Professional Mentor ("Friend")
Friends of the Children – Klamath Basin is looking for passionate, committed, professional mentors, who we call Friends, to support our mission to impact generational change by empowering youth who are facing the greatest obstacles – 12+ years—no matter what. As a Friend, you will nurture long-term relationships from a foundation of love and acceptance through practices that are culturally and trauma-informed. At Friends of the Children, we put children first and use our values to change the way the world views (and treats!) youth facing great barriers.
BASIC FUNCTION:
A Friend works intensively with eight (8) children, ranging from kindergarten through 12th grade, as a positive adult role model to develop a caring, trusting, and sustained relationship with each child. For each child, a Friend will set positive expectations; nurture and promote their strengths, talents, and abilities; help assure physical and emotional well-being; teach life and academic skills; provide enrichment activities; and model responsible behavior. A Friend will fully document activities and participate in an ongoing evaluation process. Friends will work primarily one-on-one with their children. A Friend must also know, understand, honor, and support the organization’s mission, vision, values, principles, and policies, and be able to articulate the organization’s function clearly.