Therapeutic Mentor

* Starting Rate $19.75/hour

Join our team! Advocates is seeking empathetic, compassionate, driven professionals to offer clinical and supportive services to children and families. We support children and families in managing a wide range of challenges through our Therapeutic Mentoring program.

Our Therapeutic Mentors work with children and adolescents up to age 21 through community-based activities. Services include supporting, coaching, and training children in age-appropriate behaviors, interpersonal communication, problem-solving and conflict resolution, and relating to other children, adolescents, and adults. You will have the opportunity to share ideas with a treatment team, to utilize your skills and knowledge, and to learn new strategies.

We offer a collaborative team environment, weekly individual supervision, and monthly training and group supervision.

Advocates promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers many generous perks of employment and room for advancement. We are a strong-knit community that values the ideas and contributions of our staff.

Are you ready to make a difference?

High School Diploma/GED

• Engage youth in social, recreational, athletic, and artistic activities in the community.
• Participate in all provider team meetings and collaborate with youth, family, and collaterals to support the youth’s healthy functioning in the community.
• Implement appropriate interventions that can assist in supporting the youth and parent/guardian/caregiver.
• Provide member transportation as needed in connection with service delivery.
• Provide coaching in support of decision making in both crisis and non-crisis situations.
• Attend necessary meetings, such as care planning, school, and hospital discharge meetings.
• Provide referrals and linkage to appropriate supports and services.
• Conduct member outreach as needed to engage members and families.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university and one (1) year experience working with children/adolescents/transition age youth OR Associate’s degree from an accredited school and one (1) year of experience working with the target population OR High school diploma or GED and a minimum of two (2) years of experience working with children/adolescents/transition age youth
• Applicant must 21 years of age or older.
• Working knowledge of CBHI system of care.
• Outstanding customer service skills.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills to facilitate working relationships with referral sources, colleagues, and partner agencies.
• Strongly prefer that a candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally diverse populations.
• Basic computer skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Must have valid driver’s license and access to an insured automobile.