Youth Support Partner (Part-Time)
Thompson Child & Family Focus · Spartanburg, South Carolina, US
Description Get to know Thompson! Thompson was founded in 1886 as an orphanage and has grown into an organization operating across the Carolinas, Florida, Te...
Job description
Description Get to know Thompson!: Thompson was founded in 1886 as an orphanage and has grown into an organization operating across the Carolinas, Florida, Tennessee, and Kentucky. Thompson’s continuum of care encompasses three domains: prevention, mental health services, and foster care. All Thompson programs are trauma-informed and evidence-based/evidence-informed with the intention of building resilience in our clients (ages 0-18) and their families, both virtually and in person. Our values are Excellence, Innovation, Commitment, Caring and Integrity. What will you do as a Youth Support Partner? - As a Youth Support Partner in the Thompson Youth Stabilization department, you will provide engagement, support, guidance, mentoring, advocacy, and empowerment to the youth assigned to your caseload. - A typical day involves engaging and mentoring youth to support their treatment plans, empowering self-advocacy, providing transportation (with reimbursement), responding to crises, and maintaining accurate, timely documentation. - This role involves irregular hours, you will largely be responsible for your own schedule. Administrative tasks are typically completed during the day, while s...