Lead Mentor - Sikeston

2026 Employee Job Description
Position Title: Group Mentoring Manager

POSITION PURPOSE: The primary goal of this position is to ensure children, youth, and young adults served in our ABCToday Schools program enjoy the full benefits of our Roadmap - Theory of Change Framework.

Outcomes/Goals
• Organize Group Mentoring Program:

• Enroll students and families into Group Mentoring program with a goal of twenty active youth
• Ensure weekly check-ins occur between assigned mentors and mentees
• Lead and organize group mentoring meetings, experiences, and activities in partnership with mentors
• Work with community champions and school district to plan activities and experiences for youth following the BBBSEMO Theory of Change.
• Document challenges and successes for youth in Matchforce at least once monthly for each mentee, including utilization of the Achievement Tracker developed in partnership with each mentee
• Develop and implement plans for parent engagement, including monthly check-ins with parents and home visits, when parents have not been reached by documented attempts. (at least three (3) phone calls, text messages, formal letters).

• Partner with School:

• Collaborate with school principal and representatives to identify and recruit youth and families into the program
• Work primarily from the school (a minimum of four (4) days per week during school year) and be accessible to students and families, including scheduled weekend hours
• Communicate and coordinate with school staff to provide resources to students and families
• Participate in the ABCToday Network (if applicable)

• Coordinate paid and volunteer mentors:

• Recruit and enroll community-based volunteers into group mentoring program
• Collaborate with paid mentors and ensure they have appropriate supports and training
• Provide regular updates to mentors and communicate all upcoming activities, experiences, and group meetings so that mentors can fully participate.

• Support the development of the ABCToday Group Mentoring structure by:

• Collaborate with other departments within agency to support group mentoring i.e., enrollment, recruitment, and marketing/communications
• Develop documentation and processes for supporting group mentoring and individual students
• Create semester and yearly plans for the group outlining goals and activities planned
• Participate in the development of new outcome reports, specifically focused on the identified cohort

• Other Duties as assigned.

Job Competencies
• Organizing- Can marshal resources (people, funding, material, support) to get things done; can orchestrate multiple activities at once to accomplish a goal; uses resources efficiently and effectively; arranges information and files in a useful manner. Knowledgeable about all aspects of an organization; knows how to get things done both through informal and formal channels and the informal network.
• Interpersonal Savvy – Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; listens; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; truly values people; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
• Results/Outcome Orientation-- Motivated by results; can be counted on to meet and exceed goals successfully; bottom-line oriented; pushes self for results; sets clear objectives and measures, monitors process and progress.
• Client Focus (youth, parents, and volunteers)- Build community, holding space for clients; makes extra efforts to meet client needs, surfaces underlying client concerns and interests and builds buy-in to make essential changes; creates and maintains a team spirit that is “client first” and meets their needs vs. checks compliance boxes; utilizes feedback from client surveys to inform planning and drive improvements; aligns systems and processes to ensure responsiveness and to anticipate client needs.