Job Title FTE
Youth Amig@s Mentor 3-10 hours/week (one semester commitment)
Reports To
Youth Amig@s Coordinator
Position Description
The Youth Amig@s Mentors provides ongoing support to 5-15 Youth Amig@s. By utilizing a culturally appropriate leadership development curriculum the intern trains Latin@ youth to serve as peer educators (community leaders). The Youth Amig@s Mentor will work to ensure that the following objectives are met:
- Increased knowledge of peer education and its impact on Latin@ youth.
- Increased knowledge of healthy relationships and domestic violence.
- Support of young Latin@s in developing strategies to learn how to live without violence.
- Enhancement of personal development in youth and increased youth support networks.
Responsibilities
- Understand, practice and promote the vision, mission, and values of the organization.
- Strategic recruitment to ensure that participants are committed to becoming peer educators.
- Lead and implement youth Amig@s peer education training and workshop activities.
- Helps facilitate weekly training sessions for youth Amig@s peer educators.
- Act as a point of contact for communication with youth Amig@s.
- Participate in a reflective practice during the span of the internship.
- Seek out and develop partnerships with possible workshop sites and site coordinators.
- Support and guide Amig@s in preparation for youth led community action projects including: PSAs, the Youth Leadership Conference, and workshop presentations to other youth groups.
- Maintain accurate records of participant demographics and provide timely statistical and activity reports for purposes of planning and outcome reporting.
- Survey Amig@s quarterly to assess effectiveness and staff regularly to assess needs.
- Develop youth Amig@s recognition activities and celebrations
- Willingness to support in other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Combination of education and experience in youth studies, youth development or a similar field.
- Experience working in/with Latin@ community preferred.
- Public speaking and group training experience preferred.
- Have an ability to calmly handle high-pressure situations and manage conflict between youth.
- Have a demonstrated capacity to conduct training or previous experience teaching in urban settings.
- Self-starter with ability to manage multiple priorities to ensure meeting deadlines.
- Bi-lingual in Spanish and English (Highly encouraged); Bi-cultural experiences (Highly encouraged)
- Ability to travel to various locations and work evenings and some weekend events as needed.
Inquiries and Applications
Please fill out our volunteer application at https://casadeesperanza.org/en/get-involved/volunteer/ . For questions, contact volunteers@casadeesperanza.org
