Mentor Jobs in Alabama

Classification Title Information Position Title Working Warhawk II - Research & Creative Activity (RCA) Peer Mentor in Training Job Description Preferred Qualifications Posting Text Department Experiential Education and Engagement Number of Vacancies Job Open Date 10/11/2024 Job Close Date Special Instructions to Applicants You are strongly encouraged to schedule an On-Campus Job Search Assistance appointment with the AUM Career Development Center before applying. Visit Handshake for available appointment dates/times. This posting requires a resume to complete the application. Students can request resume review assistance by sending .doc or .pdf resume documents to ********************. Please upload your current or upcoming class schedule to the section titled, "Student Schedule". Please upload statement of approved research/creative activity with faculty to the section titled, "Letter(s) of Reference/Recommendation". Research and Creative Activity Peer Mentors in Training are undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in learning more about and working on research and/or creative activity projects under the direction of a faculty member and with an RCA peer mentor. Duties and Responsibilities: * Work with faculty and RCA peer mentor on a research/creative activity project outside of a course * Clock in and out when working (20 hours per week maximum inclusive of all AUM positions). * Commit to present work at a future Research and Creative Activity event. * Model appropriate behavior and maintain confidentiality (FERPA, Title IX). * Keep communication open with professor and mentor. * Complete assessments or surveys as requested. * Complete training and attend all scheduled meetings. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: * Dedicated to learning about research and/or creative activity projects. * Dedicated to helping others succeed * Confident in your ability to lead * Comfortable leading group discussions Qualifications and Requirements * Undergraduate students may apply. * Have a minimum 2.5 GPA. * A faculty recommendation: ********************************************************* * Statement of approved research/creative activity with faculty (500 words or less) * Upon completion of the project, be willing to serve as an RCA peer mentor. * Present research and/or creative activity project at a future event. Quick Link ************************************** Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). * * Describe your experience related to this position. (Open Ended Question)

Job Classification: Therapeutic Mentor The Therapeutic Mentor is a direct service provider that provides support, coaching, and training in age-appropriate behaviors and skills for children/adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance as assigned by supervisor in Jefferson, Blount or St. Clair Counties. Supervised By: Children's Clinical Director Division: Children's Services Normal Work Hours/Days: Part-time, up to 20 hours/week PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS: Provide scripted training to youth on social and emotional skill building. Properly assess need and devise individualized care plan for each client. Effectively implement written care plans to meet client goals and objectives. Develop and maintain adequately detailed and accurate client records via electronic health record. Provide accurate documentation in debriefing for weekly and monthly reports/meetings as stipulated by program demands. Perform all administrative duties as required. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum of a high school diploma or GED equivalent. Preference for a person with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Social Work or Human/Behavioral Sciences-related field from an accredited university. One year of experience working with children/adolescents with a serious emotional disturbance and their families is preferred. Valid Alabama driver's license and driving record acceptable to agency automobile insurance carrier for inclusion on agency policy. Suitable automobile to permit the required travel. Must show and maintain car insurance equal to or in excess of the State of Alabama standards for automobile insurance coverage. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: Knowledge of special needs and behavioral characteristics of severely emotionally/behaviorally disturbed children. Knowledge of the rules and regulations governing the human services provider agencies in the catchment area. Knowledge of the legal and ethical issues relative to maintaining consumer confidentiality. Ability to communicate effectively with a multi-disciplinary team. Ability and willingness to document activities and maintain records in an electronic medical record system within a required designated time period as stipulated by supervisors. Demonstrates skills in interpersonal relationships and dynamics. Considerable written and expressive communication skills.

