OLD STONE FOUNDATION |
MENTOR/BIG SISTER PROGRAM

Creating Potential through Mentoring

Mentor/Big Sister Job Description

The Old Stone Foundation mentoring/Big Sister program uses adult volunteers to commit to supporting, guiding, and being a friend to a young mom for at least one school year. By becoming part of the network of adults and community members who care about the Old Stone moms, the mentor can help the mom develop and reach positive academic, career, and personal goals.

Mentor Role:

  • Take the lead in supporting a young mom through an on-going, one-to-one relationship
  • Serve as a positive role model
  • Strive for mutual respect
  • Build self-esteem and motivate
  • Activities could include: talking and listening; helping to clarify school, personal or career goals and accomplishing them; working on homework; encouraging effective study or educational skills; playing games or working on arts & crafts
  • Promote regular attendance.

Time Commitment:

  • Make a ten month (one school year) commitment
  • One-to-one phone calls or in-person meetings with mentee
  • Communicate with the mentee at a minimum of twice a month.
  • Attend an initial training session, and an additional training session during the minimum of one school year participation in the program
  • Attend optional mentee/mentor group events
  • Document your relationship by completing all paperwork and turning it in to Program Director.

Participation Requirements:

  • Be interested in working with young moms
  • Be tolerant and respectful of individual differences
  • Be willing to adhere to all program policies and procedures
  • Be dependent and consistent in meeting time commitments
  • Attend mentoring training sessions as prescribed
  • Be willing to communicate with program staff, and submit activity information
  • Have a clean criminal history

Desirable Qualities:

  • Willing listener
  • Encouraging and supportive
  • Patient and flexible
  • Can provide a cultural role model for a young mom
  • Have life experiences that you can use in working with a young person
  • Become a positive role model, friend, and consistent part of a young woman’s life
  • Committed to the relationship and the success of the student!

For more information contact: Marc Nathanson, Executive Director at 216-241-0311 or marc@oldstonefoundation.org

 

 

The mission of the Old Stone Foundation in partnership with the Cleveland Metropolitan School District has been to improve the quality of life for moms and moms-to-be in Cuyahoga County who did not complete their high school careers by providing opportunities in education, family structure and job skills.