Youth Mentor, School and Community-Based

Job Overview

The role of the Teacher‑Mentor is a high calling to sacrificially serve the next generation of our city by executing the complete model of Elevate Indianapolis. This involves investing a balanced 50/50% teaching students during the school day and life‑around mentoring outside the school day.

This role does not require a teaching license.

Teacher‑Mentors work with Elevate Indianapolis to serve the organization’s mission to build long‑term, life‑changing relationships with urban youth, equipping them to thrive and contribute to their community. Elevate Indianapolis is looking for strong youth advocates, including the ability to serve our English language learning students. This position will serve on a team with students from Arsenal Tech High School, Shortridge High School, George Washington High School, and/or Purdue Polytechnic High School.

They will assist students in remaining on track to graduate and in post‑secondary readiness, including up to 40% of our E.L.L. students. Responsibilities include academic check‑ins, assisting students and families with FAFSA completion, coordinating certification and dual credit opportunities, as well as championing college and career vision trips.

• VISION – We plan for and commit to a better future.
• COURAGE – We take risk to do good.
• INTEGRITY – We live out our values consistently.
• RESPONSIBILITY – We fulfill our commitments faithfully.
• POSITIVE WORK ETHIC – We work with all of our heart.
• RESPECT – We honor ourselves, others, and the world around us.
• CARING – We meet others in their place of need.

• Teaching – Teaches and manages classroom professionally in accordance with Elevate Indianapolis standards and training utilizing the Elevate USA curriculum.
• Administration – Keeps records and reports as necessary; administration is accurate, consistently turned in on time, and contains minimal errors.
• Attendance – Participates, is attentive, and is present on time to meetings, classes, and activities.
• Bonding – Establishes, builds, and sustains mentoring relationships with students in caseload to produce positive holistic life‑change in urban youth.
• Modeling – Serves as a positive role model and leader for Elevate Indianapolis students to demonstrate outstanding ethics, organizational values, character qualities, and behavior.
• Representation – Represents Elevate Indianapolis in a professional manner in the classroom, during site visits, at community collaborations, and at community functions.
• Professional Development – Participates in and is attentive with learning opportunities as assigned or pursued.
• Fiscal Management – Ensures that funds are used properly and for the allocated purposes according to policy.
• Programming – Develops and implements programming that promotes the overall mission of Elevate Indianapolis according to the Elevate USA model.
• Dashboard – Provides accurate weekly inputs to the Thriving Youth Dashboard Salesforce app, aligned with SMART goal objectives as identified by organizational leadership. Maintains and reports on metrics for and pipeline as required.
• Flexibility – Fulfills other responsibilities as assigned with a respectful, team attitude.
• Community Collaboration – Embraces our holistic mission as executed through vetted out, proven partnerships with community organizations. Engages volunteers from area businesses and community organizations to invest in our students towards their holistic development according to the Elevate USA model.

• Teaching – Serves as the lead teacher for Elevate classes, preparing engaging lessons in a timely manner using Elevate USA curriculum with minimal modifications.
• Mentoring caseload – Serves a caseload primarily comprised of same‑gender students.
• Coordination – Cultivates relationships with and coordinates communication among Elevate staff and high‑school administration; attends meetings with the school to represent Elevate as needed; proactively disburses information from the school to appropriate Elevate staff.
• Academic check‑ins – Ensures academic check‑ins for all classes are executed well and are…