Details Information Requisition Number S4326P Home Org Name StudentCounselingPsychologicalScvs Division Name Student Affairs Position Title Student Counselor Job Class Code AE03A/B/C Appointment Status Full-time Part-time FTE Limited Term No Limited Term Length Job Summary Student Counseling & Psychological Services at Auburn University seeks candidates for the position of Student Counselor. The Counselor is responsible for providing counseling and psychological services for students with mental health issues and providing information regarding mental health services and programs. This is a full-time, on-site position, operating on a standard five-day work schedule. Essential Functions * Providing counseling to students, including individual therapy, group therapy, family consultations, and crisis referral. * Documenting, reporting, and maintaining confidential records and information from counseling-related services including individual therapy, group therapy, family consultations, and crisis referral. * Evaluating and developing comprehensive treatment plans for individuals including assessment, diagnosis, coordinating treatment with other professionals, and providing community referrals when indicated. * Clinically supervising graduate practicum students; may clinically supervise unlicensed senior staff clinicians. * Planning, developing, and presenting outreach presentations, workshop programs, and educational seminars related to mental health issues and available services to students, staff, faculty, and other campus stakeholders. Why Work at Auburn? * Life-Changing Impact: Our work changes lives through research, instruction, and outreach, making a lasting impact on our students, our communities, and the world. * Culture of Excellence: We are committed to leveraging our strengths, resources, collaboration, and innovation as a top employer in higher education. * We're Here for You: Auburn offers generous benefits, educational opportunities, and a culture of support and work/life balance. * Sweet Home Alabama: The Auburn/Opelika area offers southern charm, vibrant downtown scenes, top-ranked schools, and easy access to Atlanta, Birmingham, and the Gulf of Mexico beaches. * A Place for Everyone: Auburn is committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, and students are welcomed, valued, respected, and engaged. Ready to lead and shape the future of higher education? Apply today! War Eagle! Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications Master's degree from an accredited institution in Education, Counseling, or relevant field. Level I - Master's degree Level II - Master's degree plus 2 years of experience in providing counseling and psychological services. Level III - Master's degree plus 4 years of experience in providing counseling and psychological services. License and Certification Requirements: * For social workers, must hold Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) by date of hire. * Licensure as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in the state of Alabama is required within 24 months of hire. * For counselors, must hold Associate Licensed Counselor (ALC) by date of hire. * Licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Alabama is required within 24 months of hire. Minimum Skills, License, and Certifications Minimum Skills and Abilities * Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders. Minimum Technology Skills Minimum License and Certifications * For social workers, must hold Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) by date of hire. * Licensure as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) in the state of Alabama is required within 24 months of hire. * For counselors, must hold Associate Licensed Counselor (ALC) by date of hire. * Licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in the state of Alabama is required within 24 months of hire. Desired Qualifications Desired Qualifications * Additional years of experience in providing counseling and psychological services to a college student population. Posting Detail Information Salary Range $40,930-$77,930 Job Category Student Affairs Working Hours if Non-Traditional Monday-Friday 8 am-5 pm City position is located in: Auburn State position is located: Alabama List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position Posting Date 03/18/2025 Closing Date Equal Opportunity Compliance Statement It is our policy to provide equal employment and education opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other classification protected by applicable law. The Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance (EOC) strives to ensure an inclusive and equitable working, living, and learning environment for members of the Auburn University community. Please visit their website to learn more. Special Instructions to Applicants Quick Link for Internal Postings ******************************************* Documents Needed to Apply Required Documents * Resume * Cover Letter Optional Documents Supplemental Questions Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). * * Please tell us how you first heard about this opportunity. (Open Ended Question) * * Please select the answer that best describes your current employment relationship with Auburn University: * Current full-time Auburn or AUM employee within probationary period * Current full-time Auburn or AUM employee outside of probationary period * Current part-time Auburn or AUM employee * Not an Auburn or AUM employee * * Do you have a Master's degree or higher in Education, Counseling, or a related field? * Yes * No * * Have you obtained certification as an Associate Licensed Counselor (ALC) or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW)? * Yes * No

