Career Mentor Volunteer

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Volunteer title: Gen-Z Career Mentors
Department: School Department
Open spots: 25
Internship location: Hybrid, 350 Gerard Ave, bronx New York, 10451
Commitment: January 2023 - January 2024 (summer is off), 1 hour per week
Supervisor: Associate Director, Katherine Campbell Kcampbell@iraiseinc.org, School Director, Robert Butler R.butler@iraiseinc.org

Summary:
Career Mentors provide weekly mentoring and support throughout the entire program. Mentors help youth identify career interests and create career plans ie: youth shadow their Mentors in their places of work gaining insider information into the career. Gen Z also prepares youth as productive individuals in the workplace via workshops that focus on building employee skills. Generation Z youth are given opportunities to speak with college admission counselors from their college/s of choice. Youth are also given opportunities to visit college campuses and learn about college life. Additionally coaches provide college counseling and concrete preparations ie: preparation for college interviews, financial aid options, scholarships.

Volunteer will help with:

• Mentors are responsible for meeting with their Mentee 1x per week via zoom or google meets.
• Mentors should be comfortable mentoring a student in grade levels 9- 12.
• Mentors are responsible for assisting mentees understand their assignments in the Gen Z program. Mentors are responsible for setting up goals.
• Mentors are responsible for assisting mentees in obtaining an internship or volunteer position within their career field.
• Mentors are responsible for assisting mentees with college, job or internship application processes.
• Mentors are responsible for maintaining consistent communication with their mentees.
• Mentors are responsible for documenting their sessions with mentees.

• Age Requirement 21+, High school diploma or equivalent, A current or previous business owner, experience working with high school age youth. Ideal candidate is a business major in their 2nd year. OR
• Age requirement 21+, experience working with high school youth. Ideal candidate, Bachelor in Psychology or Mental health, third year student is preferred. OR
• Age requirement 21+, experience working with high school youth. Ideal candidate, Bachelor's in Nursing, Medicine, public Health and any other related field of medicine, third year student is preferred.
• DOE $135 fingerprinting feeThis Internship role is a core component of the programatic functioning and it's one of the benefits that helps the youth in our Gen Z program become successful within their track course.

• Career Mentors will be given one training on the effective practices of mentoring youth.
• Career Mentors are expected to completed the training twice a year, so the information gained will be clear and fresh. ( Mentors have the opportunity of taking the training by them selves, at their own pace or mentor can take the training with Associate Director ( Katherine Campbell) trainings are approximately one hour.
• Mentors also have access but its not mandatory to complete the following training *Social Emotional Learning ( 1 hour ) *Deescalating Crisis ( 1 Hour ) *Learning Theories ( 1 Hour) *Youth with Disabilities ( 1 Hour) Theses training listed above have the same options mentors can complete the training at their own pace or with me.
• Career Mentors will be given a certificate of completion after each training

• *Social Emotional Learning ( 1 hour ) *Deescalating Crisis ( 1 Hour ) *Learning Theories ( 1 Hour) *Youth with Disabilities ( 1 Hour) * Effective Mentor Training ( 1 Hour )
• Gain Coaching Skills, Communication, leadership, problem solving skills, and adaptability skills
• Interns will have weekly supervisions and will have to complete Mentor sessions notes at the end of each sessions, sessions will be tracked through the session notes spread sheet.