A mentor and support partner is someone who can help a young adult with minimal verbal speech, to access communication through typing and computer aided communication. The person is there to support, assess, pick up on non verbal body language as well as support the young adult in any way necessary so he can express himself. The person applying for this position needs to understand behavior, underlying reasons why individuals with limited speech may have disruptive behaviors.

This requires very specific skill sets, mindset and most of all emotional intelligence.

The young man you will be supporting is a twenty two year old college student. He lives in the South Bay.

We are seeking a well rounded, smart, emotionally intelligent therapist/mentor partner with the following skills:

• Patience
• Abundance of kindness and compassion
• Self awareness
• Trustworthy and prides themself on their positive value system
• Emotionally mature and aware of own emotions and self managing them
• Can handle college level curriculum to support young adults’ academic studies
• Loves to connect/ be social /comfortable around college campus/dorm and social events
• Savvy and aware of surroundings and open to and aware of non verbal body language
• Capacity to take others perspectives
• Open minded
• Able to join in fun activities, hikes, museums, swim, gym etc
• Open to travel and flexible scheduling

What does this position look like on a daily basis?

• Starting at 7:30 you will work a 6-8 hours day with some flexibility - 2 days off guaranteed, your work shifts are scheduled between, Mon-Sat, with 2 definite days off.
• Arrive at clients home, help client get ready for his college/study day
• Help client study/write papers/organize his college classes/study needs
• Accompany client to restaurants/cafes for meals
• Help client with daily life skills such as reminders to wash hands/ accompany to bathroom but toilets independently
• Accompany client to college related activities to support communication with peers
• Mentor client in college life/ inclusion/navigating social events
• Support client in maintaining health, eating/physical exercise
• Accompany client to the gym, physical therapy and acupuncture
• Occasional domestic travel
• Help client with the daily skills of living, cleaning up, managing money, handling purchases etc
• Support and work within the clients team and family life
• Help client with social plans and outings

Who is a good fit for a job/position like this?

• Grad students who have their own college career but have the time and flexibility for a full time job or someone with a desire to work in the human services field
• Someone interested in psychology, Neurodiversity, education and related fields
• Someone with an abundance of self initiation, common knowledge, capacity to solve problems and manage mentoring and support because they are evolved and socially and emotionally mature
• Someone with commitment, this takes time to train you, time for you to understand the complexities and amazing positives of supporting a very intelligent young man who relies heavily on support due to motor challenges and limited verbal skills
• Someone who loves college life and is social so they feel comfortable on a college campus
• Someone who enjoys academics and learning as you will be in college classes and learning alongside the young adult
• Someone who has a growth mindset

The details

• You will be part of a professional team of five (2 in home and 3 community/college)
• You will work under the guidance and mentoring of the team manager
• You will be in the family home sometimes so open and able to work and collaborate with team and family
• You will work about, 5-8 hours per day during the week
• You will have travel opportunities occasionally
• You will have access and use of a car to transport client to and from activities but need your own reliable transport to get to and from work
• You will be paid an hourly rate and complete daily time logs and be paid every two weeks

The rate is $20- start pay with room for growth at 6 months and one year, overall pay range is $20-28/hr depending on you, your experience and your capacity for this job

• Bonuses are given for excellent work ethic, commitment and job performance on a bi yearly basis

If you are interested in this position please:

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Tell me based on the job description why you would be a great fit, send me a resume and provide me with references that I CAN TALK TO and the best way to reach you. We will only contact applicants we are interested in speaking with. Thank you in advance for reading the job description and ONLY applying if you have serious intent!

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Manhattan Beach, CA: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• RELATED: 1 year (Required)

Shift availability:

• Day Shift (Required)

Work Location: In person

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