What are the responsibilities and job description for the Mentor position at SGA YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES NFP?
Description
Description
SGA provides a wide range of social services in some of Chicago's most challenged and consistently underserved communities and creates long-term and community-wide change.
Key Areas of Responsibility:
- Tailor educational content to meet the needs of various audiences, including practitioners, law enforcement, and the public.
- Organize and facilitate workshops, seminars, and informational sessions in Cook County
- Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the training programs and make necessary adjustments to improve outcomes.
- Implement other projects, activities, or job duties as assigned
- Collaborates with the Program Manager to provide community engagement services
- Ensures productivity requirements and manages all agency expectations for case recording, statistical, and other routine forms, on a timely basis
- Provide coaching and mentoring to staff to ensure grant compliance and positive outcomes for clients
Requirements
Education:
- Associate’s degree in social work, early childhood education, related field, or equivalent work experience, preferred.
- Must be bilingual.
Experience:
- Experience working with teens and young adults, preferred. Must display Cross-cultural sensitivity and have bilingual skills to serve target population best if necessary
- Knowledge of adolescent learning styles and ability to engage high-risk youths and their families
- Experience working with individuals dealing with factors that put them at-risk of becoming victims of aggressive behavior.
- Experience working one on one with youth involved in the juvenile justice system.
- Sensitivity to cultural diversity is required. Ability to communicate and cooperate with diverse families, various professionals and community groups.
- Must have a valid drivers license and proof of insurance
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must be able to remain stationary 50% of the time.
- Must be able to frequently move inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, etc.
- Occasionally ascends/descends stairs.
- At times may be required to lift to 25 lbs. for various classrooms and event's needs.
- Frequently moves in outdoor weather conditions.
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time; this description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions, it does not proscribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.
