Mentor for High School Students

A Mentor is someone who leads students through a transformative process of understanding who they are, what they want, and how to be accountable to themselves.

Mentors maintain students’ motivation and guide them through the journeys of career exploration, college admissions, and personal growth.

Tasks

• Contribute to the development of a Personal Strategy*: Assist in shaping the student's educational and personal goals, uncover their interests and barriers, gather and analyze relevant information
• Foster and sustain the student's motivation while implementing the Personal Strategy: Conduct regular mentoring sessions and track progress
• Support the student in executing a Signature Project**: Monitor progress and help to overcome difficulties
• Advise the parents on any issues that arise and maintain consistent communication with them
• Collaborate with in-house experts and other team members involved in implementing Personal Strategies
• Participate alongside other mentors in the enhancement of Futura’s educational products and methodologies

*Personal Strategy is a comprehensive strategy with all the necessary steps to choose a suitable occupation, successfully get into a university, and achieve other goals, based on a detailed analysis of the student's interests, predispositions, and skills.

**Signature project is a unique and large-scale project, the realization of which will help the student not only to significantly increase the chances of admission to a top university, but also to provide relevant knowledge and experience in the field of interest.

Working in the US time zone

You will get an opportunity to

• Create something new and exciting in the field of education, shaking up the old-fashioned way of working with kids
• Work with a young and enthusiastic team with experience of studying at the best universities worldwide
• Get regular in-house training to develop your skills
• Tackle cool and different tasks, helping students bring their unique big projects to life – things like making apps, writing articles, starting small businesses, writing books, teaching online, or even making movies.

Plus, we're a startup, and we're all about new ideas. We love hearing suggestions from our team, no matter how wild they might be. So don't hesitate to share your craziest thoughts!

Education & Experience

Bachelor's/ Master’s degree in Psychology/Education and three years of relevant work experience with teenagers - e.g. mentoring, coaching, or teaching.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to build strong and long-term trusting relationships with teens with different life views and values
• Strong communication skills
• Creativity - capable of generating unconventional solutions without limitations and being openminded to new ideas
• Time management
• A genuine love for working with teenagers and the ability to see the beauty and potential in any child's endeavor

Work Schedule & Conditions

• Remote project work with a likely transition to a full-time contract
• Flexible, irregular working schedule - free days on weekdays may alternate with busy days on weekends
• 1 month long trial period