Mentor OUT is a peer mentor development program aimed at Bitterroot Valley high school students, aged 15 to 18, who are interested in providing mentorship to middle school aged youth. In this program mentors will learn about outdoor and experiential education, share their knowledge with mentees, and foster a supportive environment for the mentor team. Mentors will receive lots of training throughout the year, help mentees with their service learning project, attend after school activities, weekend and overnight trips, and attend a 5 day National Peer Mentor Camp in June, 2020!
Click here to download the application.
APPLICATIONS DUE: November 15, 2019
HOW IT WORKS:
Peer mentors receive bi-weekly trainings focused on mentoring best practices, the experiential education model, outdoor based skills, communication, teamwork, and leadership. Special training opportunities may take place on weekends.
Starting in January, peer mentors will begin to work with middle school mentees through the after school program, weekend club trips, overnight trips, family events, or any other scheduled programming. If mentors are available during the in-school portion of mentee programming, they are welcome to come to that too.
The 52 hour service commitment is in addition to the bi-weekly mentor trainings. We will help you create a calendar to track your mentoring schedule, but it’s up to you to use it throughout the year.
It is expected that your role as a peer mentor will be a priority through June, 2020.
BENEFITS:
- Peer mentors are invited to attend National Peer Mentor Camp for FREE, June 23-27, 2020, hosted by B.E.A.R and Project Venture of New Mexico. Camp will be held somewhere in Montana this year and our peer mentors will help plan the camp’s location and events!!
- Trainings will be provided in Wilderness First Aid ($195 value), first aid & CPR ($55 value), and Youth Mental Health First Aid. These are life long skill sets and they look great on college or job applications!
- Gain experience in mentoring best practices, leadership skills, experiential education, outdoor education, and more! Also looks great on college or job applications and helps prepare you for life after high school.
-Job or school references and letters of recommendation are available after successful completion of the program. We want to share all your hard work and skills with others!
QUALIFICATIONS:
Check out the full program description and application here.
Click here to download the application.
APPLICATIONS DUE: November 15, 2019
HOW IT WORKS:
Peer mentors receive bi-weekly trainings focused on mentoring best practices, the experiential education model, outdoor based skills, communication, teamwork, and leadership. Special training opportunities may take place on weekends.
Starting in January, peer mentors will begin to work with middle school mentees through the after school program, weekend club trips, overnight trips, family events, or any other scheduled programming. If mentors are available during the in-school portion of mentee programming, they are welcome to come to that too.
The 52 hour service commitment is in addition to the bi-weekly mentor trainings. We will help you create a calendar to track your mentoring schedule, but it’s up to you to use it throughout the year.
It is expected that your role as a peer mentor will be a priority through June, 2020.
BENEFITS:
- Peer mentors are invited to attend National Peer Mentor Camp for FREE, June 23-27, 2020, hosted by B.E.A.R and Project Venture of New Mexico. Camp will be held somewhere in Montana this year and our peer mentors will help plan the camp’s location and events!!
- Trainings will be provided in Wilderness First Aid ($195 value), first aid & CPR ($55 value), and Youth Mental Health First Aid. These are life long skill sets and they look great on college or job applications!
- Gain experience in mentoring best practices, leadership skills, experiential education, outdoor education, and more! Also looks great on college or job applications and helps prepare you for life after high school.
-Job or school references and letters of recommendation are available after successful completion of the program. We want to share all your hard work and skills with others!
QUALIFICATIONS:
- 15-18 years of age (grades 9-12)
- Love the outdoors
- Interest in learning about youth mentoring, outdoor skills, and leadership development. (Previous experience is preferred but not required)
- Flexible and willingness to try new things
- Access to a phone/email to communicate with staff
- Access to reliable transportation (we can help with this too)
- Accountable for schedule and commitments
- Ability/willingness to be outdoors in a variety of weather conditions,
- Ability/willingness to develop hiking capacity and skills, while sometimes wearing a backpack with up to 30lbs of gear on uneven and steep terrain
- Comfortable with being away from home for up to 1 week at a time (overnight trips)
- Can commit to attending 75% or more of trainings throughout the year
- Willing to complete 52 hours of direct service with mentees
Check out the full program description and application here.
