$25 per hour

Mentor - Part Time (2 hours per day) either 3:30pm to 5:30pm or 4pm to 6pm depending on the school dismissal for after school programing.

1. Facilitates program activities for youth ages 11-17 who participate in BYC services;

2. Assist Program Coordinator by formulating and coordinating individual needs assessments, goal setting, face-to-face and phone conversations on a weekly/bi-weekly basis, family engagement, linkage with community agencies, and follow-up services for youth and participants as needed;

3. Work to assist youth to determine what factors put them at risk of engaging in or becoming victims of aggressive behavior and other anxieties;

4. Help to determine what methods each youth should use in order to avoid risk-taking factors and reach their goals;

5. Reach out and re-engage youth that has inconsistent attendance, work with families to bring resources to the home, and connect with programs;

6. Conduct data collection and coordinate reporting to funders, marketing staff, and other stakeholders;

7. Utilize the IDHS-required eCornerstone internal data system to ensure program data are properly entered and exported for the program and administrative needs.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Implement other services requested by SGA or the Illinois Department of Human Services;

2. Enter case notes, assessments, and case plans in a timely manner as well as respond to e-mail communication, and all other required information;

3. Assist with data entry tasks, including transferring paper-based files to electronic databases;

4. Update and organize files as needed;

5. Assist with basic maintenance of agency data system and demonstrate strategies learned for best usage of eCornerstone (if time allows);

6. Displays sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences present in the service population;

7. Reach out and re-engage youth that has inconsistent attendance, work with families to bring resources to the home, and connect with programs;

8. Review monthly data reports and assess appropriate benchmarks;

9. Research and develop recommendations for data visualization tools and solutions to aid program and administrative staff in using and interpreting programmatic data;

10. Coordinate “data dialogues” with program staff as a part of quality improvement efforts.

11. Manage and maintains the required caseload of clients throughout the duration of their participation in the program;

12. Work closely with and provides referrals to other community-based services for youth experience violence at school or in the home;

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

1. An associate’s degree from an accredited school in social work, psychology, public health, or related field, and two years of experience working with at-risk youth;

2. Displays sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences in the service population.

3. Computer literacy skills including data entry and Microsoft packages