Job description

Please note that this is a one year full-time national service position through the AmeriCorps VISTA program. (Please reach out with any questions about this).

*In order to apply for this position, you must submit an application through AmeriCorps here: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=113050

VISTA Assignment Description (VAD)

VISTA Assignment Objectives and Member Activities

Goal of the Overall VISTA Project: To build capacity of Be A Mentor's sustainable mentoring model by increasing the number of volunteers and supporting providing youth connected to the after-school program with Bay Area Community Resources to have access to a caring adult mentor. The VISTA member will build capacity by performing activities such as scaling the program through creating a sustainable template for maintaining mentoring programs. Providing mentors to youth will support breaking the cycle of poverty, as mentored youth have better school attendance and a better chance of going on to higher education, in addition to maintaining a better attitude toward school.

Objective of the Assignment
Implement and assess the current practices for recruiting, onboarding, supporting, and evaluating the mentoring program to improve the scalability of mentoring programming to new agencies.

Member Activity: Utilize current resources to manage a mentoring program.

Manage a mentoring program by creating volunteer recruitment campaigns, onboarding and interviewing mentors, mentees and their families, creating matches, and supporting mentors and mentees through relationships, innovative activities, and program evaluation.

Member Activity: Assess management tools for effectiveness. Enhance tools by adding a step-by-step implementation manual.

Member Activity: Support the creation of resources and materials that can be standardized for mentoring programs. Creation of ongoing mentoring support materials. Creating ongoing training materials for key subject areas.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $82.20 per day

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Guidelines of the partner sites will be followed. At the Be A Mentor office, masks are required for meeting when in close proximity.

Work Location: One location

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