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BGC of Middlesex County Mentoring Program Coordinator VISTA
 
 
 
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Middlesex County (BGCMC) provides education, prevention and recreation programs after-school for more than 1,500 underserved and at-risk youth in Medford, Cambridge, Somerville and Everett. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of youth with a focus on three outcomes; Academic Success, Healthy Lifestyles and Good Character & Citizenship. The Club is not a traditional fee-based or voucher-based program, and is able to serve the families that need these services the most. Youth attend BGCMC Clubs for no more than $30 in membership dues per year. Families rely on the Club to play a significant role in the academic development, goal setting, skill building and concept reinforcement in their children. A key way that BGCMC seeks to engage youth in Club programs and support their overall education and development is through one to one mentoring relationships with caring adult mentors. A VISTA Mentoring Program Coordinator will focus on research, capacity building, promotion, and recruitment of mentors. The VISTA role will expand and enhance current mentor initiatives, engage more volunteer mentors and help increase the quality and outcomes of the mentoring program. The VISTA member will be a member of the Boston Cares AmeriCorps VISTA Cohort of approximately 20 VISTA members serving at more than 10 Greater Boston host sites. Pre-Service Orientation (PSO) for this position will be held August 4-7 in the Boston area. To complete your application, send a resume, cover letter, and a brief writing sample responding to the below questions to VISTA@bostoncares.org. Questions: 1) Why are you interested in doing a year of service and why are you interested in this particular VISTA position? 2) Tell us about a time in the United States’ history that community service made a significant impact bringing about change.
 
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Member Duties : •Review the different pilot programs run at BGCMC Clubs and interview past/current volunteer mentors. •Conduct research and interviews with community organizations and mentoring industry leaders to learn and apply best practices for creating a large scale multi-community mentoring program. •Create tools for training and orienting volunteer mentors and their youth mentees. •Implement a formalized method for selecting members to participate in the program •Implement the re-design of mentor matching protocol •Design and implement an organizational match support system •Organize large events that will engage mentor/mentee matches in service projects or other Boys & Girls Club programming •Develop promotional materials and strategic mentor recruitment methods •Plan and host interest fairs and brown bag lunch sessions at local companies to increase the number of professional mentors serving at BGCMC
 
Program Benefits : Living Allowance ,  Childcare assistance if eligible ,  Transit Pass (~$75/month) ,  Stipend ,  Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend ,  Education award upon successful completion of service ,  Training ,  Health Coverage* ,  Relocation Allowance . 
 
 
*For details about AmeriCorps VISTA healthcare benefits, please visit https://americorps.gov/members-volunteers/vista/benefits.
 
Terms :
None
 
Service Areas :
Community and Economic Development ,  Children/Youth ,  Education . 
 
Skills :
General Skills ,  Recruitment ,  Writing/Editing ,  Youth Development ,  Public Speaking ,  Communications ,  Team Work ,  Leadership ,  Non-Profit Management ,  Conflict Resolution . 
 
 
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SUMMARY
Program Type:
AmeriCorps VISTA
Program
BGC of Middlesex County Mentoring Program Coordinator VISTA
Program Start/End Date
08/08/2014  -   08/07/2015
Work Schedule Full Time
Education level
Some college
Age Requirement
Minimum:  18    Maximum:  None
Program Locations MASSACHUSETTS   Boston  
Accepting Applications
From  05/02/2014  To  06/25/2014 
Contact Jessica Jacob
66 Union Sq
Somerville   MA   02143
617-764-5958
VISTA@bostoncares.org
www.kidsclubs.org
Listing ID 55292

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