Street Mentor

About us

Halt Violence is a nonprofit agency with street cred—saving lives through street mediation and changing minds through mentorship. We do it better than anyone because we are focused on getting results.

Squashing beef and saving lives is our mission.

Mediation is an interventionist approach to halting violence, or what we call on the streets, ’squashing beef.’ Our street mentors actively earn the community’s trust, identify potential violence, and settle disputes on the street using evidence-based mediation technique.

Squashing beef is done by a Street Mentor that understands the situations that lead to violence in the hoods. Street Mentors enter the hoods and holla at the shooters at the corner stores, neighborhoods of violence, there trap houses or talk by phone.

Upon building relationships or having them, we squash beef by working with those shooters that are shot callers in their hoods. They let us know if a situation can be squashed or not. They let us know if they were involved in a situation and why.

Shooters also let us know when there not involved in a violence situation to kill that rumor to avoid unnecessary beef. When this is done, we are helping the highest of being a shooter in the hoods or the victim of shootings in the hoods. This is done by letting shooters know they got an agency that got there back. Halt Violence gives its WORD that everything we do with shooters, don’t go nowhere! Once our word is established, we have a bond, and the process begins to save lives from the horrendous cycle of violence that traumatizes families and entire hoods.

If you have experience in the violent communities with black youth, young adults and adults, this job is for you. Must have drivers license, own vehicle and proof of insurance. Must have GED or high school diploma, can operate a laptop and know the culture of the streets of the urban community.

Please view our website to learn more about our agency.

Equal Employment Opportunity.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: $16.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance

Schedule:

• 4 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift
• Weekends as needed

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Shift availability:

• Night Shift (Preferred)
• Overnight Shift (Preferred)
• Day Shift (Preferred)

Work Location: In person