PRN Youth Mentor

Reports to: Campus Supervisor

Time Commitment: 16-24 hours per week

Pay: Starting $17.00+ an hour, based on training, education, and experience

THIS POSITION IS PART-TIME PRN with multiple varying shifts per week, primarily including swing shifts (3:00pm-11:00pm)

We are looking for highly qualified/experienced individuals who can assist adolescents struggling with depression, anxiety, behavioral regulation, trauma, and attachment-related issues. As a youth mentor, your job will be to hold strong boundaries while developing relationships of influence. These relationships will help you inspire, teach, and supervise the adolescent males attending the Geneva Program. A peaceful, calm demeanor, despite potentially tumultuous circumstances, is needed. You will help adolescents and their families address challenges and learn skills that will change their lives. Duties include:

• Primarily responsible for the safety and supervision of students
• Assists with resolution of conflict between students
• Carries out milieu-based interventions from the student plan
• Transportation of students
• Communication and charting observations and interactions to the clinical chart
• First aid response
• Utilizing consultant pattern and relationship continuum
• Assists with medication administration
• Ability to maintain healthy boundaries with our students.

ABILITIES

The employee must have:

• Exceptional customer service skills
• Mental flexibility
• The ability to handle constructive feedback
• Tolerance for a fast-paced, constantly changing work environment

QUALIFICATIONS

• Exceptional relationship skills and genuine care and concern for others.
• Work history that supports they are prompt and timely, dependable and reliable.
• A tolerant, supportive view of the LGBTQ+ community.
• Must have the ability to hold appropriate boundaries.
• Must have the ability to receive and carry out instruction.
• Experience working with youth or young adults in the behavioral health field (preferred but not required)
• Experience as a Mentor/Resident Advisor (preferred but not required)
• Experience in a residential treatment center (required)