Professional Mentor
1 month ago
- Embody a commitment to positive expectations.
- Nurture and promote each child’s individual strengths, talents and abilities.
- Help assure physical and emotional well-being.
- Teach life and academic skills in creative ways.
- Provide diverse enrichment activities.
- Model responsible behavior.
- Simultaneously manage multiple priorities to ensure goals are met.
- Be comfortable with, and adept at, logging information into a database in a timely and accurate manner.
The ideal candidate will:
- Be bilingual in Spanish and English (required)
- Be culturally competent and trauma informed.
- Have superior scheduling and time management skills.
- Have data entry and database management skills, as well as a commitment to detail accuracy.
- Be willing and excited to make a minimum 3-year commitment.
Are you this amazing leader? Here is what we have to offer you:
- A committed leadership team and the opportunity to grow with a quickly scaling non-profit.
- You’ll be part of a dynamic and supportive national network, with a proven, evidence-based, highly unique model.
- A team of talented employees who are passionate about working together to create an extraordinary organization.
- Respect for work-life balance. You will work hard, and we expect you to recharge your batteries.
- Most of all, you get to be a leader at an exceptional organization that helps children facing incredible odds change their life story every day.
- Competitive salary
- 100% Employer paid dental, vision, and medical benefits (with option for employer paid HSA) along with disability and life insurance for the standard package for all employees
- Three weeks paid vacation
- Two weeks paid sick leave
- Additional paid time off the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
- Simple IRA, up to 3% employer match
- Eight weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregiver (birth, adoption, foster) and four weeks for the secondary caregiver
Are you ready to use your skills to make an impact in the Austin community? See the position details below.
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed by individuals assigned to this position. They are not intended as a comprehensive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified: Basic Function:
A Friend works intensively with eight (8) children as a positive adult role model to develop a caring, trusting, and sustained relationship with each child. For each child, a Friend will set positive expectations; nurture and promote their strengths, talents, and abilities; help assure physical and emotional well-being; teach life and academic skills; provide enrichment activities; and model responsible behavior. A Friend will fully document activities and participate in an ongoing evaluation process. Friends will work primarily one-on-one with their children. A Friend must also know, understand, honor and support the organization’s mission, vision, values, principles and policies, and be able to clearly articulate the organization’s function. Core Job Accountabilities:
- Spend time with children, one-on-one and in the classroom.
- Develop, maintain, and follow a Roadmap or Transition Plan for each child.
- Set realistic expectations and goals based on each child’s strengths, talents, abilities and needs.
This is a full-time, exempt position. Due to the nature of a Friend’s role, the work hours are somewhat non-traditional, and include late afternoon and evening work. We recognize that each Friend’s daily work schedule will vary due to the uniqueness of the role and the needs of the individual children being served. Each Friend is expected to exercise appropriate discretion in this regard. During the school year, the general workweek is Tuesday through Saturday, with Sunday and Monday as days off. During the summer, and for spring and winter breaks, many Friends work a standard Monday through Friday workweek. The Program requires that you see each of your assigned children, both in and outside of school, for an average of four hours each week, although how you accomplish that is at your discretion within established Program guidelines. Education and Experience Required:
Associate degree required; bachelor’s degree preferred. Mentoring experience with children facing systemic barriers. Three years’ experience working/volunteering with children. Key Performance Indicators: Attendance & Punctuality: Consistent attendance and punctuality. Effective communication of scheduling changes. Goal Setting & Engagement: Collaboratively sets goals with others. Empowers youth to define core assets and use them to meet their goals. Plans engaging outings and activities aligned with set goals. Culturally Informed: Develops a critical understanding of each youth and their family within their cultural context. Utilizes cultural strengths to empower youth and bolster resilience. Engages Families: Builds respectful partnerships with families. Provides regular feedback and implements strategies that empower families. Inclusivity & Respect: Fosters an inclusive and respectful culture. Values diversity of ideas and perspectives. Actively seeks opportunities to increase learning, connection and understanding. Meeting Diverse Needs: Uses various strategies to engage youth to structure opportunities to meet goals. Develops core assets through multiple approaches. Data-Driven Practice: Utilizes data for improvement. Reflects on youth progress and sets goals. Reflects and Adjusts Practice: Regularly inputs, analyzes and uses data in a timely and accurate manner from multiple sources; uses the yearly assessment to reflect on the growth of youth with regards to the intermediate outcomes, and roadmap goals. Trauma-Informed Care: Recognizes and documents trauma's impact to provide supports for youth and families. Attends trauma trainings provided by the organization. Implements a trauma-informed approach with youth, families, and colleagues. ** Friends of the Children is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to addressing discriminatory practices, and to working toward racial equity and inclusion. The equal employment opportunity policy of Friends of the Children provides fair and equal opportunities for all employees and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, disability, or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local law. Friends of the Children hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.** It is a good practice to check your spam or junk mail folder to be sure you don't miss an email from us **** ____ ____-
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