Family Education Supports (FES) Mentor (Bilingual)

Status: Part time (24hrs/week, 0.6 FTE)

Salary Range: $24 to $26 per hour depending on qualifications

Benefits: Life insurance, short-term disability insurance, approximately 80 hours/year of paid time off (0.0644 hours per hour worked), approximately 41 hours/year of ESST (0.033 hours of earned sick and safe time per hour worked), paid holidays as applicable, and regular employer-paid training opportunities. KOM covers 50% of monthly premiums for Minnesota’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) for all employees.

Languages: English and one of the following languages: Pashto, Dari, Karen, or Spanish.

Reports to: Program Director, Asadullah Zazai

Position Description:

The Family Education Supports (FES) Mentor will work collaboratively with a network of educational and social service partners to help refugee youth and their families succeed in achieving long-term goals and overcoming barriers both inside and outside of school using the Check and Connect mentoring model. The FES Mentor will support and monitor personalized interventions and provide academic motivation for youth participants through weekly in-person, one-on-one meetings with students. The Mentor will engage and partner with students’ parents, families, and school administrators to build constructive family-school relationships and promote whole-family wellbeing.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work with K-12 school staff to identify and recruit eligible new arrival youth participants
• Complete intake, assessment, and develop individualized goal plans with students
• Enter student data into multiple databases such as MRIS & Apricot, maintain accurate case files, and complete detailed case notes in a timely manner
• Provide culturally and linguistically relevant mentoring and coaching to assist students’ integration into schools and foster partnerships with students that develop motivation to achieve long-term goals
• Communicate between school staff, parents, and youth to promote parents’ involvement and engagement in school activities, student learning and progress, and address individual student-family concerns
• Identify social, emotional or mental health needs and refer to appropriate resources
• Identify students exiting the K-12 system and refer them to training programs designed to help youth identify post-secondary and career goals
• Support student connection to KOM’s tutoring and social work volunteers/interns
• Support overall KOM organizational goals, including serving walk-in hours and assisting the walk-in clients

Qualifications

Minimum Required

• Work with K-12 school staff to identify and recruit eligible new arrival youth participants
• Complete intake, assessment, and develop individualized goal plans with students
• Enter student data into multiple databases such as MRIS & Apricot, maintain accurate case files, and complete detailed case notes in a timely manner
• Provide culturally and linguistically relevant mentoring and coaching to assist students’ integration into schools and foster partnerships with students that develop motivation to achieve long-term goals
• Communicate between school staff, parents, and youth to promote parents’ involvement and engagement in school activities, student learning and progress, and address individual student-family concerns
• Identify social, emotional or mental health needs and refer to appropriate resources
• Identify students exiting the K-12 system and refer them to training programs designed to help youth identify post-secondary and career goals
• Support student connection to KOM’s tutoring and social work volunteers/interns
• Support overall KOM organizational goals, including serving walk-in hours and assisting the walk-in clients

Preferred

• Work with K-12 school staff to identify and recruit eligible new arrival youth participants
• Complete intake, assessment, and develop individualized goal plans with students
• Enter student data into multiple databases such as MRIS & Apricot, maintain accurate case files, and complete detailed case notes in a timely manner
• Provide culturally and linguistically relevant mentoring and coaching to assist students’ integration into schools and foster partnerships with students that develop motivation to achieve long-term goals
• Communicate between school staff, parents, and youth to promote parents’ involvement and engagement in school activities, student learning and progress, and address individual student-family concerns
• Identify social, emotional or mental health needs and refer to appropriate resources
• Identify students exiting the K-12 system and refer them to training programs designed to help youth identify post-secondary and career goals
• Support student connection to KOM’s tutoring and social work volunteers/interns
• Support overall KOM organizational goals, including serving walk-in hours and assisting the walk-in clients

Normal Work Environment and Schedule:

This position is part-time (24 hours per week) and paid hourly. The FES Mentor will work part-time hours (8:30AM to 5:00PM). Occasional evening, and weekend hours may be required for appointments, meetings, and special events.

Regular travel will be required to off-site education and other partner locations throughout the Twin Cities Metro area where participants are frequenting. Duties outside of one-on-one meetings with clients may be completed at the KOM office or remotely from home. Hybrid work arrangements are subject to change based on KOM’s protocols, the needs of specific roles, and the needs of those that KOM serves.

This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about family education, refugee services, and has the experience needed to lead and support our newly arriving youth.

To Apply:

Email your resume, cover letter, and 3 professional references to humanresources@mnkaren.org.

The Karen Organization is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants and employees will be considered for employment and advancement without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other basis protected by applicable laws. This policy applies to all employment practices and terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to promotions, transfers, compensation, terminations, training, and participation in KOM-sponsored benefits or programs. Employees and applicants should raise any concerns they might have regarding possible discrimination or harassment with KOM’s Executive Director.