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You run the program for the Junior class in the OC location, which entails developing the curriculum for the year. You and your team lead work to ensure the weekly mentoring sessions run smoothly and coordinate with the curriculum directors to ensure the quality and consistency of Saturday sessions. You also liaise with curriculum heads, Director of Student Recruitment & Retention and Director of Volunteer Recruitment & Retention, and the Parents Council. Sophomore and Junior Program Directors also liaise with respective Summer Program contacts. If you want to be in a role that works laterally across the organization and enjoys planning & coordinating, you’ll love this role.

Time commitment: Attend at least 80% of the Saturday sessions + 5-8 hours/week of preparation. Work with Team Leads to ensure full coverage of sessions.

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If you love working with students directly and want to have an impact on more than one student, this is the role for you! You work closely with the Junior Program Director(s) to facilitate sessions, as well as collaborate with curriculum directors, mentors, and students to ensure that our Junior students and mentors in the OC are participating and learning. For mentors specifically, you also facilitate engagement, monitor attendance, and advise. You have a broad set of responsibilities that often include answering questions and resolving issues among students, mentors, and curriculum directors, be it personal or curriculum-based.

Time commitment: Attend at least 90% of the Saturday sessions. Work with Program Director or Co-Directors to ensure full coverage of sessions.

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We are looking for someone to help us expand our volunteer pipeline in Orange County so we can grow the number of students we serve. If you’re someone who likes to roll up your sleeves and build relationships, this role could be perfect for you. Having a broad network is certainly helpful. This role entails establishing partnerships with businesses, professional organizations and alumni groups. You are responsible for interviewing potential volunteers, collecting feedback from mentors & volunteers 2-3x/year and working with teams to address volunteer gaps. There is also an opportunity to help plan mentor orientation and training and volunteer happy hours & events.

Time commitment: 2-5 hrs/week for volunteer phone screens over the summer. During the year, 1-2 hrs/week for volunteer phone screens & attend session when new volunteers join.

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If you want to have a 1:1 relationship with a student, look no further. Our mentors are pivotal to the success of our students. Your responsibility is to help your mentee with their applications, advise them through the college search process and connect them with resources if there is a particular area in need. Our mentors often stay with our students throughout their Minds Matter journey and many mentors have continued to stay in touch with their mentees after the program.

Time commitment: Attendance of weekly Saturday afternoon sessions (~2 hours). Touch base with mentee 1x/week during the week.

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If you like teaching, but prefer to work with a few students as opposed to an entire class, be a test prep instructor! You work with 2-3 students on specific subject areas that they need additional assistance in. If you like teaching test prep and/or like seeing the fruits of your labor directly in test scores, be an instructor!

Time commitment: Attend every Saturday session for 2 hours. If you cannot make it, work with your team to ensure adequate coverage.

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Summer programs are an essential component of the Minds Matter sophomore and junior programs in order to help our students become familiar with the college application process. As Junior Summer Program Directors (SPDs), you are in charge of the internal application process, build and maintain strong relationships with college summer programs and work closely with the national liaison to coordinate applications for nationally partnered programs. You work closely with the Junior Program Director(s) and Junior Team Leads in the OC location, but also interface directly with students to ensure all questions are answered and applications and financial aid forms are completed on time. Being organized, detail-oriented, and great at managing an inbox are essential — SPDs track all the details of student applications and manage the summer program budget.

Time commitment: Attend a handful of Saturday sessions in the fall to introduce yourself and lead presentations, then any Saturdays with working sessions (January through March) until all students are placed in a summer program. Email coordination is required throughout the week.

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Our social-emotional learning (SEL) program is called Connections®, a co-facilitated listening circle for our students to share their stories. In addition to boosting mental wellness and personal growth, Connections cultivates students’ self-advocacy, voice, listening skills, and sense of belonging. We need Connections Facilitators to lead these discussions.

Are you an empathetic listener? Do you enjoy self-reflection? Are you comfortable being vulnerable? Can you listen without trying to “rescue” others’ feelings? Can you hold space for others? If you said yes to all of the above, be a Connections Facilitator! As a facilitator, you co-lead a 45-minute to 1-hour Connections circle for a group of 10-15 high school students each Saturday morning. You also collaborate with other facilitators and meet 1-2x/month to ensure consistency of the program, share best practices, and make modifications as necessary. As MMLA expands its Connections program, you may be asked to co-lead an MMLA community circle 2x/year for the greater MMLA community. No prior experience is necessary.

Time commitment: Facilitator training is 16 hours that take place either 1 or 2 Saturdays at the end of the summer. Attend every Saturday session for 2 hours in the morning. Spend 1 hour weekly on the lesson plan.

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Do you love posting on Facebook and Instagram? Do you get a kick out of collecting Likes? If so, join our social media team. You will be responsible for creating content on our Facebook page and Instagram. You will work closely with the Director of Social Media on the content to be featured each week. As a result, you will be able to connect with our students and volunteers at an individual level. This role requires a quick turnaround since timely posting is important for engagement. No prior experience is required, just an interest in social media and a positive attitude!

Time commitment: This role will work independently from regular Saturday sessions, but must remain closely in touch with the organization. Can work remotely.

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Do you love storytelling? If so, this would be a perfect role for you! You are responsible for creating the content for our quarterly newsletter as well as other external collateral. Your writing would highlight individual students, mentors, and volunteers and keep supporters up to speed on key events. You work with the Director of Newsletter on the storylines for each newsletter issue and the Directors of Communications for external collateral for our community, donor, and partner audiences. You are responsible for the timely delivery of that content. Writing/storytelling/editing experience is a huge plus!

Time commitment: This role will work independently from regular Saturday sessions, but must remain closely in touch with the organization. Can work remotely.

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