Peer Mentor (PRN)

Synergy Services mission is to strengthen the individual, family and community through prevention, crisis intervention, shelter, counseling, advocacy and education. We have need for a Peer Mentor (PRN) to help with summer programming between the Domestic Violence Center and the Children's Center.

Flexible hours that may include evenings and weekends.

Selected candidate must be between the ages of 18-20 years of age

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.
Provides peer mediation services for youth participating in residential programs.
Models safe, respectful boundaries.
Provides support for residential crisis line.
Facilitates group discussions and house meetings with basic understanding of assertive, non threatening intervention.
Interacts with youth in an effective healthy manner in implementing daily program activities.
Participate and provide leadership in weekly STOP group
Assist with Safe Place/School collaborations.
Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS
The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
High School diploma preferred. Prior interaction with this client base preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS
Valid Drivers license

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Ability to work with computer software, are including Windows, Word for Windows and Excel.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.
Will be regularly required to talk or hear. They are occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. They must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, and distance vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics are described . Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities. Will occasionally be exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

OTHER
Requires a strong desire to increase leadership and advocacy skills. Must have the ability to interact with youth in a structured and creative manner. Must exhibit sensitivity to diversity issues. Must pass a physical and drug screen, and an abuse/neglect screening.
Flexible evening and weekend hours. Selected candidate must be between the ages of 18-20 years of age, pass a background check and Family Care Safety Registry screening, fingerprint screen, drug screen and have a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance.

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Diversity & Inclusion: *
Synergy Services is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. We feel our staff, interns and volunteers are among our most valuable assets. The collective sum of the individual difference, life experience, knowledge, self-expression and unique capabilities that our staff, interns and volunteers bring to their work at Synergy represents a large part of not only our agency culture but our reputation as well.
We embrace and encourage our staff’s, intern’s and volunteers’ differences in age, race/ethnicity, religious creed, ancestry, color, sex, disability, national origin, marital status, political belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic testing and screening information, covered veterans status or any other characteristic that makes us unique.

Non-Discrimination:
Synergy Services is an EEO employer. We firmly support the principle and philosophy of equal employment for all individuals, regardless of age, race/ethnicity, religious creed, ancestry, color, sex, disability (including pregnancy), national origin, marital status, political belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic testing and screening information, covered veteran status or any other protected category pursuant to applicable federal, state or local laws.

Benefits:
All full-time positions are eligible for generous benefit package including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, paid vacation and holidays, sick days and personal holidays and a 401K Plan with Employer Match. Some regular part-time positions are eligible for partial benefits. Synergy Services is an equal opportunity employer who values and embraces diversity.

Location: 2001 NE Parvin Rd, Kansas City, MO 64116

Job Type: Full-time