Mentors needed

Volunteer Success; Wabasca-Desmarais; Remote; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A non-profit organization is seeking mentors to assist newcomers in Canada by providing guidance in their new community and helping them with career advancement and social integration. The role is virtual, and various language proficiencies are advantageous. This ongoing opportunity aims to connect individuals to local resources and support their transition in Canada.

Qualifications

• Skills and experience in newcomer support services preferred.
• Experience in career and employment counseling is a plus.
• No specific educational requirements listed.

Responsibilities

• Help newcomers learn about Canadian customs and community.
• Provide career and social mentoring to mentees.
• Facilitate connection with local people and activities.

Skills

Strategic planning

Career counseling

Life coaching

Coaching

Mentoring

Job description

Mentors are people who help newcomers learn about Canadian customs and language and help people to establish their knowledge of their new community.

As a mentor, you will be working with Newcomer Mentees who want to jump-start their life in Canada by being connected to local people and learning about all the amazing local assets and activities in their new community. There are two types of mentoring: career mentoring, which is focused on helping the mentee advance in their career, and social mentoring, which involves a more informal approach that can include orientation to our community and practicing English.

Requirements

No specific requirements are listed, but skills and experience in strategic planning, career counseling, employment counseling, life coaching, newcomer support services, coaching, and mentoring are preferred.

Details

• Start date: ASAP
• Location: Virtual opportunity
• Language requirements: Various languages are accepted, including Arabic, Bengali, American Sign Language, Burmese, Cantonese/Mandarin, Chinese, Dutch, English, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Gujarati, Hatian/Creole, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Somali, Spanish, Sudanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, and Vietnamese.

This is an ongoing opportunity with 10 openings available. If you are interested in volunteering, you can share your interest and may still be a fit for a different opportunity with the organization.