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. 





  • 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:

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1. Why do you want to become a Mentor?

2. Do you have any previous experience Mentoring or working with youth? If so, please specify.

3. Can you commit to participate in the Youth Mentoring Program for a minimum of one year from the time you are matched with a youth?

4. What qualities, skills, or other attributes do you feel you have that would benefit a youth? Please explain.

6. Describe your general health. Are you currently under a physician’s care or taking any medications? If so, please explain.

7. Are you available to meet with a child six hours per month and have contact with the team once a month? Please explain any particular scheduling issues.

8. How would your friends, family, and co-workers describe you?

9. How would you describe yourself as a person?

10. Have you ever been arrested or convicted of a crime? If so, what were the circumstances?

11. Have you ever used illegal drugs? If so, what substances were used and how often?

12. What do you know about Focus Fairies Mentoring?

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Thank you for applying!

We look forward to reviewing your application and will be in touch soon with the next steps!

-Focus Fairies Mentoring

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