From volunteer manager to volunteer mentor
10 of the 22 essential skills of a volunteer mentor are already essential for a volunteer manager — about 45% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 12
- would be new
- 45%
- of the target job covered
- 22
- essential skills of a volunteer mentor
What a volunteer mentor does
Volunteer mentors guide volunteers through the integration process, introducing them to the host culture, and supporting them in responding to administrative, technical and practical needs of the community. They support volunteers' learning and personal development process connected to their volunteering experience.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
12 skillsEssential for a volunteer mentor and not for a volunteer manager. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- assist clients with personal development
- coach young people
- communication
- demonstrate leadership in social service cases
- develop a coaching style
- empower social service users
- empower young people
- facilitate teamwork between students
- health and safety regulations
- listen actively
- maintain professional boundaries in social work
- mentor individuals
Other moves from volunteer manager
1 roles- employee volunteering programme coordinator14 skills in common
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How far are you from being a volunteer mentor?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.