Recruiting volunteer mentors/motivating and inspiring teens

The method/s used to recruit volunteer adult mentors will depend on the type of program you are running. Once you have your first group of mentors in place, you could well find that they will be some of your best recruiters and will open doors to companies and other organizations for you. Thus it is important that you develop recruitment materials that will appeal to potential mentors from a variety of educational, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds.

All program staff members should be involved in recruiting, as word of mouth is a positive way of introducing people to the program. Volunteer staff can also be encouraged to act as recruiters for the program.

Design informative, user-friendly brochures and attractive A3 and A4 posters which can be distributed widely.

Make sure that your website contains key information to attract potential mentors and answers straightforward questions they are likely to ask. These would include:

What is your mentoring program?
How long has it been operating?
What age group are the mentees and the mentors?
What sort of commitment are you expecting mentors to make to the program?
Is there training offered prior to the mentoring?
Are there any costs involved?
What are the key phases of a mentoring relationship?
How do I get involved if I want to be a mentor? What must I do?
How do I set goals with my mentee?
Is the mentee?s family involved in the mentoring relationship?

Some popular methods for recruiting mentors would include:

Through speaking at local community organizations eg, Rotary, Round Table
Sharing information at Tertiary Institutions (Teacher Training Colleges, institutions training Social Workers) and Adult Education Centers, as well as schools
Advertising in local newspapers and through other local popular media outlets, including Radio and Television
Distributing leaflets advertising the program in places visited by members of the public such as, gyms, volunteer bureaus/Citizens? Bureaus, public libraries, shopping malls, doctors? surgeries, faith groups/churches, police and fire stations, bus/train/ferry stations, companies with a record of doing work with and for young people


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	Recruiting Mentors The method/s used to recruit volunteer adult mentors will depend on the type of program you are running. Once you have your first group of mentors in place, you could well find that they will be some of your best recruiters and will open doors to companies and other organizations for you. Thus it is important that you develop recruitment materials that will appeal to potential mentors from a variety of educational, cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. All program staff members should be involved in recruiting, as word of mouth is a positive way of introducing people to the program. Volunteer staff can also be encouraged to act as recruiters for the program. Design informative, user-friendly brochures and attractive A3 and A4 posters which can be distributed widely. Make sure that your website contains key information to attract potential mentors and answers straightforward questions they are likely to ask. These would include: What is your mentoring program? How long has it been operating? What age group are the mentees and the mentors? What sort of commitment are you expecting mentors to make to the program? Is there training offered prior to the mentoring? Are there any costs involved? What are the key phases of a mentoring relationship? How do I get involved if I want to be a mentor? What must I do? How do I set goals with my mentee? Is the mentee?s family involved in the mentoring relationship? Some popular methods for recruiting mentors would include: Through speaking at local community organizations eg, Rotary, Round Table Sharing information at Tertiary Institutions (Teacher Training Colleges, institutions training Social Workers) and Adult Education Centers, as well as schools Advertising in local newspapers and through other local popular media outlets, including Radio and Television Distributing leaflets advertising the program in places visited by members of the public such as, gyms, volunteer bureaus/Citizens? Bureaus, public libraries, shopping malls, doctors? surgeries, faith groups/churches, police and fire stations, bus/train/ferry stations, companies with a record of doing work with and for young people \| Statement of Purpose and a Long Range Plan \| Recruiting Volunteer Mentors \| Orientation of Volunteer Mentors \| Screening of Volunteer Mentors \| Training Volunteer Mentors \| Matching Mentors with Mentees \| Monitoring Mentors and Mentees \| Support, Recognition and Retention of Mentors \| Closure of Mentoring Relationship \| Evaluation of Mentoring Relationships \| Quick Checklist of an Effective Mentoring Program \| Mentor Training Program \| \| Return Home \| Meet Robin \| Setting up a Mentoring Program \| Mentor \| Gen Y2Z Teacher-Mentors \| Peer Mentor \| GR8MATES program Blog \| Blog 4 Parents and Teenagers \| Robin's Great Links \| Contact Robin \|