AmeriCorps Ambassador of Mentoring

Position Summary:

Ambassadors of Mentoring complete a year of service in the Mass Mentoring Partnership’s AmeriCorps Program. Ambassadors will serve to strengthen current mentoring programs to build their capacity to serve more children in high quality mentoring relationships.  Eighteen Ambassadors have been competitively granted to mentoring programs and organizations across the state of Massachusetts. All Ambassadors will work on volunteer mentor recruitment efforts in their host organization as well as work with other corps members to complete projects that benefit the entire field of mentoring in Massachusetts.  Ambassadors will be supervised by both their host organization and the Mass Mentoring Partnership AmeriCorps Program Manager.

Position Responsibilities:

• Complete at least 1700 hours of documented service
• Satisfactorily complete projects in assigned host organization
• Volunteer mentor recruitment
• Complete group projects to benefit the field of mentoring
• Attend all corps wide training and work sessions
• Maintain a service Portfolio in connection to completion of the Non-Profit Leadership Development Certificate from Cambridge College
• Complete all required AmeriCorps documentation

Position Requirements:

• BA/BS strongly preferred
• Experience with and/or commitment to youth development
• Interest in non profit organizations and their development
• Excellent organization and communication skills
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proven leadership and project management abilities
• A passion for national and community service
• The desire to work with diverse people, organizations and communities
• Flexibility and a good sense of humor
• US Citizen or Permanent US Resident

AmeriCorps Ambassador of Mentoring @ Stand and Deliver

Job Description

Stand and Deliver Mentoring has been successfully matching volunteer mentors with Lawrence Public School students for eight years.  The program works with over 225 local mentors and students in seven schools, and is enthusiastically supported by Lawrence Public School staff and administration.

The Americorps Ambassador of Mentoring will report directly to the Program Director to develop documentation, data management processes, on-line instructional tools, website content, and MCAS trainining and support that implements best practices in all areas of the Stand and Deliver Mentoring Program, from recruiting and intake of volunteer mentors and students to match termination and exist procedures.

Duties will include working with the Program Director to strengthen the mentor-student database to provide better mentor screening, stronger mentor support, more complete exit data and more complete results and using this database to provide monthly activity reports.

Specific deliverables will include:

· A Mentor’s Handbook

· Guidelines for all Stand and Deliver students

· Enhanced Mentor and Student Application Packages

· A Stand and Deliver Employee Handbook

· An up-to-date database, including report templates

· Facts and data about Lawrence and the effects of mentoring

· Website development tools

As part of their training,, the Ambassador will work closely with our Middle School Match Manager to manage an estimated 121 middle school matches, including assisting in the match making process, resolving match issues, tracking attendance, providing support and feedback to mentors and managing match terminations. The purpose of this activity is to provide the MMA with the firsthand, in-depth knowledge she or he will need to help formulate policies that will insure Stand and Deliver’s success long after the MMA leaves. However, the responsibility of maintaining successful matches rests with the Middle School Match Manager. 

The Ambassador of Mentoring will also assist the Executive Director (ED) in recruiting individual volunteers at Corporate Partner Organizations. The ED will recruit the company and the company’s internal Stand and Deliver Coordinator, and establish the link between that Coordinator and the Ambassador. The MMA will assist the ED in conducting informational recruiting meetings and volunteer interviews at Corporate Partner Companies. A minimum of 14 volunteers from each partner company will be the success threshold.

At the end of the Ambassador’s tenure, he/she will have developed a formal procedures manual for each aspect of Stand and Deliver’s program; designed report templates from the program’s newly-revamped database; and together with the Program Director, created several additional mentor training opportunities. 

To Apply:

Please email a resume and cover letter that outlines how your skills and experience meet the qualifications of the position and stating how you heard about this opportunity and why it interested you, both in Word format, to Stand and Deliver Program Director John Korba at jkorba@lawrence.k12.ma.us. For additional information you can call John at 978-975-5905 ext. 384.

Mass Mentoring Partnership is an equal opportunity employer