Mentor

About the role

The Mentor (Youth Reentry) provides mentorship, case management, and care coordination to justice-involved youth, with an emphasis on reentry navigation and engagement. Builds trusting relationships with youth participants to promote stability, healing, and personal growth, while linking the youth to community-based services and supports. Draws from lived experience to guide participants through complex systems and support successful transitions back into their communities.

Responsibilities

• Build supportive, trust-based relationships with youth participants through regular mentorship and guidance
• Conduct outreach to identify and enroll eligible youth participants
• Complete intake and exit assessments and develop individualized care plans
• Maintain contact with each participant at least twice weekly, including one in-person interaction, and document all interactions
• Provide ongoing case management and connect youth with appropriate services, including education, employment, housing, and behavioral health supports
• Accompany participants to appointments, offer transportation assistance, and provide coaching as needed
• Partner with external service providers and refer youth to additional supports when appropriate
• Monitor participant progress and update care plans at least every six months
• Exit youth who have completed services or are no longer actively engaged
• Maintain a full caseload of up to ten youth and support outreach efforts to keep caseloads filled
• Participate in County-mandated trainings, events, and meetings
• Ensure timely and accurate documentation of all case notes and care activities
• Participate in performance quality improvement activities according to designated role and responsibilities
• Other duties and special projects as assigned

Qualifications

• Prior history of justice-system involvement, AND/OR being directly impacted by the justice involvement and/or incarceration of a family member(s)
• Experience working with individuals with system involvement, mental illness, SUD, or experiencing homelessness, AND/OR experience assisting community members in navigating health and social service systems
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred
• Ability to work collaboratively with participants and community-based organizations
• Spanish/English bilingual preferred
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Strong interpersonal skills and critical thinking abilities
• Possesses a valid driver's license and state-required auto insurance OR reliable transportation depending on business needs
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the performance of required duties
• Possesses sensitivity to service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Punctual and dependable attendance

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.