IMPACT

• iMentor NYC students outperform peers at similar schools in terms of post-secondary enrollment, persistence, and graduation: 
• College Enrollment: 81% of iMentor students from the class of 2022 enrolled in college compared to 61% of students in NYC peer schools. 
• College Persistence: 72% of iMentor students from the class of 2021 students persisted into year two of college compared to 49% of students in NYC peer schools. 
• College Completion: iMentor students are 30% more likely to complete college within six years than peers nationwide.

The Fellow Will

• Provide weekly individual support to approximately 35-40 mentees (at any given time) with college and financial aid application tasks and encourage mentee participation in all facets of mentorship programming during and outside of the iMentor class
• Conduct weekly/quarterly outreach to mentees and families to increase program participation
• Participate in monthly advising and partnership meetings with iMentor and school-based staff to discuss student progress in post-secondary advising tasks such as college application, financial aid applications and college matriculation
• Collect and utilize data analysis that effectively helps iMentor staff track pair participation and relationship growth and provide targeted pair support (including coaching and communication strategies)

In Year 1 the Fellow Will

• Conduct a comprehensive needs assessment to identify gaps and challenges in current mentor community support. 
• Analyze data to generate insights and recommendations for improvement across a mentor’s journey in the high school program.
• Collaborate with program and partner school staff to ensure enhanced mentor community content and resources. 
• Begin to develop a Mentor Community Playbook that includes best practices, recommended structures, and templates that take into consideration mentor community needs.

In Year 2 the Fellow Will

• Develop and deliver new, thoughtfully-structured mentor community-building resources over the course of two program years across all of iMentor’s high school programs.  
• Work with iMentor program and mentor engagement staff to roll out an enhanced Mentor Community experience across 12 partner high school communities, ensuring proper implementation and adherence to program standards.
• Collect feedback from mentors to iteratively improve content and resources, in order to facilitate the evaluation of impact on mentor engagement, mentee outcomes, and overall program success.

Typical Work Schedule

• In a typical week, the Fellow will be in school three days, in the office one day, and work remotely one day. The Fellow is expected to be willing and able to work 3-5 evenings monthly.

Compensation & Benefits

• First year: $50,000  (includes $2,000 start-of-Fellowship bonus)
• Second year: $55,000 (include a $3,000 end-of Fellowship bonus)
• Up to 100% employer funded comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• 18 days paid annual vacation (increasing annually to 21, 23, 25), 13 paid holidays + your birthday + one floating holiday, iMentor closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day, plus 6-7 sick days annually
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Dependent care and health care flexible spending plans
• 1 hour of wellness time off per week for wellness activities of your choosing
• Flexible personnel wellness budget for reimbursements or marketplace purchases
• Every staff member is eligible for organization-sponsored professional development annually
• 9 weeks of paid parental leave