Professional Mentor "Friend" Fargo-Moorhead
Friends of the Children
- Fargo, ND
- $42,500 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and sustain a long-term, caring, protective, and loving relationship with each child
- Spend time with children, one-on-one and in the classroom
- Partner with parents/caregivers to provide concrete and social emotional supports for the family.
- Set realistic expectations and goals based on each child’s strengths, talents, abilities, and needs.
- Teach life skills and help develop a talent/skill/area of interest with each child
- Provide enrichment resources and activities that include opportunities for cultural identity development
- Develop positive relationships with families, teachers, and others involved in each child’s life
- Reinforce basic academic skills
- Maintain a 40-hour work schedule that includes afternoons, evenings, and weekends (normal working days are Monday to Friday or Tuesday to Saturday)
- Maintain spending within budgetary guidelines
- Complete, distribute, and collect time summaries, activity journals, short-term plans, expense reports, and evaluations materials accurately and in a timely manner
- Attend and actively participate in team meeting and staff functions
- Maintain First Aid/CPR certification
- Provide information and support to the development and executive team on related activities
- Fulfill other responsibilities as requested
- Minimum two-years of experience working with children
- Willingness to commit for a minimum of three years
- Connection/Experience with Indigenous culture and lifeways
- Deepen cultural connections for youth through incorporating Indigenous knowledge in programming Understand and model the Indigenous concept of “being a good relative”
- Experience working with children in rural, frontier or tribal communities
- Advocate to secure additional resources, opportunities, and services for youth as appropriate
- Basic knowledge of Indigenous historical trauma and trauma/healing informed practices
- Assist with systems navigation in schools to secure conditions for optimal academic success
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to work with children in varied capacities and settings
- Ability to work respectfully with sovereign tribal nations, tribal departments, and tribal communities
- Ability to develop trusting relationships with children, families, teachers, and others involved in each child’s life
- Ability to work independently and as a team player
- Ability to manage several concurrent issues and solve problems effectively
- Strong written and verbal communications skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- A sense of humor is a plus
- 21 days paid time off
- 14 paid holidays - to include your birthday
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance