Position: Re-entry Peer Mentor
Department: Mission Services
Reports to: Re-entry Lead Peer Mentor
Status: Non-Exempt
Goodwill Keystone Area is committed to creating a culture of belonging where all people feel respected and valued. This is because we celebrate the diversity of thought, the richness of the human experience and the desire to reflect the communities we serve.
Summary
The Re-entry Peer Mentor will work one-on-one with First Step Act/reSTARt program participants to build trust, provide motivation, and offer guidance on decision-making, job searching, and building social capital. Additionally, Re-entry Peer Mentors will work with participants to learn crucial life skills to support them in becoming self-sufficient, responsible, and productive community members.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide support to participants regarding work-related issues as a part of the participant's reentry plan.
- Connect program participants to community resources and assist them in building natural supports.
- Meet with program participants at least two times a month as mutually agreed upon by the Peer Mentor and participant which aligns with established program procedures.
- Provide the participant with support and guidance in the areas of employment, education and life skills.
- Attend quarterly Peer Mentoring events scheduled by Goodwill Keystone Area.
- Serve as a role model of positive behavior
- Serve as an advocate for the interests, needs, and rights of the participant.
- Serve as a liaison for participant feedback to the lead mentor and service navigator.
- Meet regularly with the lead mentor and service navigator to provide updates.
- Maintain confidentiality of the participant and maintain appropriate and professional relationships with the participant.
- Coordinate positive social and educational activities for the participant.
- Ensures that information and files are maintained in hard copy and a digitized files in accordance with the FSA grant requirements. Timely completion of all reporting is also required for grant compliance.
- Thorough knowledge of principles of reentry and Peer Mentoring and all grant requirements and regulations.
- Promotes an environment of workplace safety. Ensures that duties are performed in a safe manner and safety requirements are adhered to.
- Communicates progress, problems, and concerns to the Re-entry Lead Peer Mentor.
Positions Supervised
None