Overview
Teen Development Mentors (TDM) focus on the delivery of activities and mentorship to youth that supports their developmental growth toward a great future. TDMs plan and deliver programming to their age-based in the Arts, Education, Character & Leadership, Health & Wellness, and Sports & Recreation. TDMs steward a climate that is inclusive, equitable, and culturally responsive and engage their cohort in trauma-informed, restorative, and developmentally appropriate behavior management and discipline.
Responsibilities
- Mentor and supervise a group of teens, made up of middle and high school members, in after school and virtual programming, or as assigned.
- Coordinate and delivery of targeted programs and extension opportunities for teens in addition to social recreation activities.
- Design and execute horizon broadening activities for teens to connect with the future and explore adulthood, both virtually and in-person.
- Implement BGCP youth development philosophy of the 5 Key Elements of Youth Development and leading teens in the 3 Priority Outcome areas using supervision, teamwork, and collaboration.
- Provide guidance and direction to teens to include the development of success & safety plans while mediating conflict.
- Coordinate with the teen’s school and family to support their short and long term educational success.
Qualifications
- Work within Club leadership team to ensure daily safety, operations and programming requirements and goals are met.
- Assist in the creation of an annual Teen plan that balances targeted programs with a variety of developmentally appropriate activities in the 5 Core Program areas (Arts, Education, Health & Wellness, Leadership & Service and Sports & Recreation).
- Work schedule varies that could include some occasional Friday evenings and weekends.
- Collaborate with Clubs to ensure measurement instruments within the Clubs are reliable, evaluate and utilize the data to strengthen the Club experience.
