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Team Mentor
Overview
Team Mentor
Career Readiness & Amazing Volunteer Experience (CRAVE) Project; Get Ready to Work! (GRTW) Part-time Term
September 2022 – June 2023
$15 per hour, estimated 6-20/week
Brandon, Dauphin, and surrounding communities
until positions are filled
Career Trek is looking for a committed and energetic individual who is passionate about empowering children and youth to achieve their full educational, career and life potential. As part of the program delivery team, the Team Mentor will ensure the safe, engaging, and effective delivery of Career Trek programs. Reporting to the Manager, West Region, the Team Mentor practices and role-models Career Trek’s core values of Equity, Inclusion & Belonging; Respect; Balance & Wellness; Truth & Reconciliation; and Caring in all aspects of their work.
The Team Mentor will provide supervision and guidance to a group of up to 15 high school-aged youth for the duration of each program, which includes the facilitation of virtual and/or in-person activities. The Team Mentor is expected to co-facilitate workshops with an Assistant Team Mentor, oversee the work of the Assistant Team Mentor, and, for the CRAVE project, guide the youth through the creation of a community service project plan (including timeline, tasks involved, research, budget, and presentation).
Duties & Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Manager - the Team Mentor will:
• Ensure that a supportive and safe environment exists for all participants, volunteers, and staff
• Review and prepare for each lesson and activity
• Supervise, facilitate, support, and coordinate the group throughout the projects
• Engage and motivate participants, by
o Leading discussions of the lesson materials
o Respondingtoparticipants’commentsandquestions
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Career Trek staff, volunteers, and
community partners
• Attend all mandatory training and professional development sessions
• Attend meetings, as needed
• Ensure safety standards are in place and followed consistently to meet organizational guidelines
• Model and encourage professional conduct and a strong work ethic to deliver the highest quality of service
possible
• Communicate with Program Management and Inclusive Learning & Resource Development staff to provide
feedback on lessons and activities
• Other duties as assigned
Assets:
• Experience working with youth facing barriers (real or perceived)
• Experience working in career development or community service programs
• Knowledge in project planning and group facilitation
• Graduate of Career Trek or previous programming experience
• Knowledge of Indigenous worldviews, teachings, language, or land-based education
• Knowledge of challenges faced by newcomers
• An understanding of Canada’s history and relationship with Indigenous Nations and a commitment to ongoing
learning in the space of truth and reconciliation
• Familiar with youth EAL learning
Working Conditions:
• Work will be in person in accordance with safety protocols and guidelines laid out by public health and community officials
• Training and ongoing support will be provided
• Evening and weekend work is required
Qualifications
Skills & Requirements:
• Post-secondary education (in process or completed)
• First Aid CPR (level C) certification
• Flexible and effective in oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office, and video conferencing software such as
Microsoft Teams and Zoom
• Ability to work independently, and as part of a team, and be able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Provide criminal record and child abuse registry checks
• Ability to speak in front of a group
• Fully vaccinated
Contact
How to Apply:
Email cover letter and resume by Sunday, October 2nd , 2022 6:00 pm (CT) to careers@careertrek.ca.
Please include ‘Team Mentor- West Region” in the subject line.
Career Trek is committed to employment equity practices that achieve a workforce reflective of the community at large and the participants it supports through its programming. We encourage applicants to self-identify as Indigenous, Two- Spirit, Black, a Member of a Racialized Community, A Person with a Disability, LGBTQQIA+.