Behavior Mentor in Peotone

As a Behavior Support Mentor, you'll provide client therapeutic mentoring assistance by working with clients on various areas of needs in a remote setting. You'll serve as a positive role model and mentor for clients while providing encouragement, guidance, and resources to the clients. This position provides consistent interactive supervision of clients to ensure the safety, health, and welfare of staff and the population of clients we serve at all times.

What You Will Do

You'll work with clients on various areas of needs, provide encouragement, guidance, and resources, and establish a positive rapport with parents/legal guardians, court/welfare staff, probation officers, and case workers.

Why It Might Be a Fit

You should be empathetic, patient, and treat others with respect. You'll work with troubled populations in a remote setting and have a desire to work with at-risk populations.

Requirements

• High School or Equivalent is & Associates is required; BA/BS preferred
• A combination of college studies and one year of validated experience with at-risk populations may be substituted for a four-year degree
• Be at least 18 years of age
• Have a desire to work with troubled populations in a remote setting
• Minimum two years of experience working as a Peer Mentor in a behavioral health setting, or equivalent experience
• Prior experience with trauma recovery models
• Ability to take session notes and collect data with 100% accuracy and productivity
• Bilingual Spanish and English is Welcomed
• Demonstrated skills in patient advocacy
• Ability to demonstrate empathy, caring, and concern to bolster person's self-esteem and confidence
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, professional boundaries, and work within the scope of professional practice
• Effective oral and written communication skills, with patients and colleagues
• Ability to learn skills in therapeutic techniques with individuals and groups
• Comfortable working with diverse populations and able to practice cultural humility
• Ability to engage in ongoing learning and professional and personal development
• Keyboard skills and ability to navigate electronic systems applicable to job functions
• Follows guidelines set forth in Children's Advocate in Action
• Able to pass a criminal background check, drug screen, physical, and TB test

Benefits

• PTO accrual
• Sick Days
• Employee Discount Program
• Salary - $18.00 - $20.00 part-time and can move up to $48,000 - 50K full time