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Organization:
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Location:
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Local Volunteering (in person) |
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Address:
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9330 S. 8th Ave.
Inglewood, CA, 90305United States
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Great For:
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Great for Christians |
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Service Area(s):
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Tutoring, Mentoring, Children and Youth Ministry, Counseling / Addiction / Recovery, Teaching, Babysitting / Childcare / Nursery, Social Services, Adult Ministry, Directly Serving People, Fundraising |
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Skills:
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Counselor, Teacher / Trainer, Youth Worker / Childcare |
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Hourly
Commitment:
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8
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Commitment is per:
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Week
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Number of
Positions:
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10
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Number of
Volunteers in
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Position in
the Past Year:
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2
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One-time / Ongoing Position:
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Description
Mentors are the grassroots workers of the mentoring program. They are ones who are placed at various schools and lead the Â?study hallÂ?. Their responsibilities include maintaining discipline, building relationships and establishing accountability. Firstly, an undisciplined environment is ineffective in accomplishing any task. This makes it so necessary for mentors to always communicate that they are first leaders/figures of authority and not friends. Though this foundation is set it doesnÂ?t mean that mentors canÂ?t be cool, it merely establishes a healthy boundary so that students know that mentors are to be respected at all times. The effectiveness of the entire program is connected to a mentorsÂ? ability to control the classroom and deal with the behavior of students. Secondly, building relationships is the factor that separates the role of a mentor from that of a teacher because mentors can simultaneously contribute to the academic enhancement of students while also engaging in genuine personal conversations to learn more about them. Finally, mentors have a key role in establishing accountability for students. Not only do they themselves offer a form of accountability but mentors also have all the resources and connections of the school to aid as well. For example, a mentor can meet with an after-school tutor and science teacher without ever leaving the school in order to set up vital extra-curricular help for a student who hates science. In addition to that the mentor also provides verbal encouragement and maybe even a small reward system (never monetary) for the next time the student aces a science test. Mentors also have a small responsibility in establishing accountability with parents by being present for outreach meetings with the outreach leader and mentee. Mentors have no responsibility in these meetings other than being present for clarification purposes. Details involving required or volunteered time spent outside of the school and home with mentees are determined by area directors.
Requirements:
Do you require that volunteers for this position be
Christian?
Yes
Organizational Statement of Faith:
Yes
Language
English
RSS