Job Description
The Youth Mentor will provide guidance, advice, feedback and support to program mentees. He/she will provide program participants with the tools to become a better version of themselves. This work will be done in the community with at-risk, BIPOC youth in Prince Georges County and Montgomery County, MD.
Job Responsibilities
- Establishes, with the mentee, the mentee's explicit goals and objectives for the relationship.
- Takes the initiative in the relationship but allows the mentee to take responsibility for their growth, development, and career planning.
- Commits to meeting with mentee on a regular basis.
- Provides frank, honest, and constructive feedback.
- Provides encouragement and assists the mentee in identifying professional development activities.
- Reviews goals and objectives of the relationship with the mentee midway and at the end of a formal, long-term relationship.
- Follows through on commitments made to mentee.
- Recognizes and works through conflicts in caring ways, invites discussion on differences with the mentee, and arranges for a third party to assist, if necessary.
- Maintains a professional relationship with appropriate boundaries.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology or a related field.
- Experience working with at-risk youth.
- Strong attention to detail and excellent communication skills.
- Must have a clean background check.
Please submit a cover letter and resume to: info@amarieconsultants.com. This is a community-based position paying $20-$25 per hour based upon experience.