MENTOR COORDINATOR

JOB SUMMARY: The Seneca County Family & Children First Council is seeking a  a passionate and mission-driven Mentor Coordinator to join our team. This is a full-time position that will support mentor programming. The goal of our programming is to provide support and guidance to youth that advances their social-emotional development and academic progress.

The Mentor Coordinator will recruit mentors and community partnerships for the Seneca Mentoring Youth Links (SMYL) program; supervise SMYL case managers; plan partnership events and match events for participants and supporters; communicate and market SMYL program.

An ideal candidate will have:

• Strong commitment to the values of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion
• Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment, show strong attention to detail, handle logistics, and organize time and priorities
• Ability to provide effective interviewing, assessment, and case management skills
• Ability to form and sustain appropriate child, adult volunteer-based relationships based on positive youth development and volunteer satisfaction
• Ability to build and foster collaborative relationships with staff, mentors, families, and mentees
• Ability to effectively assess and execute the following relational support skills: guiding, supporting, confronting, advising, and/or negotiating
• Demonstrated ability to problem-solve and bring forward innovative practices and suggestions for improvements
• Knowledge of mentorship best practices
• Experience facilitating groups
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to focus on details, collect meaningful data, and draw solid conclusions
• Ability to relate well in multicultural environments

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Schedule, conduct and document enrollment of children and volunteers, including interviews, references, background checks, and completion of any other enrollment processes.
• Review all enrollment and assessments to make recommendations for matches
• Hold information sessions with families and community partners about programming.
• Assist in training for mentors and staff
• Provide child safety education and applied learned child safety and risk management knowledge, policies, and procedures to all aspects of job
• Conduct weekly check-ins, coaching and support for case managers
• Supervise case managers to provide coaching, resources, and information 
• Monitor program data 
• Field and respond to all communication regarding programming
• Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned as necessary.