Partnership Specialist

The Partnership Specialist will provide direct delivery of mentor
2.0 program leveraging technology-based approaches to youth mentoring and education.

• Enroll volunteers and children including oversight of the application, screening and matching process
• Facilitate high impact relationships between 100 mentor
  2.0 pairs, including enrollment; monitoring participation; providing individualized attention; proactively assisting relationships through regular communication, support and advice; and identifying pairs who need additional support and implement strategies to improve relationships
• Lead weekly mentor
  2.0 class for mentees at participating schools, including discussion of weekly curriculum
• Lead orientations and training for teachers and mentees
• Organize and staff multiple large scale and multi-faceted mentor-mentee events (i.e. career workshops, museum visits, end-of-year events), overseeing all logistics, content, and budgets, including evening and weekend commitments
• Develop and manage relationships with schools, including teachers and administration
• Track program participation, conduct pre-, mid-, and post-program evaluations
• Support all aspects of mentor
  2.0 program implementation
• Attend and participate in all team, staff, and program meetings
• Assist with agency special events as requested
• Maintain state licensure, when applicable

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a social or human science, such as social work, sociology or psychology
• One year experience in a social service or teaching field preferred
• Prior database experience required
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook and Excel with at least 45 words per minute, error free
• Must be willing and able to work with diverse populations.
• Flexibility and availability to work early/evening weekday hours and occasional weekend, as well as travel in the assigned service area as needed
• Experience working with young people, in groups settings, preferred
• Comfortable in public speaking role
• Bilingual skills, particularly Spanish, a plus