Mentor Recruitment Manager @ MENTOR Vermont

Location: Northwest, Vermont Reports to: Training and Support Director
Hours: 180h Total (Avg. 6hrs/wk), Type: Temporary, Part-Time, Non-Exempt,
March-August, 2025 $25/hr

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES
The Mentor Recruitment Manager is Regional Prevention Partnership grant-funded position responsible for targeted outreach to create new pipelines for recruiting mentor volunteers in Grand Isle and Franklin counties, and tracking those recruitment efforts. This position works closely with the Training and Support Director to define initiatives that will enhance the community’s knowledge of MENTOR Vermont’s mission, build awareness, develop relationship-centered communities, and create recruitment pipelines to help mentoring agencies serve more youth.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Outreach:
• Create presentation(s) about the impact of mentoring and mentoring agencies in Franklin and Grand Isle Counties
• Connect with local organizations and present with a focus on volunteer opportunities for mentoring
• Seek out and actively participate in local networking opportunities
• Build relationships with organizations and community members to expand familiarity with mentoring
• Work closely with the Training and Support Director to establish and report on new areas for outreach

Recruitment:
• Connect with businesses to explore intentional presentation opportunities to employees beyond tabling events
• Develop and create strategies to build sustainable pipelines for volunteers to mentoring agencies
• Work closely with the Training and Support Director on a variety of marketing and advertising opportunities
• Periodic collaboration with local mentoring agencies to better understand and identify volunteer mentor needs of the communities

Data Collection and Reporting:
• Collect all grant-required data (e.g. number of volunteer inquiries, number of presentations made).
• Track and report all required data to the Training and Support Director
A SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATE WILL POSSESS
Experience & Skills
• 2+ years’ experience in a related field
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Suite, Google Suite and Canva
• Ability to develop and present engaging informational presentations to a variety of audiences
• Ability to think creatively and outside the box
• Strong communication skills
• Self-driven and successful working independently
• Speaks passionately and persuasively about mentoring in Vermont
• Fluent with using assets-based versus deficit-based language and framing
• Excellent at building and maintaining genuine relationships with community members in Franklin and Grand Isle counties

Values
• Passionate toward elevating youth voice and the positive impacts of youth mentoring.
• An unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, & inclusion, and an eagerness to challenge MENTOR Vermont to continue to grow, improve, and sustain change in this area.
• Desire to work with a passionate, fun and collaborative team, striving to ensure youth in Vermont have the supportive mentoring relationships they need to thrive.
• Alignment with MENTOR Vermont’s core values, and a commitment to embodying those values.

COMPENSATION
• $25/h for up to 180 hours from March through August, 2025
• Reimbursement for approved, work-related travel (up to 600 miles for the job period)

REQUIREMENTS:
• This position requires a wide range of physical requirements. Employee should have the ability to be stationary at a computer and the ability to travel for presentations, meetings, and engagements.
• This position requires in-person presence in Grand Isle and Franklin Counties. Employee must have access to transportation that allows for mobility in those areas, as well as periodic travel to Burlington, Vermont.
• This is a temporary, part-time position based in Northwest Vermont. Employee may be asked to work from the MENTOR Vermont office in Burlington, periodically, on date(s) agreed upon in advance by employee and supervisor.
• Components of this work will be done remotely. While working remotely, employee must have adequate internet to achieve their job functions.

To Apply
Please send a resume and cover letter to jobs@mentorvt.org by February 9, 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.