After School Peer Mentor

Part-time

Salt Lake County

SOUTH SALT LAKE, UTPart-time / Temporary$13.65–14.5/hrPosted 2mo agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation

$13.65–14.5/hr

Location

SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT

Schedule

Part-time / Temporary

Work Authorization

Not specified

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Job overview

Salt Lake County Youth Services seeks After School Peer Mentors to work directly with youth in school settings, providing a safe environment, facilitating enrichment activities such as STEM, arts, character education, healthy living, and college and career exploration, while serving as positive role models and mentors.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Positive Behavior SupportSTEMArts and CultureCharacter EducationHealthy LivingCollege and Career ExplorationMentorshipConflict ResolutionYouth Development

Qualifications

Must Be 15+

Full job description

Job Description

After School Peer Mentors- ASP Temporary Hires

Get to Know Us

Salt Lake County Youth Services provides support to schools and families through Afterschool Programs, Summer Programming, and Parental Support. Our programs are offered on site at schools located in Kearns, Magna, West Valley City, and Millcreek.

Our goals are to keep kids safe, provide healthy adult role models, teach new skills, and give youth confidence in themselves through a variety of enrichment activities. These goals are achieved by working closely with school administration and ensuring our staff are active participants in helping to make positive changes within the communities served.

What You'll Do Here

As an Afterschool Program Peer Mentor your team will work directly with youth from diverse backgrounds in a school setting to provide a safe and healthy environment by:

Being a peer mentor to youth using Positive Behavior Support techniques while assisting with guiding groups of up to 15 youth.
Assist with daily activities based on school day support and enrichment focus areas including STEM, Arts and Culture, Character Education, Healthy Living, and College and Career Exploration resulting in the enrichment of the youth's education and daily life activities.

What We Need from You

Must be at least 15 years of age.

What We Offer

Opportunity to develop skills in youth mentorship, assisting with the facilitation of activities, while providing safe and healthy environments. You will gain invaluable work experience in youth development, conflict resolution, engaging appropriately with youth, youth services programs and local resources, and programming and quality assurance.

Pay: $13.65- $14.50 per hour *

Tier 1 = No experience ($13.65/hr.)

Tier 2 = * Potential increase after 90 days and/or upon completion of up to 10 hours of required trainings / Temp PDP Started.($14.00/hr.)

Tier 3 = * 1+ year experience and upon completion of ALL required trainings / 3 or above on Temp PDP($14.50/hr.)

Schedule: Varies based on location following a school year calendar. School year are afternoons Monday-Thursday for 3+ hours, plus planning, training and prep time for about 15-20 hours a week. Monday -- Thursday 2:00pm -- 5:30pm and Fridays 12:00pm -- 4:00pm, hours may vary depending upon program.

Work Location:

Various schools in Kearns, Magna and West Valley City

This Job Is Ideal for Someone Who Is:

Dependable -- more reliable than spontaneous
People-oriented -- enjoys interacting with people and working on group projects
Adaptable/flexible -- enjoys doing work that requires frequent shifts in direction
Detail-oriented -- would rather focus on the details of work than the bigger picture
High stress tolerance -- thrives in a high-pressure environment
Positive attitude -- ability to move forward during difficult situations and motivate others