All-Boys Residential Youth Mentor

Residential Youth Mentor - Job #485
Litchfield, CT 06759
Full Time 40 hours per week
$19.81 per hour

ABOUT THE JOB:
The All-Boy's house residential Youth Mentor is dedicated to the direct supervision of adolescent boys in a short-term transitional living program. Youth Mentors cultivate a safe, healthy, therapeutic, nurturing and caring home environment that is supportive of each participant’s individualized needs, social, emotional, and academic development.  Youth Mentors are positive role models offering support, strength-based encouragement and protection of youth in their care, advocating for youth and sharing information and updates with parents/guardians.

WORK SCHEDULE AND RATE OF PAY:

• Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 2:00pm-12:00am (10-hour shifts)
• You can also accept per diem hours as they become available
• Overtime/ time and a half eligible
• Rate of pay is $19.81 per hour

• Minimum High School Diploma (or equivalent) – Required
• Experience working in Human Services, direct client care, or working with children/ youth – Required
• Must have valid driver’s license - Required
• Professional written and verbal communication skills - Required
• Patient, flexible and team-player mind-set

• Maintaining constant sight and sound supervision of youths within established program expectations and guidelines
• Ensure physical safety of all-male youth and provide crisis intervention as needed
• Following established routines, schedules, and structure, like wake up and bedtimes, and transition to school
• Recording observations and maintaining records and reports, daily documentation and logs
• Monitoring access to and ensuring personal hygiene of youths, and maintenance/upkeep of bedrooms
• Monitoring and reporting healthcare needs or concerns, and ensuring compliance with daily medication regimen through support, encouragement, and self-care education
• Accompanying youths between facilities, meetings, appointments and/or other activities
• Ensuring living spaces are organized, clean, safe and free from hazards
• Supervise youths during mealtimes
• Support and facilitate the implementation of youths’ individualized care plans and schedules
• May assist in the pre-orientation, admission, and intake process
• May assist in the facilitation of groups and may lead the facilitation of psychoeducational groups
• May provide transportation to adolescents and families as programmatic needs dictate
• Ability to obtain and maintain the following certifications:
  • Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI)
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Medication Administration

• Free daily nutritious meals
• Low-cost Medical Insurance Plan option
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance offered after 30 days of employment
• Company Paid Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Generous Paid Vacation Package (unused time eligible for carry over)
• Generous Paid Sick Time (unused time eligible for carry over)
• Paid Holiday Time (separate from vacation time)
• Floating Holidays (separate from paid vacation time and paid holiday time)
• Annual monetary incentives
• Tuition Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
• Career Growth Opportunities
• Company Celebrations & Employee Recognition Program
• Employee discounts (cell phone, computer)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Qualified Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Employer Federal Student Aid
• 10%-20% tuition discount at many local educational institutions, including those listed by the CT Nonprofit Alliance