Juv Justice Yth Mntr SUBS

Description

Juve Justice Yth Mentor SUBS

Have you felt called to walk alongside teenagers who are struggling to figure out who they are and who they want to be? Are you passionate about serving others and making an impact that’s bigger than yourself? If so, come join us and experience the most rewarding career of your life!

The Juvenile Justice (JJ) Youth Mentor provides mentoring services on weeknights, weekends, and weekend evenings to moderate and high-risk youth and families to support youth’s efforts in successfully completing their probationary period and reducing recidivism by providing academic support, emotional development, and opportunities for pro social activities and pro social peer engagement. In this role, JJ Youth Mentor will work closely with youth and families involved with Tarrant County Juvenile Services (TCJS) and other team members. JJ Youth Mentor will also maintain frequent communication with the youth’s probation officer (as necessary) and provide written monthly updates about the youth’s progress and the services they are receiving. JJ Youth Mentor will provide individualized, trauma-informed, culturally, and linguistically competent community-based services to the individuals we serve.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum Education: High School Diploma/GED
• Preferences: Lived experience navigating the juvenile justice system; Bilingual – Spanish; Candidates with unique skill sets with varied educational level preferred
• License/Certifications: Valid Texas Driver’s License
  
  

Why join us:MHMR has proudly served Tarrant and adjacent county residents for over 50 years. As the second largest mental health community center in Texas, we are dedicated to serving adults and children living with mental illness, substance use disorder and intellectual and developmental disabilities and delays and empowering them to improve their lives through an accessible, integrated, comprehensive person-centered system of care.MHMR is a mission-driven organization that fosters a culture of caring for employees and people we serve. Our mission statement isWe Change Lives.

WeCARE

• WeConnectPeople in Our Community
• We ProvideAccessto Services
• We Link People toResources
• WeEmpowerPeople
  
  

Our Values Are Based On The Following Beliefs

• Respect for people who are active in planning their services
• Recovery is a life-long process of better health
• Success as positive outcomes for each person
• Participation of people and their families in the process
• Inclusion in the community through services that promote growth and independence
• Safe, ethical, and cost-effective services
• Best practices in current research in medical, psychosocial and organizational fields
• Collaboration with other organizations for better services
• Compassion, trauma-informed care, and safety practices including suicide safe care.
  
  

Benefits: MHMR offers an excellent benefits package that includes retirement plan with company matching, generous PTO accrual, ten paid holidays, employee assistance programs, wellness programs, and more. MHMR is a participant in the Student Loan Forgiveness Program. We workdiligently to provide excellent benefits to employees and their eligible dependents.

MHMR offers maximum compensation for each position requirements based on candidates’ education, experience, and internal equities of the agency. This practice reduces potential for biases in compensation and assist hires and/or promotions on pay equity in their appropriate position(s) at MHMR.

For a complete Job Description, detailed qualifications and to apply please contact Recruiting@mhmrtc.org

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