Youth Coach (mentor) - Ontario
Part-timeChildren's Home of Wyoming Conference
Geneva, NYPart-time$20–22/hrSeen 2 days agoSeen in employer's feed 2 days ago
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Job overview
The Youth Coach works on the Youth Empowerment and Support team, providing one-on-one mentorship to at-risk youth. The role focuses on building strengths, setting achievable goals, supporting independent life skills, and strengthening connections to school, family, and community. Coaches also help youth access services and opportunities, build supportive networks, and navigate challenges while considering local communities and social determinants of health.
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Full job description
Geneva, NY, USA | Hourly | 20-22 per hour | Part Time
Serving with Compassion, Creativity, and Consistency.
$20-22 an hourPart Time - 20-25 hours a week
Position Summary: The Youth Coach works as a member of the Youth Empowerment and Support (YES) team to work with the at-risk youth. They provide one-on-one mentorship, focusing on building the youth's strengths, fostering attachments to school, community, and family, and creating achievable goals. Coaches help youth develop independent life skills, connect them to mental health services, substance abuse treatment, employment opportunities, and pro-social activities, while fostering supportive networks. Familiar with the communities they serve, Youth Coaches understand how Social Determinants of Health impact quality-of-life outcomes and risks, ensuring their support is both relevant and effective.
Responsibilities:
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Provide one-on-one mentorship to at-risk youth, focusing on reducing the risk of out-of-home placement
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Work collaboratively with youth and families to identify strengths, set achievable goals, and strengthen connections to school, community, and family.
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Support youth in developing independent life skills and building natural support networks.
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Facilitate access to community-based resources, including mental health services, substance abuse treatment, employment opportunities, and pro- social activities.
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Leverage familiarity with local communities to ensure services are relevant, culturally sensitive and address Social Determinants of Health.
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Act as a positive role model and advocate, helping youth navigate challenges and improve their quality of life.
Requirements
Education:
- High School Diploma/GED required
Experience:
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1+ year experience in child welfare, juvenile justice, or community engagement services strongly preferred
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Driver's License and ability to maintain insurability throughout employment required
Benefits
Benefits available to all staff:
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Student Loan and Tuition Reimbursement
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Employee Assistance Program
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Employee Discounts at the Southern Tier Community Center
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Opportunities for Professional Development
Full Time Benefits:
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Agency-Paid CEUs, License Prep Course, and License Exam
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403(b) with 6% employer contribution
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PTO plus 9 paid holidays
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Childcare Reimbursement
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Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance (with HSA/FSA Accounts)
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Life Insurance
EEO Statement: Children's Home is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.
How this job compares
Set against the 357 open Mentor jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$20–22/hr
- New York median$19–21/hr32 hourly ranges
- US median$20–21/hr81 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $21/hr, is 5% above the New York median midpoint ($20/hr) — in the middle half of Mentor hourly ranges in New York.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 56 open Mentor jobs in New York and 357 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in New York
- Children's Home of Wyoming Conference (this employer)5 open
- Comunilife5 open
- Adams and Associates3 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Mentor postings that state a minimum ask for (median 6 years, across 223 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 221 of the 357 open Mentor jobs (62%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 31, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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