Youth Center Mentor

Submitted by Tim Huffman on Fri, 08/05/2011 - 10:55am

LOCATION

625 W. Mckinley Dr.
Phoenix, AZ 85003
See map: Google Maps

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Fingerprint/background clearance is required.
Training required which may significantly delay start of service hours or which needs to be completed prior to the start of the semester.

2 hour training session will be given and a copy of intern's drivers license will be needed for background checks. 

SCHEDULE OPTIONS

Semester availability

Fall
Spring
Summer

Service hours

Afternoon
Evening
Weekend

Available days/hours

We will work with the intern's schedule.  The majority of the hours will be performed on the weekends, Saturday 10am to 5pm.  Sundays schedule is currently open right now.  Some weekday evenings might be open, depending on the intern and our volunteers.

REQUIRED/DESIRED SKILLS

Goal setting

Leadership training

 

CATEGORIES

Education
Mentoring
Social Services
Youth (direct interaction)
Youth IV: 14-18 years (high school)
Youth V: 18-22 years (young adult)

COMMUNITY PARTNER

Stand Up for Kids

ABOUT THE INTERNSHIP

Duties

Youth center mentors will have direct contact with homeless and at risk youth.  Mentors will work directly with StandUp leadership to create a community and individual programs to help the homeless and at risk youth.  At the beginning mentors will help brainstorm and create a roadmap for the homeless and at risk youth.  Volunteers mentors and intern mentors will then be responsible for implementing these programs.  This can include small group sessions to build trust, progress reports, positive reward systems. 

Population served

We would help children very young as 10, but our average age range of our population is 18 to 21. 

Community need/impact

Much needed mentorship of homeless and at risk youth will gained from this internship.  It is a chance to design a program and implement it right away to see what works and what does not. 

Intern mentors will gain direct experience of brainstorming a "roadmap of progress" for the homeless and at risk youth population.  Mentors will then be able to work directly, on a small group scale or an individual scale with the youth to see what worked and what did not.   

The Youth Center provides homeless youth with the following:

  • A safe environment to rest
  • The place to make meaningful relationships with caring adults
  • Referral services for available programs throughout the community
  • Meals and snacks
  • Telephone messages and mail service
  • Hygiene products
  • Job referral service
  • Apartment finding service (and assistance with furnishing an apartment)
  • Identification services (Birth Certificates, Social Security Cards, and etc.
  • Educational assistance (books, transportation passes, etc.)
  • Internet services for education instruction
  • Counseling referral service
  • Learn Independent Living Skills to get ready for an apartment
  • A place for kids to receive ongoing training