COLE901: Mentor to STEM College Students
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JerseySTEM, Inc.
US
Summary
Meet with a college student mentee for 45 minutes to one hour per week for a 10-week period. Provide guidance on resume development, networking, and navigating career challenges in the STEM field.
Job Description
About JerseySTEM
All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey.
Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.
Overview
Do you have an hour a week?
Become a JerseySTEM Mentor and advance the career of a college student who leads after-school STEM programs for underrepresented middle school girls.
Could be during day-time, lunch-break, evening, week-end, week-end.
Who We Are
JerseySTEM is a nonprofit organization that recruits STEM-focused college students to facilitate free, 10-week programs at middle schools in underrepresented New Jersey communities.
These programs inspire pre-teen and teenage girls to pursue STEM school courses and vocations and are led by college age Program Instructors.
In return for their time, JerseySTEM provides Program Instructors with career-development support in the forms of mentorship with professionals like yourself to help with résumé development, networking, academic choices, etc...
Responsibilities
What you will do
Meet (virtual, phone or video) with your mentee for 45mn to 1 hr/week for 10 weeks. Share your insights, experience, and wisdom to help mentees (college students) set goals; seek networking opportunities; and better navigate career opportunities and challenges.
Requirements
RequirementsYou’ll need to commit to a 10-week schedule to meet your mentee virtually or in-person for a minimum of 30 minutes per session (budget noe hour). During this time, you’ll offer guidance in résumé development, networking, and other important skills.
JerseySTEM is a network of parents, professionals, students and educators whose goal is to promote excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. We are dedicated to partnering with local schools and other organizations to create and enhance STEM-oriented educational opportunities as part of students' paths towards college and career readiness, and to develop effective STEM programs and initiatives that engage students and educators. JerseySTEM is also committed to bridging the gender gap in STEM education and sharing STEM-related opportunities with underprivileged students and communities.
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Non-Profit Organizations and NGOs
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Chatham, New Jersey
JerseySTEM is a network of parents, professionals, students and educators whose goal is to promote excellence in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education. We are dedicated to partnering with local schools and other organizations to create and enhance STEM-oriented educational opportunities as part of students' paths towards college and career readiness, and to develop effective STEM programs and initiatives that engage students and educators. JerseySTEM is also committed to bridging the gender gap in STEM education and sharing STEM-related opportunities with underprivileged students and communities.
Company size
11-50 employees
Industry
Non-Profit Organizations and NGOs
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Chatham, New Jersey
