Outreach Mentor - Santa Maria Job at Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County
Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County Santa Maria, CA 93458
Why join our countywide agency?
- Because each day we are making a difference in our community, and because we have a positive, employee- and client-centered work culture.
- We pay competitive rates and offer a strong benefits package that includes generous vacation, sick leave and holiday pay, employer-paid medical insurance, a free subscription to the meditation/sleep app Calm, and much more!
- We offer continuous employee education and development and paid clinical supervision.
- We work with our staff to offer flexibility whenever possible.
We look forward to you joining our team at FSA of Santa Barbara County!
The Position:
The Outreach Mentor (OM) delivers prevention services for at-risk students. Approximately half of the OM’s time is spent providing prevention services to individuals and small groups of students, and the remainder of the time is spent providing prevention services to the school as a whole. There are currently multiple full-time OM positions available.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide individual students and groups of students with support, education, and advocacy to prevent problems such as antisocial behavior and substance abuse, and to promote student self-esteem, decision-making skills, communication skills, social relationships, and a sense of personal responsibility.
- Maintain a knowledge of school and community resources, make appropriate community and school-based referrals, and conduct follow-up.
- Apply knowledge of prevention programs to enhance protective factors against risks, such as: gang involvement, drug abuse, suicide, dropout, etc.
- Assist in acute interventions for students in crisis.
- Maintain program records in an organized, readily accessible fashion; produce required reports as needed.
- Collect data and input into program data systems, including Vertical Change.
Job Type: Full-time
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