The Certified Peer Support-Youth (CPS-Y) role is to provide intentional, authentic support to youth consumers with emotional, physical, behavioral, and/or mental health challenges. The skilled unrelenting focus of the CPS-Y is using his/her life experience with a serious emotion disturbance and specialize training to promote recovery and resiliency. Primary Functions: * Provide authentic and purposeful support to promote youth and family recovery. * The services are geared toward promoting self-empowerment of the youth, enhancing community living skills, and developing/enhancing natural supports. * Provide resources and educational materials to help assist youth with understanding services, options, and treatment expectations, as well assistance with developing wellness tools and coping skills. * Facilitating and creating advocacy, balance, and cohesion between the youth/family served, professionals (including CPS-Ps who may be supporting the family), and other supporting partners. * Deliver intentional support activities that build on the strengths and resiliency traits of parent/primary caregiver * Collaborate with agency staff internally and representatives from community-based organizations and child-serving systems in providing support to families receiving services. COMPETENCIES * Must possess a strong commitment to assisting parent or care giver of a young person with emotional, physical, behavioral, and/or mental health challenge. * Successfully complete the Department of Mental Health certifications and trainings. * Must be able to comprehend and maintain program standards. * Must possess professional verbal and written communication skills. * Must be able to interact with children and families in a respectful and sensitive manner. * Must be able to work within the Organization to effectively serve the needs of the consumers. * Must be knowledgeable in cultural diversity and be able to work well with multi-problem families. * Must possess competent computer skills. ESSENTIAL SKILLS REQUIRED: All six of the following meta-skills competencies listed below should be reliably and consistently demonstrated in every interaction with the parent.: Peer-based relationships: * Must be able to introduce yourself to the consumer and community partners and explain your role as a CPS-Y. * Ability to establish peer-based relationships by using strategic self-disclosure to build connection based on understanding the consumer's experience. * Ability to build a strong sense of connection based in equality, common respect, and mutuality. * Ability to demonstrate active listening skills, empathetic responses and validate the youth's experience. * Must be able to use person-first and strength-based language in every interaction with consumer and those working with the consumer. Encourage Growth as a Peer: * Ability to create conditions for youth to make decisions that are best for their life and determine their course of action. * Ability to estimate right fit and match of support and follow through on a varied range of support activities. * Support others to understand and appreciate the youth's positions. * Understand the youth's position, interests and preferences and actively support them. Actively Accept: * Continually work to ensure the youth feels empowered and confident in their own decision-making ability. * Ability to extract functional strengths from the consumer's story and share them with family and other team members. * Ability to actively accept youth's decisions and communicate a sense of acceptance even when you disagree. * Ability to manage personal bias and disagreement so it does not interfere with the support relationship. Respect throughout the relationship * Ability to communicate a sense of respect that youth's voice matters and deserves to be heard. * Ability to identify, extract and utilize the youth's functional strengths and family culture to develop individualized support plans. * Ability to communicate a sense of cultural humility in connecting with each consumer. * Ability to identify unmet needs as a key to establishing understanding. * Ability to assist youths in reflecting on their own journey and encourage empowerment. * Ability to model a relational stance of respect and acceptance in all interactions with and about youths. Link with Others in Collaboration & Problem Solving: * Build collaborative partnerships with others demonstrating a non-adversarial advocacy approach. * Participate as needed in team meetings. * Connect youth with other youth with similar life experiences to reduce isolation, shame and blame and increase natural supports. * Ability to model a strength-based approach and utilize collaborative problem-solving techniques with others. * Utilize consumer strengths and resiliency traits in problem solving and brainstorming solutions. * Ability to recognize strengths of collaborative partners. Suspend and Interrupt Bias & Blame * Strategically use own life experiences to empower others to suspend their own bias about youth. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBLITIES * Ensure that all assigned duties are implemented according to IRBH and DMH policies and procedures. * Ensure all safety, fire prevention, and health measures are followed while on duty. * Meet or exceed productivity requirements of 40 billable hours per month. * Maintain a minimum case load of no less than 10 families, but no more than 30 in the first year. After one year, a minimum of 20, but no more than 50 families. * Work in conjunction with paraprofessionals and professional staff. * Establish and maintain supportive relationships, observing professional boundaries. * Follow the DMH/DD standards for provision of services. * Ensure that agency vehicles have pre-trip inspections, monthly maintenance checks, and provide report documentation to supervisor and Facilities Manager. * If a company vehicle is not available utilize personal vehicle to accomplish work related duties. Indian Rivers will reimburse mileage. * Ensure client charts are up to date and accurate. * Attend staffings and team meetings as assigned. * Ensure safety of consumers, preserving basic human and legal rights. * Demonstrate appropriate and ethical behavior at all times. * Demonstrate a positive attitude toward work and the completion of work assignments. * Address any consumer concerns to the Supervisor or Program Manager. * Provide all necessary data as required by the center and the state. * Maintain communication and awareness of current Organization events by reading memos, emails, bulletin boards, and communication logs and respond in a timely manner. * Work independently to complete assigned tasks accurately and in a timely manner with minimum supervision. * Support Organizational Code of Conduct, Standards Compliance, HIPAA, and Security Programs by ensuring job tasks are performed in a legal and ethical manner, assessing the work area for non-compliance and notifying the supervisor, manager, Executive Director or designee as appropriate, and maintaining training requirements and understanding that training is a required condition of employment. * Maintain the confidential nature of all consumer and Organization related activities by not divulging information outside the facility, discussing information within the facility on a need-to-know