Mentor Position Description

Position:                                               Mentor           

Commitment Time:                              Minimum of one year commitment, visiting consistently at least every other week (preferably every week), for a minimum four hours per month

Areas of Involvement:                         Commitment to developing supportive relationship with one or more program participants in Academic, Social, and/or Cultural Experience and Expression component

Qualifications:

• Sincere desire to help a student or students achieve academic improvement while developing personally
• Ability to communicate to children openly and without judgment
• Strong listening skills
• Ability to establish relationship based on mutual respect
• Interest in the needs and concerns of children
• Practical problem-solving skills
• Ability to suggest options and alternatives
• Sensitivity to people of different educational, economic, cultural, or racial backgrounds

Responsibilities:

• Make a minimum one year commitment to developing and maintaining a mentor relationship with a child
• Attend volunteer orientation, trainings, and support sessions
• Meet with mentee on a regular basis to establish working relationship and support
• Keep mentor journals and other information as requested by staff