.Type of JobFull-time PaidJob LocationTapachula, Chiapas, Mexico (on site). Accommodation is provided in a shared staff house.Placement40 hours per week plus 2 full days offSite TypeAccommodation is provided in a shared staff house.Reports to:Mision Mexico Foundation Director**Our Visión and Focus**:The Misión México Foundation aims to break cycles of poverty, abuse and inequality; providing opportunitiesfor every child and youth that we care for to succeed. Through long-term solutions like education, practical and emotional care and community development, we provide tools and opportunities for children and youth to advance in every aspect of their lives, becoming the best that they can be. Our core focuses are; education and extracurricular activities; safe homes with a family environment; health and wellbeing support; community development, personal development and life skills.**Role Context**:Our Youth Transition Program (YTP) is vital to the care and growth of our youth who live in our Mision MexicoCasa and Youth Transition Houses. As our YTP has expanded to work 1-1 with more of our youth, there is theneed for more long-term consistency and assistance in our support team.Our YTP was established in 2014 to enable older youth within the Misión México Home to begin theirtransition to semi-independent living, and develop the life skills required to eventually live independently. OurYTP works with youth living in our Mision Mexico Casa, aged 14 - 19 years old, and youth living in our off-siteYouth Transition Houses, aged 18 - 21 years old. The Support Worker works closely with other staff membersin supporting a complex caseload of youth living in our Misión Mexico Casa, aged 14 - 19 years old.**Duties and Responsibilities**:Direct Service Delivery and Pastoral Care- Coordinate and facilitate weekly focus group sessions and activities for youth living in our Misión México Casa.- Coordinate and facilitate weekly group cooking and budgeting classes for youth aged 14+ living in our Misión Mexico Casa, including shopping for ingredients at a local supermarket.- Manage Individual Care Plans and development support for youth aged 14+ living in our Misión Mexico Casa. This includes 1-1 focus work with each youth under the Support Workers caseload.- Provide supervision for the Youth Transition Houses when the Youth Transition Program Coordinator is on annual leave.- Work a minimum of one shift per week in the Mision Mexico Casa to help with supervision and activities for the Mision Mexico Casa youth aged 11-18 years.- Respond appropriately and effectively to day-to-day situations including challenging, trauma-related behaviours.- Consistently be a positive role model in the Misión Mexico Foundation, whilst maintaining the confidentiality and safety of all our youth.Administration and Project Management- Undertake and complete administrative tasks and projects as requested by the Mision Mexico Foundation Director