basis, acknowledging policy annually by signing confidentiality statement, and by referring media and general inquiries to the Executive Director. * Adhere to attendance and punctuality policy by allowing adequate time to arrive, clock-in and assume responsibilities at designated time, adhering to meal and break times and making timely requests for annual leave and reporting the need for sick leave in accordance with policy. * Comply with all standards related to safety and health by maintaining current TB Test, CPR/First Aid, CPI, and by reporting infections and on-the-job injuries in accordance with policy. * Provide accurate documentation of billable time and service reports in a timely manner. * All other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Supervisor or Clinical Director MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE REQUIRED * Minimum of High School Diploma or G.E.D. required. * Must be at least 21 years of age. * Must have the capacity to work flexible hours, including evenings/weekends based on the needs of our clients. * The CPS-Y is an individual who has personal experience with children's mental health, who is willing to share his/her personal experiences, and articulates an understanding of recovery, with the ability to assist other individuals in their own recovery process. * Must satisfactorily complete all assigned DMH and IRBH trainings and requirements, within the expected time frames. * Current Alabama driver's license and good driving record as defined by Indian Rivers' policy, as well as reliable transportation and proof of automobile insurance. * Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English. WORKING CONDITIONS, HIPAA, OTHER GUIDELINES Job Specifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each primary duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform the essential functions. HIPAA: Must be knowledgeable of and abide by HIPAA regulations regarding protected health information as defined by HIPAA and IRBH. Minimally accesses verbal, written, and /or electronic PHI, usually incidentally to an approved use and /or disclosure as pertains to consumer's financial, demographic, and/or clinical data. Working Conditions: Works in general office environment and in homes, schools, and community settings; may require long hours. Must have the use of sensory skills to effectively communicate and interact with other employees and the public using the telephone and personal contact. Physical capability to effectively use and operate various items of office related equipment, such as, but not limited to, computer, copier, multi-line phone and fax machine. Some risk involved in the event of aggressive/out-of-control consumers. Must possess a valid Alabama driver's license. Physical Requirements: The Physical Requirements described herein are representative of those which must be met by an employee to successfully perform the primary functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified, to perform essential functions. Physical presence onsite is essential. Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range. Able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation. Indian Rivers is an Equal Opportunity Employer This Employer participates in E-Verify

Responsibilities Primary Job Functions: General Responsibilities Provides support to youth by building trusting relationships Supports, coaches and trains youth in age-appropriate behaviors Supports, coaches and trains youth to demonstrate problem-solving and conflict resolution skills Offers support and guidance to youth as they receive services Participates in one-on-one meetings or treatment team meetings to discuss ideas, difficulties, suggestions, and expectations Provides social interaction, both individually and as a group, to develop social and recreational skills and to help participants develop insight into their mental illness Promotes recovery-oriented skills to help achieve goals created in the treatment plan Connects youth and young adults to community supports, natural supports and additional programs Assist participants in developing empowerment skills through self-advocacy and advocates on behalf of participant when needed Acts as a resource and safe person for youth to approach with questions, concerns and accomplishments Plans and conducts peer support groups focusing on topics related to recovery Other tasks as assigned by supervisor Clinical Record Keeping Documents in a timely fashion per AltaPointe policy Documents legibly and in a clear and concise manner Documents individualized participant responses to services provided Supervision and Consultation Seeks supervision and consultation as needed Accepts and employs suggestions for improvement Actively works to enhance skills Attends and participates in staff meetings as required Courteous and respectful attitudes towards participants, visitors and co-workers: Treats participants with care, dignity and compassion Respects participant's privacy and confidentiality Is pleasant and cooperative with others Assists participants and visitors as needed Personal values don't inhibit ability to relate and care for others Is sensitive to the participant's needs, expectations and individual differences Is gentle and calm with participants and families Administrative and Other Related Duties as Assigned: Actively participates in Performance Improvement activities Actively participates in AltaPointe committees as required Completes assigned tasks in a timely manner Follows AltaPointe policies and procedures Attends appropriate in-services training and other workshops Qualifications High school diploma or its equivalent; a valid, verifiable driver's license, a good driving record, reliable transportation and verifiable vehicle liability insurance; ability to work flexible hours including evening and weekend hours; ability to attend DMH-approved Therapeutic Mentor training for certification; knowledge of youth/young adult specific competencies, outlined below, to be attained within six (6) months of employment: Knowledge of psychiatric disorders in the youth/young adult population Knowledge of cultural diversity Knowledge of the Alabama Department of Mental Health and Medicaid standards Knowledge of behavior management, crisis intervention, as well as non-violent crisis intervention practices. Knowledge of a recovery-oriented treatment approach Ability to communicate effectively with multi-disciplinary team Ability to connect to youth/young adults and share skills and knowledge with others