What are the responsibilities and job description for the Therapeutic Mentor position at Coach-Mentors?
About the Position:
Coach-Mentors is recruiting for a part-time position (2-4 hrs per wk, primarily weekends) to work with a young adult MALE who is struggling with OCD and other mental health challenges who needs assistance with positive activity engagement, time management, executive functioning and symptom management to support his movement into college and autonomous young adulthood.
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
- You can pass a national criminal background check
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: $36.00 - $40.00 per hour
Expected hours: 2 – 4 per week
Application Question(s):
- Please provide your LinkedIn profile if you have one
- How do you prefer we contact you about this position - which will you be most responsive to (phone, text, email)?
- Briefly summarize your experience supporting individuals with mental illness and identify specifically experience with OCD.
- Our client lives in Port Washington. Please identify your distance from this general area.
- Are you available 2-4 hours at least one weekend day to work with our client?
Work Location: In person
Salary : $36 - $40