Claremont, CA, USA

Full-time

This position involves recruiting, training and supervising volunteer mentors and tutors to work with children and youth. It also involves working directly with children and youth, ages 9-18, creating and delivering educational programming and intensive college preparation. In addition, the position involves extensive interaction with the parents of the students, working with them to create and deliver parent education and empowerment programming.

Areas of Responsibility:

Responsibilities:

Recruit, screen, and conduct intake interviews with volunteers and families
Match volunteer mentors and tutors with appropriate Connect to College students
Supervise mentor and tutor matches, and provide counsel as needed
Maintain records of monthly contacts with volunteers
Conduct community outreach activities and public speaking engagements with the goal of recruiting volunteers and gaining community support
Serve as the adult mentor for the Connect to College middle school girls empowerment group in coordination with Scripps College for Women
Support college access activities including college planning, and weekend and overnight college tours
Provide support to the Parent Leadership Council for its monthly workshops and annual conference
Create and deliver health and wellness programming for Connect to College girls
Help staff Uncommon Good promotional events
Assist the Executive Director in carrying out special projects

Educational Background:

A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required.

Skills/Experience:

Skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Bilingual in written and conversational English and Spanish
Event coordination
Public speaking
Facility with social media, especially Facebook, Instagram and Twitter

Requirements

A four year college degree
Fluent written and spoken English and Spanish
A minimum of 5 years of experience with mentoring programs, youth development programs, or related experience
Flexible hours as work is typically required two Saturdays per month and some evenings

Compensation/Benefits:

Compensation is $52,000 annually. Health benefits are provided unless the employee already receives them from another source.

How to Apply:

To apply, please email a cover letter, resume and 3 professional references to [email protected]

Job Function:

Communications & Public Education

Volunteer Programs

Direct & Social Services

Organization Info

Uncommon Good

Overview

Headquarters:

Claremont, CA, USA

Website:

uncommongood.org

Annual Budget :

$1-5M

Size:

11-50 employees

Founded:

2000

About Us

Areas of Focus:

Youth / Children

Education

Community Service / Capacity Building / Volunteerism

Mission:

Uncommon Good works to end the inter-generational cycle of poverty through programs in education, health, the environment and urban farming.

Programs:

Connect to College/CAUSA is a mentoring and college access program for underprivileged children and youth that, in addition to its academic components, has a real world learning urban farming component.

Medicine for the Economically Disadvantaged is a program that offers educational loan repayment assistance to young health professionals who work in underserved areas. The program also includes a health career pipeline component for Connect to College/CAUSA students.

Awards & Accolades:

Uncommon Good and its founder have received numerous awards, both national and local, including being honored on Capitol Hill with former President Jimmy Carter and receiving the Oprah Angel Award.

Why Work For Us?:

Uncommon Good's vision is to model a just and regenerative society in which everyone's human needs can be met in an ecologically wise fashion. These basic human needs include a quality education, comprehensive medical care, healthy food, comfortable homes, and a clean environment. This vision is expressed in Uncommon Good's building which is a first-of-its-kind-in-the-world green building that was constructed by hand by Uncommon Good children and families using little more than the earth under their feet. It has been visited by people from every continent who have come to learn how to create eco-friendly buildings that meet human needs.

Uncommon Good's staff is composed of people who are passionate about working with their client community, adults and children alike, to envision and create a society that meets the needs of all.

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