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Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Big Bend 

Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring,
professionally supported 1-to-1 relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.

Core Competencies High Performance Indicators
Customer Focus Able to build strong working relationships with agency staff and matches; identify unexpressed customer needs and potential solutions to meet those needs; independently anticipate and meet customer mentoring support needs; prioritize work in alignment with the needs of volunteers and youth; use relationship knowledge and feedback to improve the effectiveness of own coaching results.
Get Results Able to demonstrate high personal work standards and a sense of urgency about results to meet goals and deadlines; maintain high performance by viewing failures as learning opportunities and rebounding quickly from setbacks or rejections; persist in the face of repeated challenges; accept responsibility for the outcomes of his/her own work.
Problem Solving & Analysis Able to gather appropriate data and diagnose the cause of a problem before taking action; separate causes from symptoms; apply lessons learned from others who encountered similar problems or challenges; anticipate problems and develop contingency plans to deal with them; develop and evaluate alternative courses of action.
Flexibility & Achieving Change Able to positively deal with changes that affect job requirements or work assignments; adapt to quickly shifting priorities in response to the needs of matches; quickly recognize situations/conditions where change is needed; remain calm and professional in emotionally charged interactions; work to clarify situations where information, instructions, or objectives are ambiguous; support organizational change.
Continuous Improvement & Gets Results Able to identify and apply "best practices" in own work; improve efficiency by planning and organizing work effectively, eliminating barriers and streamlining work processes; monitor, evaluate and track own performance; adapt work practices in order to meet goals and deadlines; persist in the face of ongoing obstacles or setbacks; accept responsibility for the quality and outcomes of own work.
Decisiveness & Judgment Able to demonstrate sound judgment in routine, day-to-day decisions; think critically to make decisions and take action, even in non-routine situations; rapidly make reasonable assessments with limited information; consider impact of various options when making decisions; use sound judgment in deciding whether to make a decision or escalate it to a supervisor for additional consultation.
Open Communication Able to use active and attentive listening to confirm understanding; coach others through the use of reflective questioning; personalize communication content and delivery to fit different perspectives, backgrounds or styles of audience; document information about matches clearly and concisely in order to keep records accurate and up to date.
Strategic Alignment Able to align own work objectives with the organization's strategic plan or objectives; take organizational priorities into consideration when making choices and trade-offs in own work; act with an understanding of how the community affects the business and how own actions and decisions affect other jobs or outcomes; maintain perspective between the overall picture and tactical details.
Valuing Diversity Able to seek out and work effectively with others who have diverse perspectives, talents, backgrounds, and/or styles; contribute to a team climate in which differences are valued and supported; challenge any stereotyping or offensive comments; seek and respond to feedback from others about his/her own behavior that might be perceived as biased.