Youth Mentor & Activity Specialist

Position Summary

Are you looking for a meaningful, hands-on opportunity to work with middle school students? As a Youth Mentor & Activity Specialist, you’ll play a key role in creating a safe, fun, and supportive environment where students can grow, learn, and thrive.

What You’ll Do

• Be a positive presence by supervising students and ensuring their safety at all times.
• Build real connections through games, conversations, and activities that help students feel welcome and valued.
• Lead engaging programs by planning and facilitating at least 11 academic, recreational, and social-emotional activities each month.
• Keep things running smoothly by helping maintain clean, organized spaces and assisting with hygiene when needed.
• Support families and students by communicating clearly, following behavior plans, and upholding our values every day.

Essential Functions

• Programming
• Serve as a supervisor of middle school students in a safe and enriching environment.
• Ensure safety and intervene when necessary.
• Engage with students through games, play, conversation, etc.
• Plan a minimum of 11 activities per month as assigned by the Middle School Youth Program Coordinator and submit to Coordinator in advance for approval.
• Facilitate activities as assigned by Coordinator.
• Complete van driver and provide safe transportation to off-site activities and field trips.
• Clean and organize afterschool spaces to ensure they are safe and developmentally appropriate.
• Help students with personal hygiene.
• Track attendance, snack records and participation as requested.
• Complete data collection and reporting as requested.
• Report any incidents, behaviors, injuries, etc. to Coordinator and assist in completing related forms as requested.
• Support students and implement consequences as identified in the organization’s policies and procedures and any written behavior plans.
• Student and Family Supports
• Communicate student and family needs with Middle School Youth Program Coordinator to facilitate referral to community resources.
• Participate in and help with special events and family nights.
• Attend scheduled meetings and required trainings, which may occur outside of regularly scheduled hours.
• Complete all required trainings within identified timeframe.
• Report any safety, maintenance or equipment concerns to Coordinator as soon as possible.
• Report any instances (or suspected instances) of child abuse and neglect to the proper authorities.
• Report any instances (or suspected instances) of child abuse and neglect to proper authorities.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma and/or state education requirements required.
• Experience: Previous experience working with youth preferred, but not required.
• Skills: Ability to build relationships with students; ability to communicate clearly and positively; Ability to lead a group of students in an activity; Ability to respond calmly to unexpected situations.
• Licenses: Valid driver's license and reliable transportation.