TIME COMMITMENT:
· Approximately 130 hours for a program year (from August 2021 to May 2022)
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Commit to at least one program year of involvement. Two program years of involvement is preferred.
· A program year consists as follows:
· A kick-off meeting in August
· 2 Saturdays per month between August – May (approximately 20 classes)
· Each class is approximately 4 hours long (including set-up and clean-up time)
· 16 classes will be held at one of the project’s satellite campuses
· 4 classes will be held at the students’ internship site. A mentor will accompany the students to their internship site as a chaperone and teach either a mentoring or college transition class.
· Each satellite campus will have between 5-15 students
· Build and maintain a close relationship with student participants throughout the school year to facilitate the development of students’ cultural identity, college aspiration, and growth mindset.
· Teach assigned mentoring and college transition lessons along with the project staff to high school participants on Saturday mornings at one of the project’s satellite campuses (for a list, see below).
· Mentors will be trained on how to implement these lessons virtually in August/September and December/January. Then, throughout the program year, there will be about an hour of dry-run sessions with the project staff to practice the lessons that mentors will teach on Saturday.
· Meet with the project staff (via online, phone, text or video conference) to discuss updates about the program and students, how to accommodate students, etc.
OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES:
· Complete surveys at the beginning and the end of the program year.
· Participate in a focus group at the end of the program year.
· Complete consent forms, confidentiality agreement, and UH stipend award form(s).
COMPENSATION:
· $250 per month, totaling $2,750 per program as a stipend.
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
· Undergraduate and graduate students or kūpuna who are from Oʻahu, Molokaʻi and Hawaiʻi islands
· Have a deep understanding about Native Hawaiian culture and values
· Familiar with college transition process
· Have experiences mentoring Native Hawaiian students with or without disabilities
· Have experiences managing groups of high school students