Community Impact Lead I

Did you know that nationally, over half of all students who begin at a community college, do not complete? The Mentoring Project provides support to low-income college students to stay enrolled and finish their degree. This is done by providing 1:1 community volunteer mentors. The Mentor provides guidance to the student in overcoming obstacles to graduation and/or career advising. In addition, TMP provides virtual career panels that are available free to Washington students. Student served by The Mentoring Project are enrolled on various Washington campuses and all meetings with mentors occur virtually, not at the campus or any other physical site. We rely on our community college partner institutions to refer students. However, more tactical outreach is now required, such as a peer-recruit/referral network. Although most of our outreach is conducted electronically, we will visit some campuses to post flyers and table at events to inform students about mentorship opportunities. The community colleges are the postsecondary sector with the least resources, the largest population of low-income students and students of color, and the highest level of attrition. This project addresses the fact that only slightly more than half of students who begin a degree at one of the community or technical colleges in Washington state will graduate (53% in 201+; 54% in 2020; 57% in 2021). [Source: Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges]. The attrition rate is higher for historically underserved students of color who may have difficulty connecting to services and building or finding caring relationships on campus. According to the National Student Clearinghouse Resource Center (CTEE Report, Fall 2021), marginalized student populations enrolled at community colleges have been disproportionally impacted during the decade long decline in higher education enrollments.


Member Duties : Join a small team as a key contributor to: Expand program capacity by building connections to campus, corporate and community partners and programs. Support co-AmeriCorps Member as necessary to recruit students and manage volunteer mentors. Participate in matching, assignment, monitoring, assessment and evaluation of mentor/student pairs. Contribute to creating, producing and promoting career panels. Contribute to strategic planning about building capacity to serve more students. Analyze and report program results on occasion and assist in developing and implementing Salesforce CRM for nonprofits. Develop campaign content—including social media, email outreach, acknowledgements, and promotional materials. Contribute to grant writing and donor engagement efforts to support outreach and development goals.


Program Benefits : Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend , Childcare assistance if eligible .



Terms :
Car recommended .


Service Areas :
None


Skills :
None




SUMMARY

Program Type:

AmeriCorps VISTA



Program

Community Impact Lead I



Program Start/End Date

08/04/2025 - 08/04/2026



Work Schedule
Full Time



Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None


Program Locations
WASHINGTON Seattle/Tacoma/Bremerton


Accepting Applications

From 06/03/2025 To 08/04/2025



Contact
JULIA SCHECHTER

2460 Westlake Ave N

Seattle WA +810+

4255+13765

JULIA@MENTORINGPROJECT.ORG

www.mentoringproject.org


Listing ID
126681