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16 people are interested
Mentor Underprivileged Kids
ORGANIZATION: LET IT BE US
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16 people are interested
Goal of the Position: To develop relationships with youth that are involved in the foster care system that will promote positive relationships to increase and decision-making.
Role: The mentor’s role is to support their mentees by:
- Empowering them to resolve current issues and to develop coping strategies for the
- Providing a model for a healthy, trusting relationship through clear communication and setting appropriate
- Acknowledging their strengths, talents and gifts and encouraging them to find ways to use
- Being an active listener and offer support and encouragement when
- Engaging in activities outside of the home to help expose youth to new opportunities and experiences.
- Complete application process, consisting of written application, references, interview, background checks, and volunteer
- Attend monthly supervision/support groups with Program Coordinator
- Maintain confidentiality of participants.
- Clear communication with the family, and Program
- Willingness to provide emotional, social, and practical support within
- Knowledge of one’s boundaries and ability to set limits with
- Recognition that all people have strengths and they need to discover and use
- Valid driver’s license and
- Completed background check and
- 1 year
- 2 - 4 hours a week, evenings and weekends mostly
- Phone contact within
- At the group home
- Various locations in the community as arranged between the mentor and
- A mentor is not to bring a mentee to his/her
- Monthly supervision/training groups provided by the Program
- Individual meetings with Program Coordinator when
- Make a difference in the life of a youth in your
- Learn about yourself, personal growth.
- Give back and contribute to the
- Have fun!
More opportunities with LET IT BE US
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About LET IT BE US
Location:
145 W MAIN ST STE 202, BARRINGTON, IL 60010, US
Mission Statement
Let it Be Us is a nonprofit dedicated to the adoption and education of children within the Illinois foster care system. Funds raised support programs and projects that maximize the prospects of successful adoptions for these children, further the education of the older children that will most likely not be adopted, and make this world a nicer place for them.
Description
Let It Be Us is the only agency in IL that educates people on the foster care system, so they can help recruit families to foster and adopt.
Targeted Recruitment Program - Is child-specific strategy that helps recruit foster, adoptive, and kinship families.
Finding Forever and Foster Families - We recruit foster/adoptive parents for Illinois waiting children by hosting town hall style events allowing individual Adoption Recruiters and Case Workers time to introduce their programs which offer adoption and foster care opportunities.
Heart Gallery of Illinois - We manage the only Heart Gallery in IL that summarizes needs and descriptions for kids waiting to be adopted or placed in foster care.
Mentorship Program - We match trained mentors with children living in group homes. They meet weekly to work on academics, and behavioral, decision-making, and communication skills.
Wednesday’s Children of Illinois (a Let It Be Us Publication) - Written by our Executive Director to share information and educate about the foster care system.
To affect and change policy our Executive director attends Statewide Foster Care Advisory Council and State Wide Foster Care Advisory Council Policy and Legislative Committee
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
145 West Main StreetSuite 202Barrington, IL 60010
DATE POSTED
October 16, 2018
SKILLS
- Child Development
- Child Welfare
- Mentoring
- Math / Science Instruction
- General Education
- Youth Services
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 21
- Orientation or Training
- 1 - 2 hours per week
- Caring adults, good communication and decision-making skills