Reintegration Mentor

RESPONSIBILITIES

• At time of referral, collaborate with Clinician to engage the youth, family and community resources in preparation for program admission.
• Facilitate youth and family team meetings with Clinician.
• Work with family and other identified supportive individuals, empowering them to develop a support system.
• Reinforce the youth’s individual treatment plan.
• Assist the family and Juvenile Probation Officer with the transition to community after-care services.
• Serve as a role model and reinforce the youth’s individual treatment plan as well as provide continued support for the youth and family after program completion.
• Establish meaningful, supportive and long-term connections with the community including community vocational opportunities and training.
• Analyze and evaluate the accomplishment of program objectives.
• Perform quality assurance audits to ensure compliance with applicable standards.
• Comply with all funding and reporting requirements.
• Establish and maintain professional boundaries with all staff, youth and providers.
• Serve as a role model to youth and staff modeling pro-social behaviors.
• As necessary, utilize approved verbal and/or physical de-escalation techniques to eliminate youth’s harm to self, harm to others, significant property/program destruction and escape, maintaining communication with necessary parties.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external providers.
• Participate in all required training.
• Regular, reliable attendance and punctuality.
• Perform all other duties assigned.
• An Equal Opportunity Employer Committed to Affirmative Action