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youth during Program Year 2008/2009 and currently serving 20 youth in Program Year 2009/2010 through The Foster Youth Lia ison Project. The Peer Mentors involved with this program receive valuable training on participant enrollment and exit procedures, client assessment, TABE testing, case recording, case management strategies and community resources including services at the Santa Ana WORK Center. The Peer Mentors also participate in four trainings per year which focus on topics such as: • Program Values • Working with Adolescents • Effective Listening & • Leadership Communication Skills • Counter-Transference • Boundaries • Identifying & Dealing with • Problem Solving & Conflict Feelings Resolution • Empathy • Dealing with Emotions • 8 Commandments of Peer • Group Facilitation Mentoring • Team Building • Social & Business Etiquette • Public Speaking • Understanding Child Abuse • Resources for Youth & Neglect • Assertiveness • Scenarios & Role Play 3 FYLP Peer Mentors who participated in the 2009/2010 program year will return for 2010/2011, which means trained, and experienced Peer Mentors will be involved from the beginning of the new program year. 4. List the positions dedicated to this proposal. Include a description of duties and time allocation for each responsibility. 4 Peer Mentors @ .450 FTE each (Peer Mentor positions are P/T 18 hours per week) Job Duties Include: • Recruit participants and develop My Action Plan (MAP) for each participant • Intensive case management with a 6:1 peer mentor to participant ratio • Case recording in on-site client files • Be available 18 hours per week in the Orangewood Resource Center • Provide pre-employment services and supportive services • Develop an individualized tutoring program for those participants who are assessed to be basic skills deficient • Provide Post Assessment upon program exit and 12 months of follow-up services 1 Foster Youth Liaison Proiect Supervisor @ .50 FTE Job Duties Include: • Participate in Santa Ana Youth Council Activities (i.e. Youth Council meetings, Youth Service Provider Network (YSPN) meetings, etc.) • Plan and facilitate a monthly communication meeting with Peer Mentors (invitation will include staff from the City of Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board) • Meet with individual Peer Mentors on a regular basis to provide supervision and support • Be available to provide support and resources to the FYLP Peer Mentors and program participants • Assist City of Santa Ana staff during program audits • Ensure contract compliance OCF/Foster Youth Liaison Project PY 10/11 18 EXHIBIT A