Youth Mentor

3 weeks ago

Portland, United States New Avenues For Youth Full time

Youth Mentor - Alba Program

$20.70 an hour. Full-time.

Your New Role:

The Mentor will work with the New Avenues Alba Collaborative program, supporting youth ages 9-17. This position provides outreach, mentorship, case management, and crisis intervention to youth experiencing family conflict, housing instability, and other issues. The Mentor works as part of a team that spans New Avenues, Latino Network, and Youth Progress, and works closely with families, other services providers for referral and system navigation (including mental health, schools, DHS Child Welfare, and Juvenile Justice).

What this Role is...

Creative- Provides dynamic support to youth and families, following up and following through to meet youth where they are at, advocating and collaborating to meet individual self-identified needs, navigating resources and systems.

Relationship-Driven- Statistics show one of the most significant protective factors for youth is being able to identify just one safe adult in their life. In this role, you will build individual relationships with a caseload of 15+ young people through compassionate boundaries, transparent communication, and goal-oriented advocacy.

Community-Based - In this role you will be working with youth primarily in community and providing one-on-one in person service. This can entail meeting youth at their homes or at school, driving youth in your car, and accompanying youth to things like doctors' appointments, and more.

Skills & Attributes:

* Desire to work with multicultural youth and staff in a diverse setting

* Proven ability and commitment to working with BIPOC and LGBTQIA2S+ youth, staff, and community members as well as other providers, particularly with understanding of Trauma-Informed Care, Positive Youth Development and Strength-Based approaches.

* Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including detail-oriented coordination and documentation.

* Must have access to an automobile, a valid driver's license, and active auto insurance on that vehicle.

* Must be willing to be CPR trained and certified.

Experience:

* A minimum two years of experience working with high-risk youth and families

* Prior experience providing crisis intervention and/or case management

* Have significant work and life experience OR a college degree in social work, psychology or related human services field

About Us...

New Avenues is an innovative, influential social services agency that works in partnership with the Portland area community to provide homeless, foster-care, and at-risk youth of all backgrounds with the resources and skills needed to lead healthy, productive lives. At New Avenues, everyone is youth centered and collaboratively work together to accomplish our mission.

We are a diverse non-profit organization serving this community for over 25 years. At New Avenues, we seek dynamic, spirited individuals looking to contribute to the success of these amazing young people. Being part of our team offers a rewarding experience where your contributions have impact. Our approachable and supportive management team is focused on providing you with the tools, guidance, and autonomy to thrive while gaining invaluable social services background.

Our Commitment to Equity...

Back in 2015, New Avenues for Youth embarked on an unending initiative to consistently advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. Today, we are a more curious and consciously aware agency of employees invested in the ongoing practice of learning from multiple perspectives and lived experiences. We firmly believe equity is an ongoing commitment without closure; in taking risks, we will learn from our mistakes. We are an organization committed to listen to each other and those that we serve, to always strive for transparency, to remain humble, and to resist the urge to simplify or silence hard truths. We make these commitments because we believe in social justice and the inherent human dignity of each individual.

New Avenues Offers a Comprehensive Benefits Package...

Paid Vacation, Sick, and Personal Time, Paid Holidays, No Employee Cost Share for your Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance, Short- and Long-Term Disability, and Life Insurance. Flexibility Spending Accounts, a 403b Retirement Savings Plan, and an Employee Assistance Resource and Referral Program.

Apply Today...

Simply click on the 'Apply for Job' button at the bottom of this screen and attach your resume and cover letter.

New Avenues for Youth is an equal opportunity employer.

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