Professional Mentor - Greater Mt. Zion

Professional Mentor - GMZ

POSITION SUMMARY

Huston-Tillotson seeks an experienced and knowledgeable Professional Mentor, a member of Greater Mt. Zion, to provide guidance and support to our current undergraduate and postgraduate students (mentees) in a variety of fields. The Professional Mentor will be responsible for creating a framework for students to develop their skills and reach their goals. The mentor will also be responsible for providing guidance on career paths and helping students to develop meaningful relationships with their industry peers.


TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establishes, with the mentee, the mentee's explicit goals and objectives for the relationship
• Takes the initiative in the relationship, but allows the mentee to take responsibility for their growth, development, and career planning
• Commits to fostering the relationship for the specified period of time
• Commits to meeting with mentee on a regular basis (not normally during the mentee's work time; no less than one hour per month)
• Actively listens to mentee
• Provides frank, honest, and constructive feedback
• Provides encouragement and assists the mentee in identifying professional development activities
• Maintains confidentiality
• Reviews goals and objectives of the relationship with the mentee midway and at the end of a formal, long-term relationship (those lasting 6-12 months)
• Follows through on commitments made to mentee
• Respects mentee's limits
• Explicitly states one's own limits
• Recognizes and works through conflicts in caring ways, invites discussion on differences with the mentee, and arranges for a third party to assist, if necessary
• Makes only positive or neutral comments about the mentee to others; if disagreement over behavior or values arise, shares differences with the mentee; if necessary, takes steps to end the relationship and tries to find mentee another mentor
• Maintains a professional relationship that doesn't intrude on the mentee's personal life; does not expect to be close friends
• Ends the relationship at the agreed upon time

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Finance, Business, Psychology, Education, or Human Resources
• 5+ years of experience in a mentoring role

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Strong knowledge of mentoring techniques, principles, and practices
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills
• Able to motivate and inspire others
• Able to build trust and establish meaningful relationships
• Proven track record of success in developing and mentoring employees

SUPERVISION

• This position reports to the Director of Career Services and Graduate Development

SALARY RANGE

• Voluntary

POSITION STATUS

• Part-time

SETTING

Founded in 1875, Huston-Tillotson University is Austin's first institution of higher education. The University is an independent, liberal arts, church-related, historically black institution located on a 23-acre tree-lined campus near downtown Austin, Texas. The University is affiliated with United Methodist Church, the United Church of Christ, and the United Negro College Fund. Undergraduate, four-year degrees in business, education, the humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences are awarded. Huston-Tillotson University is multi-cultural, multi-ethnic, and multi-faith, and welcomes students of all ages, races, and religions. All faculty are engaged in a range of activities, their primary focus is teaching. The student-teacher ratio is 15 to one, which allows an environment of personalized attention to students.