Mentor Coordinator (DREAM Chairs Only)

Job Description

Job Description

Salary :

• This position is only available to current Chairs for the DREAM Program in NVT.

Mentor Coordinators serve DREAM by supporting Youth Service Managers with training, supporting and recruiting volunteer mentors from college campuses. Mentor coordinators main responsibility will be assisting with our Village Mentoring program to provide holistic support for mentees.

The DREAM Program is committed to dismantling systems of oppression that affect our youth and families. This organizational commitment means that members should join this space with an intention of learning, unlearning, and diving into ways that your involvement will directly contribute to DREAMs mission of reducing the Opportunity Gap while also supporting the dismantling of other systemic inequities. We seek members who contribute to DREAMs diverse community, as having different perspectives, identities, and skills are what allow us to excel in our service. DREAM seeks members who are ready to engage in and foster an inclusive environment, and who strive to deliver culturally appropriate and relevant programming to the youth we serve. Incoming members and staff should understand that we serve marginalized communities, which means that it is imperative that diversity, equity, and inclusivity are infused into every aspect of our work as an organization.

Objectives of Service as a Mentor Coordinator :

The Experience of Service as a Mentor Coordinator :

Compensation and DREAM AmeriCorps Benefits :

Required qualifications :

Preferred Qualifications :

Work environment : This position operates in multiple spaces. The spaces included may have characteristics similar to a professional office environment, an indoor / outdoor environment with active children and students, a community center, a classroom / campus, and / or the homes of our members and / or participants. This role routinely uses computers and various software regularly, as well as standard office / school equipment (such as phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and printers) as well as equipment characteristic of an outdoor and indoor youth day camp (pop-up shade canopies / tents, hand tools, activity supplies, food preparation equipment, storage spaces and sports equipment / toys).

Physical demands : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee / member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job :

Travel : Travel includes local travel (colleges, partnerships and communities with which we work). Out-of-the-area and overnight travel will be occasionally expected.

AAP / EEO Statement : The DREAM Program is an equal opportunity employer and an incorporated 501(c)3 charitable organization. The DREAM Program prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

At will employment : The DREAM Program is an at will employer. Employment with The DREAM Program is voluntary and is subject to termination by you or The DREAM Program at will, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time. The policy of employment-at-will may not be modified by any officer or employee.