ability to work independently and with a team.
- Ability to manage time and prioritize duties and time sensitive tasks.
- Mentor, motivate, and empower youth participants to become positive members of their communities by establishing a trusting and open relationship.
- Conduct outreach and engagement of eligible youth for program enrollment.
- Assess participants at the point of enrollment and provide appropriate linkages and referrals to needed services through an individualized care plan.
- Conduct intake and exit assessments.
- Maintain contact with youth participants 2 times a week at minimum, one of which should be in-person.
- Document interaction by updating case notes and care plans.
- Develop relationships with service providers to refer and link youth participants for any supportive services that are not offered in-house.
- Identify community resources appropriate to meet youth participants needs and assist through appointment accompaniment, transportation assistance, and coaching.
- Attend all required trainings and events organized by the County to foster learning and community.
- Exit youth participants who have successfully completed service and/or who are no longer actively engaged.
- Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance (at no cost to you starting after 60 days)
- Retirement Plan with employer contributions at 2% of your annual salary.
- $100,000 life insurance (at no cost to you).
- Short and Long-Term Disability insurance (at no cost to you).
- 5 days of vacation time (at one-year anniversary).
- Vacation will then accrue to 10 days vacation after completion of 2 years working at ACE and 15 days of vacation time after 5 years of employment.
- 6 sick days a year
- 15 paid holidays
Alliance for Community Empowerment (ACE) is a nonprofit organization committed to empowering disadvantaged communities in the San Fernando Valley. ACE provides education, workforce development, violence intervention & prevention, reentry navigation and mental health services for marginalized individuals and families. Since its inception, ACE has assisted thousands of individuals in overcoming barriers by addressing the core issues facing their low-income communities. ACE’s core programs include YouthBuild, GRYD, SECTOR, and Parenting. Our fundamental belief is that when people are provided with the right tools, positive role models, and opportunities, they can transform their lives and their communities. Alliance for Community Empowerment provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Salary : $100,000
