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Mentor - Part-Time Jobs
Company | Phipps NY |
Address | , New York, 10010, Ny |
Employment type | PART_TIME |
Salary | |
Expires | 2023-07-03 |
Posted at | 1 year ago |
Description
Phipps Neighborhoods, in partnership with the Department of Probation, oversees the Arches Transformative Mentoring Program in the Soundview area of the Bronx. The program works with young people, between the ages of 16-24, who are serving a sentence of adult probation and who reside in or near the Bronx Community District 9/ Arches is a curriculum- based group mentoring intervention that helps justice-involved young adults transform the attitudes and behaviors that have led to criminal activity.
Position Summary
As part of the Arches Transformative Mentoring Program team, the mentor will work to assist formerly incarcerated young people to successfully reintegrate into their communities. Mentors will work with mentees with identified needs in the domains of antisocial/criminal thinking, healthy relationships, education and/ or workforce development, and skills, utilizing an Interactive Journaling curriculum. Mentors work with mentees in group and one on one sessions to reinforce the goals set forth in their individual Achievement Plans (IAP’s). Candidates with previous criminal justice involvement is encourage to apply.
Duties and responsibilities
- Develop effective intervention strategies and guide participants toward achieving positive, self-determined goals.
- Communicate with various other entities connected with mentees, including parents and probation officers, to gather and share information when necessary
- Conduct weekly mentoring sessions, including planning and facilitating each session
- Contribute to the team’s outreach, intake and enrollment strategies, including conducting group information sessions and one-on- one intake meetings with prospective mentees
- Handle additional responsibilities and functions as assigned by supervisor and/or program director
- Assist Arches team in tracking and distribution of participants incentives, such as meals, metro-cards, stipends and gift cards
- Attend regular case conferencing meetings regarding the participants’ progress, including discussing strategies, troubleshooting, and resources for helping participants achieve their goals
- Participants in Arches team, supervision, and professional development meetings
- Implement the Interactive Journaling curriculum through weekly group meetings and one on one sessions
- Maintain thorough, accurate records for a caseload of mentees, including keeping participants data current in program files and pertinent databases for Phipps Neighborhoods and the Department of Probation
Qualifications:
- Demonstrated enthusiasm for working with young adults
- Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
- Experience working with the disconnected youth; experience with court-involved, and/or formerly incarcerated youth preferred
- Sense of humor is a MUST!
- Proficient in computer skills, including MS Office
- Associate’s Degree or higher preferred; high school diploma or equivalency required
- Ability to serve as a strong, positive role model for the community
Phipps Houses and Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, ancestry, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.
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The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
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