Job Description

DRAGONFLY TRANSITIONS IS HIRING FOR A NIGHT MENTOR POSITION IN KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON!

Dragonfly Transitions looks for bright, self-confident, and motivated people to be mentors and role models for young adults in transition to healthy living. Mentors serve as role models and support students in their quest for independent living skills, personal growth and emotional maturation.

Dragonfly Transitions program emphasizes independent living, individual, group and family therapy, substance abuse and mental health counseling, and experiential learning. The purpose of the Mentor position is to provide supervision, education through experience, and leadership to program participants.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide overnight supervision and support to Dragonfly Transitions students.
• Verify that students are present at curfew and check throughout the night (all buildings) that they have remained in their rooms and are accounted for.
• Provide 1:1 support if a student needs to talk.
• Contact the "on call" staff if there is a crisis or extra guidance is needed.
• Work with mentors and the clinical team to understand individual student's treatment plan and program expectations.
• Participate and direct daily program components including supervising daily living tasks and holding boundaries around program expectations, i.e. curfew, quiet time, and chores.
• Provide supervision, leadership, and role modeling for students.
• Attend staff meetings a minimum of once per month.
• Make sure all facilities and vehicles are locked and secure for the night.
• Cleaning duties in the staff offices.
• Other special duties/projects as assigned.
• Maintain confidentiality of student records, following HIPAA and organizational guidelines.
• Oversee logistics while holding the "big picture" of the program.
• Undertake physical aspects of the program including, hiking, backpacking, building shelters, cooking, etc, while on overnight trips and/or weekend activities.
• Ensure safety by supervising students and working with other staff while being accountable for Dragonfly's policies and procedures.
• Facilitate planning sessions with the staff team and mentor team as needed.
• Take primary responsibility for ensuring high quality of the student's experiences.
• Drive up to a 12 passenger van with trailer.
• Represent Dragonfly to students, parents, educational consultants, and the public at large.
• Collaborate as needed with leadership team around itineraries, participant screening, staffing decision, logistics, and significant program related business (i.e. early departures, medical opinions, etc.)
• Accomplish all tasks as appropriate.
• Be available to step in for other mentors and staff members as needed so students and parents receive the best service possible.

ORGANIZATIONAL CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Accountability - Accepts personal responsibility for and meets established standards for the quality, quantity, resource management, and timeliness of work. Maintains a positive attitude, regular attendance, punctuality, and demonstrates integrity and honesty. Acknowledges and corrects mistakes.
• Civility - Demonstrates respect for others, open-mindedness, generosity of spirit, and a concern for the common good.
• Communication - Communicates in a clear and concise way both verbally and in writing. Demonstrates the ability to convey ideas, thoughts, issues, and information in any required context; be it one-on-one, small group, large group, presentations, or written format.
• Judgment - Bases decisions and actions on sound reasoning with careful consideration given to outcomes in support of organizational goals and priorities.
• Innovation/Initiative/Problem Solving - Actively seeks to identify areas for personal and organizational change toward increased effectiveness, productivity, and service.
• Safety - Performs assigned work in a safe manner at all times. Responds effectively to safety and health emergencies.
• Teamwork - Values and cooperates with all team members. Promotes a friendly climate, good morale and cooperative team relationships.
• Job Knowledge - Currently possesses and/or accepts personal responsibility for increasing job knowledge and developing new skills/abilities that contribute to increased effectiveness, proficiency, and service.

QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION AND LICENSURE

High School diploma required, Bachelor's Degree or relevant life experience preferred.

Knowledge of farm operation and farm animals a plus, but not required.

Knowledge of negative patterns and thinking errors typically found among young adults struggling with mental health issues. Ability to interact with participants productively and professionally, to grasp "windows" of opportunity, to teach life skills and self-awareness concepts.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents. Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.

OFFICE AND COMPUTER SKILLS

Ability to use email, internet search engines, word processing software, and office equipment such as printer, scanner, fax, and copier.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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