Full Time Mentor
Company: Police Athletic League
Location: Brooklyn
Posted on: July 15, 2025
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Job Description:
Position Title: Full –Time Mentor Department: Juvenile
Justice-Mentoring & Advocacy Program (MAAP)Reports To: MAAP Program
Supervisor Job Summary: The MAAP Mentor is responsible for working
with high risk youth throughout the borough of Brooklyn between the
ages of 12 to 21. Mentors are responsible for providing individual
mentoring, case management and advocacy for youth on their
respective caseloads. Mentors should be familiar with issues facing
inner-city high-risk youth. Mentors must also be familiar and
comfortable traveling and connecting to social, recreation and
youth resource supports throughout Brooklyn as well as in the
Brooklyn neighborhoods where their mentees reside. He/she will be
tasked with creating individualized goals plans and providing
direction and support to youth around completion of those goals.
Mentor will attend school and program meetings as necessary to
advocate for youth. Mentors will make referrals and provide
monitoring for outside services when needed. Mentor will engage in
social activities with youth, with the goal of creating a strong
mentor/mentee relationship in order to accomplish aforementioned
tasks. Mentors will also be responsible for crisis intervention and
more intensive case work and mentoring for high-risk cases. All
Mentor activities will be under the direction of the MAAP Social
Worker and Program Supervisor. *COVER LETTER IS REQUIRED* Major
Duties & Responsibilities: 1. Carry an assigned active caseload of
5 high risk youth, referred by DYFJ at all times.2. Develop strong
rapport with all youth on caseload based on a strength based
perspective.3. Conduct intake and clinical assessment of assigned
youth, in conjunction with program social worker.4. Develop,
alongside youth, individualized success plans, which include goals,
ideas, dreams and aspirations for each youth on caseload.5. Offer
one to one mentoring support to help youth develop sustainable
relationships with family, peers, school and community. Home and
school visits required.6. Responsible for obtaining ongoing school
and medical records for youth on caseload.7. Provide mentoring
services with intensive supervision and 24/7 crisis intervention
for youth on caseload.8. Work with youth and family to safely and
successfully address issues of conflict and stress within the
family and home environment.9. Assist youth and family to fully
understand and adhere to all court ordered obligations, conditions
of probation or aftercare.10. Appear at court hearings and at
probation or aftercare meetings to support youth, and help to
articulate efforts, progress and obstacles encountered in pursuing
identified goals and adhering to required conditions.11. Provide
direct engagement with youth around pro-social activities and
family engagement activities and supports.12. Provide and/or
connect youth to services that will increase youth engagement in
education, employment, community service as well as improve their
overall social and emotional
Keywords: Police Athletic League, Lower Merion , Full Time Mentor, Social Services , Brooklyn, Pennsylvania
