Youth Mentor

The Social 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 throughout Montgomery County, Maryland with at-risk, BIPOC youth.

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.
  • Bilingual (Spanish) is preferred.

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.