Therapeutic Mentor
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Job Location:
Marlborough, NH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
3 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Overview
*Starting Rate $19.75/hour
Join our team! Advocates is seeking empathetic compassionate driven professionals to offer clinical and supportive services to children and families. We support children and families in managing a wide range of challenges through our Therapeutic Mentoring program.
Our Therapeutic Mentors work with children and adolescents up to age 21 through community-based activities. Services include supporting coaching and training children in age-appropriate behaviors interpersonal communication problem-solving and conflict resolution and relating to other children adolescents and adults. You will have the opportunity to share ideas with a treatment team to utilize your skills and knowledge and to learn new strategies. We offer a collaborative team environment weekly individual supervision and monthly training and group supervision.
Advocates promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers many generous perks of employment and room for advancement. We are a strong-knit community that values the ideas and contributions of our staff.
Are you ready to make a difference
Minimum Education Required
Responsibilities
- Engage youth in social recreational athletic and artistic activities in the community.
- Participate in all provider team meetings and collaborate with youth family and collaterals to support the youths healthy functioning in the community.
- Implement appropriate interventions that can assist in supporting the youth and parent/guardian/caregiver.
- Provide member transportation as needed in connection with service delivery.
- Provide coaching in support of decision making in both crisis and non-crisis situations.
- Attend necessary meetings such as care planning school and hospital discharge meetings.
- Provide referrals and linkage to appropriate supports and services.
- Conduct member outreach as needed to engage members and families.
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree from an accredited university and one (1) year experience working with children/adolescents/transition age youth OR Associates degree from an accredited school and one (1) year of experience working with the target population OR High school diploma or GED and a minimum of two (2) years of experience working with children/adolescents/transition age youth
- Applicant must 21 years of age or older.
- Working knowledge of CBHI system of care.
- Outstanding customer service skills.
- Exceptional interpersonal skills to facilitate working relationships with referral sources colleagues and partner agencies.
- Strongly prefer that a candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally diverse populations.
- Basic computer skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
- Must have valid drivers license and access to an automobile.
Advocates is committed to cultivating a diverse and welcoming community where everyone feels respected and valued. Advocates fosters a culture of inclusion that celebrates and promotes diversity along multiple dimensions including race ethnicity sex gender identity gender expression sexual orientation age national origin socioeconomic status religion ability culture and experience.
Key Skills
- Developmental Disabilities Experience
- Behavior Management
- Computer Skills
- Conflict Management
- Autism Experience
- Case Management
- Teaching
- Curriculum Development
- Child Protective Services
- Experience with Children
- Mentoring
- Word Processing
About Company
Advocates is committed to helping people with autism, brain injuries, mental health challenges, intellectual disabilities, or substance use issues live healthy, happy lives in the community.
