2025-2026 Lead College Access Mentor Central Valley
2025-2026 Lead College Access Mentor Central Valley
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Improve Your Tomorrow Mentor Fellowship
Would you like an opportunity to change the narrative for youth from disadvantaged backgrounds in our community nation and world If so we are in search of Lead Mentors that believe in Improve Your Tomorrows Core Values: Teamwork Character Service and Liberation and want to be a part of a movement! Learn more about the 10Month Lead Mentor Fellowship Program below and apply today to make a lasting impact and difference in the lives of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds this upcoming school year starting August through October 2025 and January 2026!
What is Improve Your Tomorrow
Improve Your Tomorrow (IYT) was founded in 2013 with the mission to increase the number of youth from disadvantaged backgrounds to attend and graduate from colleges and universities. We envision a world where men of color are overrepresented in higher education underrepresented in the criminal justice system and leaders in their communities. We work to combat academic inequities and build a collegetocommunity pipeline with remarkable resilience authenticity and passion.
What is AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps is a national service program in the United States that engages individuals in community service to address critical needs in education public health disaster response environmental conservation and more. IYT partners with AmeriCorps to provide service opportunities focused on increasing college access to disadvantaged youth. Through AmeriCorps programs IYT College Access mentors serve as mentors and role models to students and the community.
What exactly do College Access Mentors do
IYTs Mentor Fellowship Program is an opportunity for diverse college or recent high school and college graduates and emerging leaders to develop strong innovative and empathetic leadership skills while supporting young scholars on their journey to and through college. College Access Mentors serve at middle school high school or local college campuses providing valuable mentorship and academic support to IYT participants in our College Academy program.
Responsibilities:
IYT College Access Mentors (High School)
- Support in delivering workshops (this can include college advising civic engagement life skills etc).
- Mentors are assigned a caseload of 2530 students with the goal being to provide academic emotional and mental support (mentorship)
- Review transcripts and advise on college admission requirements to all students (mentorship)
- Weekly communication with parents/guardians via phone/email in regards to the student academic emotional and mental growth (mentorship followup)
- Provide a space for individuals and groups for academic support college applications FAFSA & Hosting parent nights (after school)
- Daily data entry of student progress information into our Database (Salesforce)
- Participate in Leadership Developmental Training IYT events or Brotherhood Activities in Sacramento 12x Month on Saturdays)
- Participate in College Tour events 2x Semester on Friday or Saturdays)
- Participate in on campus activities on regular basis (College Access Mentors)
- Perform other duties as assigned
IYT College Success Mentors (Colleges/Universities)
- Participate in Team Builder events 1x Semester on Saturdays)
- Conduct one on one and small group mentoring sessions for college students with the goal being to provide academic emotional and mental support (mentorship)
- Assist in the out of school activities and program offerings as needed
- Support and/or conduct Saturday and offsite programming career tours and field trips
- Participate in monthly professional development sessions andwork directly with career resource counselor
- Daily data entry of student progress information into our Database (Salesforce)
- Provide a space for individuals and groups for academic support
- Support in delivering workshops (this can include college advising civic engagement life skills etc).
- Knowledge of community college transfer process and University transfer pathways (TAG)
- Support the High school to college transition through summer arc programs
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- Must be a U.S. citizen U.S. national or legal permanent resident
- Must be High school graduate current college students preferred but not required
- Spanish language skills preferred but not required
- Have reliable transportation
- Ability to commit to meeting service hour requirements
- Passion and commitment to IYTs mission vision and values
- Patience and strong interpersonal skills are required for working with students and parents
- Possess good organizational skills and complete paperwork promptly
- Have a valid driver license (preferred) car preferred
Benefits of Service:
IYT Mentors receive a biweekly stipend medical benefits (if eligible) loan deferment (if eligible) professional development career advising access to Alumni Network and much more! Upon the successful completion of the service term IYT Mentors receive a monetary educational award. Please see more details for your region below.
- Earn an Education Award upon completion of program requirements
- Eligible for Student Loan Deferment and Student Loan Forgiveness (for all loans that qualify)
- Gain Career Readiness Leadership Development training Access to Alumni Network and Career Resource counselor and that prepare you for your career path and to be leader
- Participate in Wellness workshops designed to support mental health wellness and personal empowerment.
- Access to Guaranteed admissions (only available to previous IYT members).
Living Stipend Amounts
- $1250.21 Biweekly stipend for 40 hours per week commitment
Length of Service:
- Term of Service for 40 hours per week begins August 2025 through June 2026.
Schedule Requirements:
- Weekly commitments of40 hours on average per week.
- Must be available to serve Monday through Fridays between the hours of 8:00am5:30pm based on site needs.
- Participate in mandatory monthly Friday professional development trainings
- Availability for weekend and evening activities is required Including one to two Saturdays per month are required for college tours team builders mandatory IYT events and training.
- This position may require you to travel up to 20 minutes to your assigned site placement.
Note: This is not an hourly job but a 10month AmeriCorps program.
Additional Requirements:
- Enrollment in the program is contingent on the results of a National Service Criminal History Check. Members must submit to a criminal background check that includes: FBI fingerprinting National Sex Offender Registry and state criminal background check. Clearance from background checks is required for employment with all expenses covered by IYT.
- All mentors must attend PreService Orientation.
- All mentors must attend Mentor Fellow Orientation and Training.
IYT is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you require accommodations during the application process please contact to request assistance. We will work with you to provide reasonable accommodations.
IYT provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Employment Type
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