Would you like the opportunity to participate in a rewarding, fun, flexible, part-time job while earning clinical experience? TEEG has the job for you! Our Adolescent Mentor position offers a wonderful opportunity to work flexible hours, obtain significant vocational experience and be compensated while doing it!

Job duties include assessments of adolescent and family needs, creating and maintaining treatment plans, community based therapeutic outings, compiling detailed case notes, collaborating with community providers and attending clinical supervision and on-going trainings.

Educational requirements include a Bachelor’s Degree in social work or closely related field. Individuals with significant life experience will also be considered. Candidates should have strong written, oral and interpersonal communication skills.

TEEG is located in North Grosvenordale, CT but the Mentoring Program provides services for the ten town region of northeastern CT. Please contact TEEG if this opportunity interests you.

• Must have a clean record with state bureau of investigation.
• Must have reliable transportation and valid CT driver’s license.

Please send cover letter, resume and references to:
TEEG
Diana Wood
Intensive Adolescent Mentoring Program Coordinator
P.O. Box 664
65 Main St.
North Grosvenordale, CT 06255


Phone: (860) 923-3458
Fax: (860) 923-5770
E-mail: kellypiperteeg@yahoo.com

TEEG’s I AM Program is a therapeutic program capable of handling adolescents in the community with mental illness. Although, a diagnosis is not necessary to participate in the program given that our program is a preventative service seeking to promote successful in-home placements.

An adolescent who is likely to be successful in the I AM Program may display the following characteristics:

• An adolescent who is not attending school regularly
• An adolescent who struggles in the home
• An adolescent who struggles in school
• An adolescent who struggles in the community
• An adolescent with little community connection
• An adolescent who isolates themselves away from those who care about them
• An adolescent with a lack of positive friends
• An adolescent who has suffered great loss and needs a positive adult friend to talk to
• An adolescent who is transitioning residences and needs a stable person to rely on
• An adolescent who lacks self-confidence
• An adolescent who has not found their own identity
• An adolescent who needs a friend

• Thompson
• Putnam
• Pomfret
• Woodstock
• Killingly
• Plainfield
• Eastford
• Ashford
• Canterbury
• Brooklyn

If a placement is out of the 10 town service area, TEEG’s I AM Program does not provide mentoring services unless reunification within the 10 town service areas is imminent.

If a client is moved to a placement outside of the 10 town area, the mentor will continue to provide services, regardless of temporary residential location.

If a client moves outside the 10 town service area once services have been established, the mentor will continue to provide services to the client in their new community until the end of the current unit to help the client establish similar services within the new community.

Typical supportive services provided include:

Support during:

• School events (i.e. concerts, science fairs, etc.)
• PPT meetings
• Extra-curricular activities (i.e. sports, competitions, etc.)
• Court appearances
• Doctor/Dentist visits

Assistance with:

• Vocational training
• Household chores
• Work on personal hygiene
• Homework completion

Help to establish community involvement in clubs and activities such as:

• Summer Camp
• 4-H Camp
• Dance class
• Boy/Girl Scouts
• Extracurricular activities
• School Band
• Cooking
• Music Lessons
• Sports teams
• Other appropriate activities the adolescent expressed interest in

Availability to participate in a Therapeutic Sailing Program

To refer an adolescent you would contact TEEG’s Intensive Adolescent Mentoring Program Coordinator.

Contact information is listed below.

TEEG
Diana Wood
Intensive Adolescent Mentoring Program Coordinator
P.O. Box 664
65 Main St.
North Grosvenordale, CT 06255
Phone: (860) 923-3458
Fax: (860) 923-5770
E-mail: dianaw@teegonline.org

Once a referral is made, the I AM Program Coordinator will help identify a funding source. Once a funding source has been identified the following information must be submitted to TEEG in order to complete an assessment:

1. A brief description of the adolescent
2. A brief description about the family
3. A brief description of past and current functioning status
4. A signed approval for the assessment fee.
5. A release allowing the program to speak to the family

Once all of the abovementioned information is received a mentor is identified. TEEG schedules and conducts an assessment with the adolescent and family.

After the assessment an Assessment Report (a report describing the adolescent’s situation, needs, allergies, diagnosis, meds, interests etc) is written. A Treatment Plan is developed (A written plan identifying the adolescent’s needs and task specific goals to address these needs.) A Financial Contract itemizing all fees associated with providing the service is developed. Then the Treatment Plan and Financial Contract are all submitted for approval to the Funding Agency. Once documentation is approved by all parties the services begin.

Once the assessment fee is approved by the funding agency TEEG conducts an assessment as soon as all necessary parties are available to partake in the assessment.

Once the assessment is complete the necessary documentation is written and submitted to the funding agency for approval. Once TEEG receives the approval from the funding agency, services begin.

Each case is designed to meet the needs of the individual. The amount of hours the mentor will spend with the adolescent each week is determined at the time of the assessment. The typical unit entails the mentor to spend 5 hours each week with or on behalf of the adolescent. The amount of time spent with the adolescent is case-specific and may increase or decrease depending on the needs of the adolescent.

Activities that mentors and participating adolescents engage in together include but are not limited to:

• Mini-golf
• Attend sporting events
• Mall visits
• Participate in a Therapeutic Sailing Program
• Hiking
• Laser Tag
• Bowling
• Sporting events
• Community events
• Batting cages
• Support during:
• School events (i.e. concerts, science fairs, etc.)
• PPT meetings
• Extra-curricular activities (i.e. sports, competitions, etc.)
• Court appearances

Home visits to:

• Play games
• Help clean bedrooms
• Assist with household chores
• Work on personal care

Spending time doing homework

The length of time the adolescent remains involved in the I AM Program is dependent on the adolescent’s needs. Most units of service are 16 weeks long with a case review around the 10th week. At that time, the mentor, clinical supervisor and I AM Program Coordinator decide whether to request another unit of service based on the progress thus far reached during the first unit of service. This continues for as long as the adolescent needs the service. The average length of time an adolescent participates in the I AM Program is about 1 year.  On rare occasions, a unit may be shorter than 16 weeks.

TEEG mentors are motivated individuals with knowledge of adolescent mental health and family dynamics. TEEG mentors meet the educational requirements of having a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work or closely related field or have significant life experience.