Summer Mentor
Centro Cultural de Washington County - (Cornelius, OR)
Centro Cultural de Washington County - (Cornelius, OR)
JOB OPENING
Position Title: Summer Mentor
Reports to: Education Director
Job Description:
The summer mentor commits to supporting and guiding middle school boys. The mentor will help youth develop and reach positive academic and personal goals. S/he will help to ensure the student develops important academic and life skills and make positive life choices.
Role of the Mentor:
Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Time Commitment:
Staff training: July 8 - July 12 Time: TBD
Camp dates: July 15 – Aug 8 Time: 8:45am - 3pm
Application Instructions:
Please send a cover letter and resume to our Youth Career Development Coordinator at rrocha@centrocultural.org
Visit us at: CentroCultural.org/join-our-team
https://www.facebook.com/CentroCultural.org/
Position Title: Summer Mentor
Reports to: Education Director
Job Description:
The summer mentor commits to supporting and guiding middle school boys. The mentor will help youth develop and reach positive academic and personal goals. S/he will help to ensure the student develops important academic and life skills and make positive life choices.
Role of the Mentor:
- Serve as a positive role model.
- Build the relationship by participating in activities together.
- Strive for mutual respect.
- Build self-esteem and motivation.
- Help set goals and work toward accomplishing them.
- Empowering them to resolve current issues and to develop coping strategies for the future.
- Provide a model for a healthy, trusting relationship through clear communication and setting appropriate boundaries.
- Acknowledging their strengths, talents and gifts and encouraging them to find ways to use them.
- Be an active listener and offer support and encouragement when appropriate.
- Help pupils increase their confidence and self-esteem by listening to them and devising appropriate strategies.
Responsibilities:
- Clear communication with the instructor and education director.
- Assist instructor with daily activities by working with assigned group.
- Serve as a mentor to 4/5 male students.
- Assist instructor with set up of daily activities.
- Clean up duties
- Serve as a positive role model by modeling desirable behaviors—e.g. patience, tolerance, and reflective listening.
Qualifications:
- Willingness to provide emotional, social, and practical support within limits.
- Be interested in working with young people.
- Attend mentor training sessions.
- Be willing to communicate regularly with program staff and take constructive feedback regarding mentoring activities.
- Must be a quick learner
- Good team player
- Responsible, trustworthy, and reliable
- Follow directions and follow through with tasks
- Flexible and adaptable to changing situations; good problem-solver
- Takes initiative
- Must take first aid and CPR training
Time Commitment:
Staff training: July 8 - July 12 Time: TBD
Camp dates: July 15 – Aug 8 Time: 8:45am - 3pm
Application Instructions:
Please send a cover letter and resume to our Youth Career Development Coordinator at rrocha@centrocultural.org
Visit us at: CentroCultural.org/join-our-team
https://www.facebook.com/CentroCultural.org/