Youth Mentor

**Pay: $21.00 per hour**

Available Shifts: 

Noon to 9pm 

1pm to 10pm

Location: Lake Ozark, Missouri (this position is fully on-site)

Are you empathetic, patient, and committed to empowering adolescents on their journey towards sustainable mental wellness?

As a Youth Mentor, you will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to support adolescents ages (9-18) in their journey towards improved mental health and well-being. Every day you will participate and guide teens in experiential therapies like art, music, yoga, hiking, fitness, and a variety of other on and off campus activities. To thrive at Calo, you must have an empathetic heart and maintain personal and professional boundaries with teens.

At Calo our mission is to lead the way in driving teen and young adult anxiety, depression, and suicide from the all-time highs of today to all-time lows by 2028.

We warmly welcome EMTs to apply for this position! Your experience in emergency medical care and crisis management makes you uniquely qualified to transition into the Behavioral Health Associate role.

• Ensure all students have finished their assigned chores–including cleaning of the team home–and taken care of their personal hygiene
• Demonstrate patience and calm demeanor under pressure
• Maintain firm boundaries with students
• Show empathy and compassion towards students
• Form a bond with students based on trust
• Promote a fun and positive atmosphere in our “Milieu” for social skill development
• Collaborate with a team to facilitate students' healing process
• Accompany students on outings and Adventure Therapy sessions
• Engage in animal-assisted therapy to simulate foster/adoption experiences and promote healthy attachments

• • High School Diploma or GED required
  • Minimum age requirement: 21 years
  • Prior experience with preteens in a residential setting beneficial but not required
  • Is able to pass State and Federal background checks
  • Able to pass physical and perform duties of the position

“An apple a day keeps the doctor away…” but in case it doesn’t, Calo has you covered! Our competitive health package makes staying healthy affordable.

• Free Long-term Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Medical
• Paid Time Off
• Free meals
• 401K

Our Commitment

Calo Programs is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Calo Programs recruits a diverse staff to contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.

#ALLCALO