Youth Mentor

Youth Mentor 

**Pay: $21.00 per hour**

Shifts: Day - Mid-day - Overnight

Location: Lake Ozark, Missouri (this is not a remote position)

What is a Youth Mentor? A youth mentor is an adult who provides guidance, support, and encouragement to a young person to help them navigate life's challenges and develop personally. Mentors can act as role models, teachers, counselors, and advocates, and can help young people establish goals, develop positive aspirations, and access opportunities. Calo's big hairy audacious goal is to lead the way in driving teen and young adult anxiety, depression, and suicide from the all-time highs of today to all-time lows by 2028. 

Calo Programs is a highly regarded, comprehensive residential treatment program that offers some of the most innovative and clinically advanced treatment approaches, and was created with the need for specialty care in mind. Our sole focus is helping preteens and teens with a history of developmental trauma complicated by adoption. No other program can say that. 

• Ensure all students have finished their assigned chores–including cleaning of the team home–and taken care of their personal hygiene
• Exhibit patience and calm under pressure
• Hold firm boundaries with students
• Demonstrate empathy and caring
• Form a bond with students based on trust
• Encourage fun in our “Milieu” (an atmosphere largely devoid of negative influences) where students learn socialization skills
• Work as part of a team to help students move toward healing
• Accompany students on outings and Adventure Therapy
• Participate in animal-assisted therapy that emulates the human foster/adoption process and teaches caring and healthy attachment

• Must have a High School Diploma or GED
• Must be 21 years or older
• Some experience working with preteens in a residential setting is helpful but not necessary
• Is able to pass State and Federal background checks
• Able to pass physical and perform duties of the position

Physical Requirements

1. Sitting/standing – employee may be required to sit or stand for extended periods of time
2. Walking – employee may be required to walk considerable distance during the workday
3. Carrying – employee may be required to carry objects in his or her arms and must have full mobility of arms to perform Safe Crisis Management (SCM)
4. Lifting – employee may be required to raise and lower students from one level to another during the shift and must be able to lift 45 lbs. to perform SCM
5. Stooping and crouching – employee is required to bend forward at the waist and/or kneel to perform SCM
6. Climbing stairs – employee must be able to climb stairs

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away…” but in case it doesn’t, Calo has you covered! Our competitive health package makes staying healthy affordable.

• Free Long-term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Medical
• Paid Time Off
• Free meals
• 401K

Our Commitment

Calo Programs is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Calo Programs recruits a diverse staff to contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.