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What Is a Mentor?
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What Is a Mentor?
A mentor is a caring adult who will serve as a positive role model, providing support, friendship, encouragement, educational assistance, and career counseling to a young person in need.
The Role of a Mentor
- Serves as a role model
- Provides support, encouragement, and positive perspectives
- Serves as a resource person and confidant when personal,
job, and educational problems occur
- Recommends ways for the student to develop specific job
skills, effective behavior, and how to function in the work environment
- Acts as a source of information regarding careers and
career development techniques in general; assists the student in planning a career path
- Gives feedback on observed behavior and reported performance
- Establishes and maintains ongoing contact with school
faculty, Mentor Coordinator, and parents to discuss student's progress and elicit feedback as needed to ensure
success
- Meets with the student at agreed upon intervals for feedback
and planning
- Participates in Mentor training and support group meetings
and shares resources and experiences
- Seeks information and assistance to resolve questions
or problems
- Advises the Mentor Coordinator of problem resolution
and program changes
- Maintains a journal of mentor activities to record mentor
experiences and periodically shares this information with the Mentor Coordinator
- Agrees to a no-fault conclusion of the mentoring relationship
when (for any reason) the time is right
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