Mentor - Glynn

Mentor Position

Reports To:

Team Coordinator

Qualifications:

High school diploma; college degree preferred. Access to a personal computer and reliable internet

Duties:

• Develop a positive relationship of trust and caring with mentees.
• Be informed on all information regarding advice and act on information accordingly.
• Serve as the main advocate for mentees.
• Identify barriers and initiate interventions as needed.
• Make appropriate referrals to meet student academic or personal needs.
• Discuss advisement topics appropriate for the grade level of the student.
• Know why mentees are attending Coastal Plains, their goals, and their barriers.
• Be a positive influence/role model.
• Maintain confidentiality.
• Make home or work visits with social workers as needed.
• Serve on a mentee's student support team.

Contact Mentees Weekly:

• Make a minimum of one mentee contact with each mentee per week, preferably in person.
• Call a mentee when he/she has missed two consecutive nights of school to discuss solutions.

Before Contact:

• Check attendance.
• Check academic progress.

During Contact:

• Discuss academic progress
• Acknowledge completions and accomplishments.
• Help set weekly goals (attendance, academic, and career) and provide the student a copy of the calendar.
• Remind mentee of upcoming reviews, testing, events, field trips, etc. (Call students the night before)
• Provide weekly encouragement to each advisee.

After Contact:

• Log contact into Infinite Campus in Contact Log and include the progress % in Subject and Attendance
• Note attendance, current course progress, and progress goals for next week

Contact parent/guardian/significant adult once per month (if appropriate):

• Be the link between home and school.
• Foster communication.
• Communicate positives (attendance, academic progress and career movement).
• Invite parents to visit school, especially for events.
• Inform parents of upcoming student activities.
• Hear concerns and act on them.
• Once per semester, provide a Course Plan to parents and get a signature to indicate receipt.
• Log contact into Infinite Campus

The mentor will meet with their TEAM Coordinator monthly to discuss program progress, individual student concerns, etc.