What are the responsibilities and job description for the Youth Mentor position at New Directions Youth & Family Services, Inc.?
Position Title: Youth Mentor
Do you enjoy connecting with young people and making a real difference in their lives? We're looking for a Youth Mentor to be a steady, positive presence for youth and families in our community. In this role, you’ll help kids build life skills, make better choices, and feel more connected, whether you’re out in the community, responding in tough moments, or just showing up consistently when it matters most. It’s about being someone they can count on, while growing your own skills along the way. If you’re caring, reliable, and ready to support youth in a hands-on way, we’d love to have you on our team.
Do you enjoy connecting with young people and making a real difference in their lives? We're looking for a Youth Mentor to be a steady, positive presence for youth and families in our community. In this role, you’ll help kids build life skills, make better choices, and feel more connected, whether you’re out in the community, responding in tough moments, or just showing up consistently when it matters most. It’s about being someone they can count on, while growing your own skills along the way. If you’re caring, reliable, and ready to support youth in a hands-on way, we’d love to have you on our team.
New Directions is an equal opportunity employer committed to championing the principles of anti-racism, justice, and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse cultures and backgrounds, for all positions, who will uphold our values and contribute to our mission. We aim to have a leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and at least one year experience with children’s services preferred.
OR
High School Diploma plus two years youth/community experience required.
Pay and benefits:
- 3 weeks of paid time off your first year.
- An additional 13 agency holidays.
- Access to life, dental and medical insurance.
- 401k with up to 3% agency matching.
- Tuition Assistance.
- Student Loan Assistance
- $19.89 - $20.85/hr for the first year, based on experience and education.
- Monday - Friday, day and evening hours.
- Mileage reimbursement
- Agency provided cell phone and laptop computer.
- Join our company, where over 30% of our staff have been with us for 10 years or more.
We want to emphasize that the preferred qualifications are not required and that we are committed to helping our future colleagues develop these preferred skills. We strongly encourage those who are passionate about fostering a diverse, inclusive and equitable human service organization to apply.
Full Job Description
Title: Youth Mentor
POSITION SUMMARY: Performs community contact work on simpler aspects of programs or cases and assists in providing services to youth and family members, under close and regular supervision and tutorage of Social Worker.
RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:
1. Teaches through coaching/modeling pro-social decision making skills.
2. Maintains a predicative relationship for child over time.
3. Provides socialization and connectiveness to children by facilitating life skill experiences; leads to the mastery of independence.
4. Connects youth to community activities/recreational supports. Fosters resiliency in youth by utilizing a strength based focus.
5. Responds to crisis as a support system and as a teachable opportunity.
6. Provides services in the absence of the social worker due to vacations, etc.
7. Takes a learning stance relative to professional development, including utilizing supervision and training.
8. Serves as a liaison and ambassador for the agency in the community.
9. Participates in and provides parent training and group work as needed.
10. Attends case related conferences and meetings. Provides case related documentation.
11. Maintains Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Certification and First Aid/CPR training as provided by Agency.
12. Attends all mandatory in-service training and regularly attends supervision meetings. Attends other training and in-services as needed to maintain a level of expertise in the field.
13. Performs additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.
1. Teaches through coaching/modeling pro-social decision making skills.
2. Maintains a predicative relationship for child over time.
3. Provides socialization and connectiveness to children by facilitating life skill experiences; leads to the mastery of independence.
4. Connects youth to community activities/recreational supports. Fosters resiliency in youth by utilizing a strength based focus.
5. Responds to crisis as a support system and as a teachable opportunity.
6. Provides services in the absence of the social worker due to vacations, etc.
7. Takes a learning stance relative to professional development, including utilizing supervision and training.
8. Serves as a liaison and ambassador for the agency in the community.
9. Participates in and provides parent training and group work as needed.
10. Attends case related conferences and meetings. Provides case related documentation.
11. Maintains Therapeutic Crisis Intervention Certification and First Aid/CPR training as provided by Agency.
12. Attends all mandatory in-service training and regularly attends supervision meetings. Attends other training and in-services as needed to maintain a level of expertise in the field.
13. Performs additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.
SKILL, QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY & PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Minimum Education and/or Professional Qualifications/Skills
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and at least one year experience with children’s services preferred.
- High School Diploma plus two years youth/community experience required.
Special – Personal Skills, Qualities, Aptitudes and Physical Requirements
New Directions Youth & Family Services, Inc is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable persons with disabilities to perform essential functions.
1. Must have knowledge of community resources and the ability to access specialized services to youth.
2. Ability to advocate effectively for youth.
3. Ability to work effectively with youth, families, staff and community contacts from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds.
4. Ability to deal effectively with youth and/or families.
5. Ability to accept supervision and perform as part of a team.
6. Ability to be flexible and adapt to change.
7. Ability to interface with people (groups and individuals) and communicate within various mediums (logbooks, E- mail, telephone).
8. Must have a valid driver’s license, adequate auto insurance and meet the criteria for driving set forth in the New Directions Driver’s License policy and Auto Insurance policy.
9. Ability to pass annual physical for Category 1 job classification in accordance with New Directions Employee Health policy.
10. Must comply with Agency safety standards and be responsible for own actions and conduct concerning safety and healthy working conditions.
Salary : $20 - $21
