Be a BUILD Mentor!

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BE A MENTOR. CHANGE A LIFE!

Did you know that 8,300 students drop out of high school each day? Of those that drop out, 47% blame boredom and a lack of motivation for their decision. And 70% believe that they could have graduated with the right push.

WHAT CAN YOU DO? Ignite the spark by becoming a BUILD mentor by sharing your wisdom, experience, and expertise to impact the lives of high school students in under-resourced communities. As a BUILD mentor you will help students create, market, and manage a business and equip them with the skills they need to not only graduate high school but go on to post secondary success.

OUR MISSION

BUILD is currently supporting six OUSD and SUHSD schools with the delivery of our business and entrepreneurship curriculum. Throughout the school year students will learn design thinking, form business teams, and develop an advanced prototype of a product to sell! BUILD is recruiting volunteer business team mentors to support students as they form their business teams beginning in March 2023.

IMPACT

Business Development & Social Capital

100% of BUILD students start a business in high school, and build social capital by adding at least three adults to their professional network.

High School Graduation

96% of BUILD seniors graduate from high school on time, surpassing the 53% national average for Black and Latinx youth in under-resourced communities.

21st Century Spark Skills For College And Career Success

90% of students improve in at least five out of six Spark Skills after just one year of BUILD.

Teacher Effectiveness

90% of BUILD teachers strongly agree or agree that BUILD is helping them become better teachers.

MENTOR ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Business team mentors are professional mentors who support and motivate a youth business team, provide recommendations for a company's vision, growth, and goals for the year, and build strong relationships with students. The volunteer commitment entails attending attend 5 class sessions throughout the second semester of the school year, 2 in person, 3 virtually.

- Support students as they launch their businesses

- Develop meaningful relationships with the students on your team

- Be a kind, flexible, and consistent adult role model in the classroom

- Work together to strengthen skills like communication, collaboration, innovation and grit

- Empower students to step out of their comfort zone and pitch their own ideas


REQUIREMENTS

Submit application

Complete background check (Livescan)

Provide 2 references

Attend training and orientation (pre-recorded)


COMMITMENT

90 minutes, biweekly during a regularly scheduled mentor session time (same time every week or every other week) from March - May at one of our Partner Schools.


BUILD Bay Area Schools:


Aspire Golden State College Preparatory Academy: 1009 66th Ave, Oakland, CA 94621


Aspire Lionel Wilson College Preparatory Academy: 400 105th Ave, Oakland, CA 94603


Castlemont High School: 8601 MacArthur Blvd Bldg. 300, Oakland, CA 94605


Woodside High School: 199 Churchill Ave, Woodside, CA 94062 - Room E2


All mentors participating in this volunteer opportunity should be prepared to adhere to COVID policies outlined by the respective school districts.

GET STARTED!

• Fill out our online application at: www.build.org/mentor

BE THE SPARK FOR BAY AREA YOUTH AND BECOME A BUILD MENTOR!