Hybrid Preventative and Outdoor Services Lead Mentor bei Elk Hill Farm, Inc.

Would you like to work for a non-profit organization where your contributions make a major impact on the lives of the children and families that we serve? Join a family of experienced mental health professionals and counselors dedicated to providing kids, and each other, the kindness, respect, and encouragement they need to succeed. 

Elk Hill was honored as a 2025 Top Workplace USA and 2025 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace. These awards are based solely on employee feedback and recognize the great culture that exists at every level of the organization.

If you want to work for a Top Workplace USA and a Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace organization where your decisions can impact youth and families of Central Virginia, then Elk Hill Farm, Inc. is the place for you!

We are an organization that:

• Is honored as a 2025 Top Workplace USA and 2025 Richmond Times-Dispatch Top Workplace
• Is a Top Workplace Meaningfulness Award recipient
• Has talented, hardworking employees
• Advocates for mental health issues
• Offers competitive benefits, pay, and pet insurance for full-time staff
• Provides a generous time-off and holiday package
• Offers a 401(k) plan with a 5% employer match for full-time staff
• Provides tuition assistance
• Elk Hill is celebrating 50+ years of supporting youth and families across the Commonwealth of Virginia! Stability. Adaptability. Longevity.

PRIMARY FUNCTION of the Preventative and Outdoor Services Lead Mentor:  

Serve as a positive role model for youth by providing support, coaching, training, and supervision through various activities. Provide logistical support for mentoring outings. 

RESPONSIBILITIES AND JOB EXPECTATIONS: 

• Work with youth to develop interpersonal, communication, social, and problem-solving skills, as well as age-appropriate behaviors and constructive use of leisure time 
• Provide and supervise recreational and social activities based on the goals established collaboratively with the youth, parents, and placing agency 
• Demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of staff and youth, flexibility, a non-threatening manner, respect for youth’s autonomy, confidentiality, socio-cultural values, personal goals, lifestyle choices, and family interactions, and appropriate professional boundaries and ethics 
• Supporting other staff in planning of activities, logistics of trips and ensuring high quality of programs. 
• Provide the number of hours per month/week contracted by the placing agency 
• Complete session progress notes for each session and provide to supervisor, as required 
• Attend FAPT, treatment team, or family engagement meetings as requested by supervisor 
• Participate in face-to-face supervision with supervisor at least once per month 
• Work cooperatively with all Elk Hill staff to improve the quality of the whole organization 
• Complete additional responsibilities, as assigned.

ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: 

• Supervisor - Responsible to the Prevention and Outdoor Programs Director, or other supervisor, as assigned 

PERFORMANCE EVALUATION STANDARDS: 

• Attention to detail and quality/quantity of consistent job attendance 
• Quality/promptness of documentation 
• High level of involvement and satisfaction of youth, families, and agency staff being served 
• Cooperation with colleagues, supervisors, and others in the Elk Hill organization 

CORE COMPETENCIES AND EXPERIENCE:

• The temperament to work with, and care for, children and families with special needs
• Must demonstrate sensitivity to Elk Hill’s service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics
• Experience working with children and/or adolescents 
• Willingness to travel and work non-traditional business hours 
• Ability to work independently and without direct supervision
• Exhibit consistent personal integrity in dealings with youth, families, co-workers, and agency personnel
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to complete documentation in a thorough and timely manner

CREDENTIALS AND/OR EDUCATION:

• Highschool Diploma or equivalent required, 10 years of experience preferred
• Maintain current certification in CPR and First Aid 
• Maintain a driving record that meets the requirements of Elk Hill 
• Maintain liability coverage, at the level required by Elk Hill, on personal auto insurance policy 
• Maintain certification in MANDT Day 1 De-escalation Techniques

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be capable of regularly lifting up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lifting up to or over 50 pounds.
• Able to participate in games, sports, and physical activities including but not limited to water-based games and activities, hiking, camping, boating/canoeing/kayaking, and equine activities
• Good physical health
• Ability to traverse inside and outside of the property or other job site including uneven terrain
• Periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Occasionally lift up to 25 pounds, regularly lift up to 15 pounds

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Periodic transportation of a client as needed or required
• Periodic travel to other locations as needed or required

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is at the forefront of what we do at Elk Hill, and we enforce respectful communication and cooperation between all. Elk Hill does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factor. It is the policy of Elk Hill to provide reasonable accommodation when requested by a qualified applicant or candidate with a disability, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship for Elk Hill. Contact Human Resources for more information. 

Note:  This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities or actions may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Elk Hill Farm, Inc. reserves the right to change or reassign job duties or combine positions at any time.