WHOLE mentors can be hired as SPS employees and be compensated for mentoring a 9th or 10th grade Black male student at one of the following Whole Child Whole Day high schools: Chief Sealth, Cleveland, Franklin, Garfield, Ingraham, Rainier Beach. Mentors can also sign up to be unpaid volunteers. Until the end of the school year, mentors will engage in an organic and professional relationship with a mentee to support them social-emotionally, uplift their identity, encourage them in their pursuits, and challenge them to excel in and out of the classroom. This position requires a strong background in relationship management, emotional and cultural intelligence, and consistent communication.
As a way to help defray a mentor’s out-of-pocket expenses associated with WHOLE Mentoring, mentors will be paid $20/hr. and be required to dedicate five hours a month to their mentee:
Two hours a month will be dedicated to helping the mentee achieve their academic goals and evaluating their morale at school. Involvement may look like:
Two hours a month will be dedicated to building an organic relationship with their mentee. Involvement may look like:
One hour a month will be devoted to affirmative communication with the mentee, their family and adults working with them such teachers, coaches, etc. Phone calls, text messages, and virtual calls will be expected to occur over the course of the month.
Mentors are not limited to this five hour monthly structure but are asked to dedicate time that will best serve their mentee. Mentors will also be asked to attend professional development events, group activities, and trainings over the course of the year. Hours dedicated to mentoring the mentee or participating in trainings will be paid at the rate of $20/hr. Mentors who volunteer to work unpaid are still expected to dedicate five hours per month to their mentee and attend all trainings. In regards to the COVID-19 pandemic, our steps will echo those of Seattle Public Schools and the Washington State Health Department.
Through WHOLE Mentoring, mentors will support mentees to:
Mentors will be tasked with helping mentees achieve these goals and will be provided with training on how to track the progress of each goal.
Please fill out the application to become a program mentor (paid or volunteer) or to become a professional contributor. Mentors must pass a background check and fingerprinting, as well as be fully vaccinated or granted a medical or religious exemption, in order to participate in this program. All information will be kept confidential.
