Therapeutic Mentor

**About the Position**:
Coach-Mentors is recruiting for a **part-time position (4-6 hrs per wk) to work with an older adolescent MALE and his parent **whowishes to address relational issues with his family, and work on managing unhealthy behavior patterns. Experience working with adults (parents) and youth is preferred.

**About You**:

- You have experience in behavioral healthcare, counseling, and/or working with individuals facing life challenges, on the spectrum and/or with mental illness. Specific experience with anger management would be preferred.
- You must be teachable, flexible and highly dependable, with a strong sense (and demonstrated record) of personal integrity and solid work ethic.
- You have a college degree in psychology, social work or closely related discipline or you are in process of completing your degree but have several years of relevant work experience.
- You are an energetic, confident individual with a positive attitude and capable of motivating others.
- You are relationship oriented, have a unique ability to connect with others and yet have clear, healthy boundaries.
- You have experience holding others accountable and therefore not be conflict avoidant.

**About Us**:
Coach-Mentors is an organization with a mission to help adolescents, young adults and adults achieve success in everyday life. Coach-Mentors helps clients put into practice the goals they are working on in therapy by providing practical assistance in the “real world” between therapy sessions or following discharge from treatment.

Coach-Mentors provide a positive and therapeutically supportive service through coaching and mentoring and play an active role in motivating and promoting the client’s achievement of their treatment goals.

Coach-Mentors meet clients at home and in the community at a time and place that is convenient. Day time, evening, and weekend hours are available. Meetings occur in environments that lend themselves to natural conversation - a place that’s comfortable for clients and practical for the goals that have been identified. They can take place at home, in a coffee shop, park or while engaging in a healthy, fun and practical activity.

Achievement and goal-oriented, Coach-Mentors focus on getting things done, on accomplishing the task at hand and supporting success. It could be implementing goals or strategies identified in therapy, helping with organizing the multiple priorities of daily life or it could be doing something more fun and physical like a healthy fitness or recreational activity or job search.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: $30.00-$32.00 per hour

Expected hours: 4 - 6 per week

Application question(s):

- Do you have availability for consistent engagement with this client over the next few months?
- Briefly discuss your comfort and ability to connect with a young adult male and provide him and his family with support and motivation.
- Briefly summarize your counseling, coaching and/or mentoring experience with youth and their family.
- Do you live and/or work within a reasonable driving distance of the Vaughn area?
- Please provide link to your LinkedIn profile if you have one

Work Location: In person