Become A Mentor!
Mentors will be responsible for developing a personal and positive rapport with mentees by: hosting consistent, enjoyable meetings, helping mentees create life action plans, and working with them to establish academic, extracurricular, and lifestyle goals.
Working conditions usually include working indoors (either in a classroom setting or similar environment) and outdoors (interacting with and supervising mentees).
The job may require the ability to:
Candidates should be at least 18 years of age, have a high school degree and secondary school degree, and have some experience working with children.
- Meeting with the mentee for 3-5 hours / month
- Completing a monthly assessment
- Serving as a positive role model and friend
- Taking the lead in supporting the young person through an ongoing, one-on-one relationship
- Assisting in cultural, academic, personal adjustment
- Helping to raise academic performance, if necessary
- Helping build healthier personal or interpersonal relationships and motivate to lead a healthier lifestyle
- Building a relationship by planning and participating in activities together
- Striving for mutual respect
- Building self-esteem and motivation
- Helping improve attitudes and behaviors
- Helping set goals and working toward accomplishing them
Working conditions usually include working indoors (either in a classroom setting or similar environment) and outdoors (interacting with and supervising mentees).
The job may require the ability to:
- Give your full attention to mentees
- Address multiple tasks and queries at the same time
- Perform physically demanding activities such as sitting, standing, running and walking for long periods of time
- Ability to commit to a minimum of 6 months of mentoring
- Available to meet with the mentee for 3-5 hours per month
- Able to complete a monthly assessment
- Must have good relationship building skills
- Interested in working with girls and young women from various different cultures and backgrounds
- Must be tolerant and respectful of individual differences
- Willing to adhere to all program policies and procedures
- Willing to complete the application and screening process
- Dependable and consistent in meeting the time commitments
- Ability to attend mentor training sessions as prescribed
- Willing to communicate regularly with program staff, submit activity information, and take constructive feedback regarding mentoring activities
- Must be an active willing listener
- Must be encouraging, supportive, patient and flexible
Candidates should be at least 18 years of age, have a high school degree and secondary school degree, and have some experience working with children.
The general and day-to-day responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes:
Working Conditions:
Qualifications / Experience:
