Youth Mentor

About CourtBloom
CourtBloom Community, Inc. is a New Hampshire nonprofit providing free youth programming, mentorship, and access to basic needs. We serve children and families through weekly community programs, shared meals with learning built in, and school-day visits across New Hampshire.

About the role
Manchester is CourtBloom's newest community and our first program in the state's largest city. We run it in partnership with Manchester's 21st Century after-school program at Gossler Park. Most of the kids are new to CourtBloom.

As the Manchester Youth Mentor, you are one of the first faces of CourtBloom in this city. You work alongside the program lead to make every session welcoming, organized, and worth coming back to. You also work within an established after-school program, alongside its staff and under its procedures.

The best people in this role read the room. They notice the hesitant kid hanging back, the group losing focus, or the transition about to fall apart, and step in before anyone has to ask. You're there to make the program lead's job easier and every child's experience better, from your very first session.

This is a ground-floor opportunity. As CourtBloom grows in Manchester, we want the people who helped build it to grow with it. That can mean more hours, more locations, and more responsibility, including leading sessions on your own.

What you'll do

• Arrive before each session to help set up equipment and activity stations.
• Help kids who are new or hesitant feel comfortable joining in.
• Lead or support small groups during warm-ups, games and activities.
• Keep the group organized and moving through a 90-minute session with little downtime.
• Learn kids' names and build steady relationships week to week.
• Work respectfully with 21st Century program staff and follow their site procedures.
• Step in where needed so the program lead can focus on running the session.
• Help with cleanup and share quick notes on how the session went.
• Share ideas for growing CourtBloom's presence in Manchester.

What we expect

• Delivery: show up prepared and make every session better for the kids.
• Reliability: arrive on time for every scheduled session, ready to work.
• One month's notice: tell us about any schedule change at least one month in advance, so we can arrange coverage and protect our partnership.
• Growth: we're looking for people who plan to grow with CourtBloom, because we grow with you.

What we're looking for

• Experience working with children in any setting, such as after-school, school, camp, sports, childcare or youth programs.
• Comfort working in an urban, partner-run program with diverse groups of kids.
• Dependable Thursday afternoon availability for the full program.
• Interest in taking on more as Manchester programming grows.
• Willingness to complete the required trainings and certifications below.
• Full training provided.

Training and certifications (4 of 6 paid for by CourtBloom)
Before your first day:

• Seizure Training (free online)
• Concussion Training through CDC TRAIN (free online)
• Bloodborne Pathogens through the American Red Cross (CourtBloom-sponsored)
• SafeSport Trained through the U.S. Center for SafeSport (CourtBloom-sponsored)

Within 3 months:

• Adult & Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED through the American Red Cross (CourtBloom-sponsored)
• NFHS Fundamentals of Coaching (CourtBloom-sponsored)

Pay: $23.77 - $28.63 per hour

Expected hours: 2.0 – 4.0 per week

Application Question(s):

• Are you available on Thursdays after 3PM?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Ability to Commute:

• Manchester, NH 03108 (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $24 - $29