About JerseySTEM
All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey.
Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.
Overview
Do you have an hour a week?
Become a JerseySTEM Mentor and advance the career of a college student who leads after-school STEM programs for underrepresented middle school girls.
Could be during day-time, lunch-break, evening, week-end, week-end.
Who We Are
JerseySTEM is a nonprofit organization that recruits STEM-focused college students to facilitate free, 10-week programs at middle schools in underrepresented New Jersey communities.
These programs inspire pre-teen and teenage girls to pursue STEM school courses and vocations and are led by college age Program Instructors.
In return for their time, JerseySTEM provides Program Instructors with career-development support in the forms of mentorship with professionals like yourself to help with résumé development, networking, academic choices, etc...
Responsibilities
What you will do
Meet (virtual, phone or video) with your mentee for 45mn to 1 hr/week for 10 weeks. Share your insights, experience, and wisdom to help mentees (college students) set goals; seek networking opportunities; and better navigate career opportunities and challenges.
Requirements
RequirementsYou’ll need to commit to a 10-week schedule to meet your mentee virtually or in-person for a minimum of 30 minutes per session (budget noe hour). During this time, you’ll offer guidance in résumé development, networking, and other important skills.
JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey. Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks to advance the organization's gender-equity agenda in STEM fields. The organization operates on a volunteer-based model where professionals commit a minimum of six months and approximately six flexible hours per week to support youth development and close the gender gap in STEM education.
