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Peer Mentor - Bilingual Preferred (Grand Prairie Center) Onsite

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2024-10-04 03:46:56

Job location Grand Prairie, Texas, United States

Job type: fulltime

Job industry: Education

Job description

Job Description

Identify, recruit, and secure eligible youth for the WIOA Youth services and activities

Meet with participants to identify barriers to employment and enroll them in the WIOA Youth Program

Identify and develop community resources and natural support systems for program participants and families

Develop a Youth Committee to design a youth plan that will help achieve the contracted performance measures

Initiate, organize, and/or participate in community events and educational opportunities to promote the WIOA Youth

Program, serving as a liaison and "go to person" for youth service information.

Make referrals, assist with service linkage, and educate youth and community agencies on how to access and use community resources and services.

Follow-up on all referrals and track progress.

Serve as conduit to help transition participants to other programs and services offered by workforce.

Maintain contact with participant and employers for work experience activities.

Conducts orientations for outreach purposes.

May assist with guidance for vocational training activities, support service's needs.

Attend scheduled supervision meetings to discuss participants' progress.

Create Partnerships with Community Agencies that serve opportunity youth.

Plan Young Adult special programs/career expo and hiring events.

Identifyresources to assist with housing, utilities, clothing, domestic violence, counseling, substance abuse, legal aid, backgrounds and family crisis.

Conduct possible worksite outreach visits for participants in paid Work Experience.

Conduct follow up after program exit to provide job retention support which may include but not limited to job.

search, referrals to community resources, eligibility for incentives or other activities/support services.

Engage in community outreach and education exploration.

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