Youth Mentor (Life Skills & Resiliency): Schuylkill County

About the role

Access Services is hiring a Youth Mentor (Life Skills & Resiliency Coordinator) to join our Rebound program, based out of our Orwigsburg, PA office, and serving pre-teens and teens across Schuylkill County. This job has an office base in Orwigsburg, PA and community-based activities with youth across Schuylkill County. Rebound encourages youth resiliency to overcome trauma, and reduces the need for youth to be placed outside of their homes. We are committed to empowering young adults through a person-centered approach rooted in our core values.

Responsibilities

• Engage youth who are referred and help them identify and achieve goals towards success and independence by building rapport, maintaining appropriate boundaries and providing an environment conducive to learning.
• Develop, implement, and update individual goal plans in collaboration with youth and the team.
• Maintain case notes, files, releases, and progress reports.
• Participate in the referral process by initiating the intake process and completing assessments.
• Connect youth to resources and activities in the community.
• Develop and facilitate life skills lessons for individual and group interactions.
• Provide testimony at all hearings deemed necessary by collaborative agencies.
• Obtain and review academic records related to attendance, grades, discipline, and missing assignments.
• Provide regular case updates to referring agency.
• Collaborate and coordinate services to meet client needs with external providers and partners.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university preferably in human services, social work, psychology, education, criminal justice, or related field AND one year of work experience working directly with youth is required OR Associate degree from an accredited college or university preferably in human services, social work, psychology, education, criminal justice, or related field AND a minimum of two years of work experience working directly with youth is required.
• Experience: Lived experience will be taken into consideration as a additional benefit to the candidate. Proficiency in additional languages (ex: Spanish) is a benefit to any candidate who applies, and may negotiate for higher pay rates.
• Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: Ability to communicate well. Ability to develop positive, creative and programmatic goals. Ability to direct and prioritize own work and be adaptable. Ability to work as part of a team. Flexibility with working evenings and weekends. Knowledge of juvenile justice and child welfare systems. Knowledge of behavioral and mental illness. Proficiency in, or ability to learn and use, workplace applications, platforms and technologies.

Benefits

• Starting pay is $20/hourly, negotiable based on education, bilingual skills, and experience in the field.
• Raise reimbursement for youth activities/food/meals when serving with youth.
• Mileage reimbursement for work related travel.
• Full-time Comprehensive Benefits Package Includes Health, Vision, Rx, & Dental insurances, HSA/FSA, 401k programTuition Reimbursement Program20 days PTO (vacation/sick), 7 agency holidays, 2 floating holidaysMileage/Toll Reimbursement, paid travel time between worksitesLife Insurance, Short/Long Term Disability, Catastrophic Sick Leave, Paid Parental LeaveEmployee Assistance Program (telehealth/in person)Referral Bonuses up to $750 per hireCollege tuition discounts, Credit Union perks, retail discounts.