Employment Opportunities

Check & Connect Mentor

Job Description

Healthy Communities Partnership has an opening for a Check & Connect Mentor.  This position will be 35-40 hours per week during the school year (mid-August through mid-June) with limited summer hours if desired.  Check & Connect Mentors build relationships with their assigned students, have a long-term commitment to these students, and work with persistence to support students through working with the kids, their parents, and schools.  Interested applicants should submit resume to Karen Johnston; kjohnston@hcpfranklinpa.org or by mail to 1035 Wayne Avenue, Suite E, Chambersburg, PA 17201. 

Minimum qualifications:                                                                                   

• Bachelors degree

• experience in human services or education field

• experience working with youth in upper elementary, middle, or high school ages

• experience in a school setting preferred

Knowledge of:

• educational system and attendance laws

• child and adolescent mental health

• motivational techniques

Skills in:

• working with and engaging students

• assisting students with goal-setting and decision-making skills

• accessing local resources

• communicating with teachers and school staff

• working with and engaging parents

Additional responsibilities include:

• making a two-year commitment with assigned students

• interacting with a variety of ages (4th-9th grades)

• using the Check & Connect model to engage students and work on goal-setting while approving attendance and school engagement, as well as academic performance and behavior

• assisting in data collection and analysis

• provide other programs for HCP as needed

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