Site Based Youth Interview & Assessment

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Youth Information

IMPORTANT: The information you provide below must be formatted EXACTLY as it is written in Matchforce or the information will not populate correctly into the system.

Youth First Name

Youth Last Name

Date of Birth

Today's Date

Age

Grade

Preferred Pronouns

Program Site

Ask student if they know why you are meeting with them. Ask what they know about Big Brothers Big Sisters. Explain the Site Based program and structure. Ask if they know what a mentor is and explain what a mentor is as needed. Explain that we do lots of fun activities and that we also want to help them with whatever they want to learn and/or need support in. Discuss the day/time program meets and if they are available. Ask if they have any questions and if they want to be in the program. If yes, explain you will now interview them and why.

For Flex Mentoring: Explain that students will complete engaging curriculum online during class (give specific day and time of class), get feedback from their mentor, and participate monthly in-person sessions. All interactions with their mentor will be restricted to the online platform and the group, supervised sessions.

Review child application. Ask follow-up questions as needed regarding student schedule and health.

Interview Questions

Personal

How would you describe yourself? Strengths? Weaknesses? What are some things you want to get better at or improve about yourself?

What are some of your hobbies and interests? What things do you like to do for fun?

(FLEX ONLY) Review program class period/meeting time with student. Do you foresee any problems meeting this schedule with other activities that you are involved in?

What is the best thing about you? What are the things that make you special or unique?

What makes you happy? What makes you mad? What is something that worries you?

PQA information and follow up.

Academic & Future Goals

Tell me what you think about school. Do you think school is important? Why or why not?

What is your best subject? Hardest subject? What parts of school or classes do you enjoy the most? The least?

Do you ever get into fights? Trouble in school? Do you get teased? Do you ever tease others? (Follow up -Why? What about?)

What do you do after school? What activities do you join/plan on trying out for? (Optional depending on program type: what time does school end? How will you get to the program? How will you get home after the program?)

What things are most important to you right now or what would you say are your biggest priorities?

(FOR HIGH SCHOOL) Where do you see yourself in five years? Ten years? (Follow up - What do you want to be doing? major in school, what are your goals)?

(FOR ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL) What do you want to be when you get older? What kind of job or career do you see yourself doing and why?

Interpersonal Relationships

Tell me about your friends. Who do you hang out with? Do you have friends at school/in your neighborhood that you spend time with? What do you all like to do together?

Tell me about your family and what they are like? Who do you live with? Have you always lived with these people? What is your relationship like with your parent(s), sibling(s), etc.? (If student does not mention biological parent(s), ask them if they have a relationship with them.) DESCRIBE YOUR HOME and NEIGHBORHOOD.

What do you like to do with your family?

Who is your favorite adult, other than a parent, and what do you like about them? Who are some adults you trust and why?

How do you think other kids at school would describe you? Parent/guardian? Teachers?

If you could change one thing in your life what would it be and why?

Motivations & Recommendations

Why do you want to be in this program and have a Big Brother/Sister? Why do you think your mother/father/teacher/counselor/etc. would want you to be in this program?

What do you hope to learn from your Big Brother or sister and/or what do you hope gain from the experience?

What kind of person would you want for your Big Brother or Big Sister? How would you describe the perfect Big Brother or Sister and what would they be like? Are there any types of people you don’t get along with? If so, why not?

Do you have any preferences regarding your mentor’s race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or job/ occupation (i.e. teacher, police officer, firefighter)? (Ask about preferences as appropriate for age.)

What would you like to do or talk about with your Big Brother/Big Sister during free time or 1:1 time?

Safety & Support Needs

What are some things you have learned about keeping yourself safe? How would you keep yourself safe when meeting new people? What should you do if someone makes you feel uncomfortable or tries to touch you in a way you don’t like? (Discuss that they can always talk to someone at BBBS. Tie together an adult they trust from previous question. Discuss that the role of the PC is to make sure they’re having fun and that they’re safe.)

In what ways could having a mentor help you? In what areas could you use a little extra help or support?

Interview Complete

Now that you've completed the interview, review the Youth Safety Guidelines and have the youth sign a copy by giving them this link: https://bbbs.tfaforms.net/f/SB_Youth_Safety_Guidelines.

After completing, discuss next steps and a potential timeline for matching.

Note: A baseline youth survey (YOS/COS) may be worth completing at this time if the potential for matching is within the next 30 days. Otherwise, a youth survey should be completed at the time of matching, as the baseline surveys expire after 30 days.

Youth Assessment

Recommendations

What are your overall observations of the child? How would you describe the child and why? What specific interests, likes, dislikes, hopes, etc. does the child have? How will this impact the type of volunteer they may or may not pair well with? How would you describe the child’s home environment, neighborhood, and family living situation? What is the Little’s motivation for joining the program and are there appropriate expectations for the match relationship and program? Does the Little and/or parent have very specific or narrow preferences for a Big? Taking into consideration the Little’s preferences (and any listed by the parent/guardian on the application), interests, and hobbies what type of volunteer would you recommend matching with the Little and why? What type of volunteer wouldn’t the Little work well with and why?

Training & Support Needs

Based off of the child’s interview responses and responses in their YOS/COS, what training will be required to help the Little develop a healthy relationship and communicate with their mentor? What potential challenges might the Little face and what training is needed to address those challenges? What specific coaching or training will this Little require? Based on their academic/future goals and application, what goals or achievements can they work towards with the help and support of their mentor and how can the match work together to achieve those goals? (This will be used to draw up the YODP form) What can the child learn or gain from this mentoring experience and how can a mentor impact their overall life? If Flex, are there any classes or extracurricular activities that will potentially impact their ability to participate? Include any pertinent PQA information and follow up that may impact the child’s goals and/or support needed. Identify and address any problem areas raised throughout the enrollment process.

Assessment Complete

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