Mentoring Opportunity

I thought we’d give the blog a shot for recruitment purposes today. We are looking to develop a Youth Mentoring site at Randolph–mentors who can serve as positive adult role models to students. We do have one youth mentor who I know worked with an elementary student last year and I think it was rewarding to them both. Right now we have two students who need mentors from our community. If you may be interested in working with one of our students a couple of hours per week, read on to see what Erica Fleischman and Cindy Crandall, from Student Programs at Cattaraugus Allegany BOCES, have to say about the opportunity,

Opportunity to Mentor a Young Person

Are you looking for a way to give back in your local community? The Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES Youth Mentoring Program, federally funded by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, is looking for volunteer mentors to serve students at Randolph Central School.  Mentors are needed in order to continue serving Randolph students. 

The CA- BOCES Youth Mentoring Program is a site-based mentoring program serving students in grades 4-8.  Mentoring at Randolph is every week, following the school calendar, on Monday from 4-6 p.m. All mentoring takes place at the Randolph school which means that mentors meet with their mentee in a safe and supervised environment.  Activity options are provided, along with occasional group educational/cultural field trips. Mentor applicants go through a personal interview and screening process. The Mentoring Center has a Site Coordinator (certified teacher or counselor) to oversee the matches, provide support and activities as needed.

A mentor is a friend, a coach, a role model, an advocate and a supporter. A mentor is not a substitute parent, childcare provider, social worker or miracle worker.   Mentoring helps build more positive relationships with adults and the community.

We are in need of adults to volunteer as mentors, to work one-to-one with a student, at Randolph for the 09-10 school year. The steps to become a mentor include:

  • A personal interview
  • Criminal background checks (including fingerprinting)
  • Reference checks
  • Orientation session prior to being matched.

Once a mentor applicant has successfully completed these steps then the matching process can begin. Mentors are matched with a mentee based on gender.  Matches are also made based on a common career interest/background, hobby, sport, etc.

 To learn more visit http://www2.caboces.org/drupal/iss/youth-mentoring/faq or call 716-376-8370 or 716-373-8386 to receive an application.

If this seems like something you’d like to do to help a child, please contact BOCES directly or contact me if I can be of help.

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