

Do you believe in the power of transformative relationships for girls? Are you ready to impact the Greater Boston community one girl at a time? If you answered yes, and the idea of being part of a collaborative, driven, focused team excites you then join us! At Big Sister Association of Greater Boston we have been helping girls reach their full potential through positive mentoring relationships with women since 1951. We are the largest mentoring organization in Greater Boston exclusively serving girls. We are committed to hiring staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. If you are interested in working at a well-established, fast-paced and supportive organization committed to serving girls, please apply. You may submit your cover letter and resumé one of three ways:
Human Resources Big Sister Association of Greater Boston 161 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02115 Open PositionsDirector of Marketing & Events Enrollment & Match Support Specialist, SBM Spanish Speaking, Enrollment & Match Support Specialist, SBM Spanish Speaking, Enrollment & Matching Specialist, CBM Highland Street Corps Ambassadors of Mentoring Part-Time Enrollment & Match Support Specialist Part-Time Program Data Analyst
_______________________________________________________________________________________ Director of Marketing & Events Big Sister is looking for a Director of Marketing & Events who not only thinks “big”, but can also implement ideas on the ground. Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, s/he will be responsible for managing and leading all event planning and execution as well as directing a targeted marketing strategy to increase the visibility of Big Sister Association of Greater Boston. Job responsibilities include:
Events
Marketing
Job Qualifications This position offers entrepreneurial challenges and considerable opportunities for professional growth. The Director of Marketing & Events will collaborate with senior leadership to develop strategies that will broaden programmatic reach and deepen impact. The successful candidate will bring the following skills and attributes to the position:
Big Sister is committed to hiring staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of color, bilingual and bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. If you are interested in working at a well-established, fast-paced and supportive organization committed to serving girls, please apply. Please send cover letter and resume with subject line Director of Marketing & Events to: Big Sister Association, Attn: Human Resources 161 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 Fax: (617) 236-8075 | Email: hr@bigsister.org School-Based Mentoring Big Sister Association is seeking a dynamic individual to join our School-Based Mentoring team. The School-Based Mentoring program is a one-to-one mentoring program which matches elementary school girls with adult women mentors. As a Big Sister staff member you will contribute to a mentor-rich community in which every girl has access to the individual nurturing, guidance and support she needs to become a confident, competent and caring adult. Overview: The School-Based Mentoring caseworker provides a range of clinical and administrative tasks to help the department reach its service delivery goals. Direct service responsibilities fall under three main areas: enrollment and matching of Potential Big and Little Sisters, match support to matches, and school/ site coordination. Responsibilities: Enrollment and Matching:
Match support:
Site coordination:
Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Reports to: Manager of School-Based Mentoring Big Sister is committed to hiring staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of color, bilingual and bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. If you are interested in working at a well-established, fast-paced and supportive organization committed to serving girls, please apply. Please send cover letter and resume to: Big Sister Association, Attn: Human Resources 161 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 Fax: (617) 236-8075 | Email: hr@bigsister.org ________________________________________________________________________________________ Big Sister Association is seeking a dynamic individual to join our School-Based Mentoring team. The School-Based Mentoring program is a one-to-one mentoring program which matches elementary school girls with adult women mentors. As a Big Sister staff member you will contribute to a mentor-rich community in which every girl has access to the individual nurturing, guidance and support she needs to become a confident, competent and caring adult. Overview: The School-Based Mentoring caseworker provides a range of clinical and administrative tasks to help the department reach its service delivery goals. Direct service responsibilities fall under three main areas: enrollment and matching of Potential Big and Little Sisters, match support to matches, and school/ site coordination. Responsibilities: Enrollment and Matching:
Match support:
Site coordination:
Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Reports to: Manager of School-Based Mentoring Big Sister is committed to hiring staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of color, bilingual and bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. If you are interested in working at a well-established, fast-paced and supportive organization committed to serving girls, please apply. Please send cover letter and resume to: Big Sister Association, Attn: Human Resources 161 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 Fax: (617) 236-8075 | Email: hr@bigsister.org ________________________________________________________________________________________ Community-Based Mentoring Big Sister Association is seeking dynamic individuals to join our Community-Based Mentoring team. The Community-Based Mentoring program is a one-to-one mentoring program which matches girls, age 7-15, with adult women mentors. As a Big Sister staff member you will contribute to a mentor-rich community in which every girl has access to the individual nurturing, guidance and support she needs to become a confident, competent and caring adult. Responsibilities:
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Big Sister is committed to hiring staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of color, bilingual and bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. If you are interested in working at a well-established, fast-paced and supportive organization committed to serving girls, please apply. Please send cover letter and resume to: Big Sister Association, Attn: Human Resources 161 Massachusetts Avenue Boston, MA 02115 Fax: (617) 236-8075 Email: hr@bigsister.org _______________________________________________________________________________ Big Sister Association of Greater Boston About AmeriCorps: AmeriCorps is a national community service program that gives people an opportunity to apply their skills and ideals towards helping others and meeting critical needs in the community. The Highland Street Corps Ambassadors of Mentoring is an AmeriCorps Program where members serve in mentoring programs across Massachusetts. Organizational Description: Headquartered in Boston, Mass Mentoring Partnership (MMP) is the statewide umbrella organization solely dedicated to expanding high-quality youth mentoring in Massachusetts. MMP has a rich history of catalytic involvement in the start-up and sustainability of quality mentoring programs, the execution of high-visibility mentor recruitment campaigns, and the attraction of increased public and private resources to the mentoring movement. Currently, MMP has more than 190 diverse mentoring programs in its network, representing more than 20,000 matches. MMP is a small staff working in a high leverage environment, mobilizing resources on behalf of mentoring programs diverse in target populations, geography, scope and organization development. Its organizational culture is responsive to innovation, and rich with learning and opportunities for professional development. Mass Mentoring Partnership’s AmeriCorps program, the Highland Street Corps Ambassadors of Mentoring, is currently recruiting twenty-five Ambassadors for the 2012-2013 program year, which begins on August 1, 2012 and runs through June 30, 2013. Ambassadors complete one year of service at a host organization in Massachusetts. One Ambassador will be placed at Big Sister Association of Greater Boston. Host Site Description: Big Sister Association of Greater Boston is the oldest and largest mentoring organization in New England exclusively serving girls and is a nationally recognized leader in providing gender-specific mentoring services. Founded in 1951, Big Sister Association has been helping girls realize their full potential by providing them with positive mentoring relationships with women. In our first year we served six girls. At the end of 2011, we served over 2,900 girls through 69 cities and towns within Greater Boston. Our vision is to create a mentor-rich community where every girl has access to the individual guidance and support she needs to inspire her to excellence in school, at home, and in the community. Throughout our history, our programs have evolved to meet the ever-changing needs of women and girls, but our mission and purpose have stayed the same: to broaden a girl’s horizons and open her world to possibility through the transformative power of mentoring. Our programs are preventative and specifically designed to address girls’ unique social-emotional needs and help girls build confidence in their capacity to learn, competence in their decision making, and caring – their capacity to create healthy positive relationships with peers and other adults. Mass Mentoring Partnership’s Highland Street Corps Ambassadors of Mentoring Program is currently recruiting twenty Ambassadors for the 2012-2013 program year, which begins on August 1, 2012 and runs through June 30, 2013. Ambassadors complete one year of service at a host organization in Massachusetts. One Ambassador will be placed at Big Sister Association of Greater Boston. Host Site Project Description: The Ambassador of Mentoring will develop and provide support for the following projects: I. Recruitment and Marketing: Build on current outreach strategies to increase the number of mentors in neighborhoods where we have the highest demand for mentors and where traditional mentor rich partners are few. These neighborhoods include Charlestown, Dorchester, Mattapan, Quincy, and Roxbury. a. Goals: 1) Build relationships with community organizations, neighborhood partners, and area companies to coordinate recruitment events. 2) Identify and reserve neighborhood events. 3) Staff recruitment events to engage as many new mentors as possible. b. Outcomes: Meet or exceed our 2012 inquiry goal of 3,207 new inquiries and meet at least 35% of our 2013 inquiry goal. II. Program Development-Volunteer Engagement: Improve Big Sister Association’s volunteer engagement program to keep potential mentors engaged while they are in the process of being matched. At the end of 2011, 28% of women who interviewed to become Big Sisters dropped out before actually being matched. Decreasing this percentage ensures that more women recruited will actually be matched. a. Goals: 1) Create a volunteer engagement protocol for keeping mentors in process engaged before being matched with a Little Sister. This would include a project plan, proposed activities, and events. The Ambassador will work with staff from Recruitment and Community Partnership (R&CP) and Program to identify available volunteer engagement opportunities and develop new ones as needed. 2) Develop a shared mentor-in-process tracker that can be used by R&CP and Program staff. This tracker will be easily updated and maintained to summarize outreach and engagement of mentors in process. b. Outcomes: Increase the overall number of volunteers who express interest in becoming a mentor who are then actually matched with a mentee by two percentage points. III. Program Development-Alumnae Association: Since its inception in 2008, the Alumnae Association has grown into a functioning group with 11 board members. The Ambassador will expand programming for Big Sister Association’s Alumnae Association and strengthen recruitment of members and former and current Big and Little Sisters age 18 and older. Along with recruitment, the Ambassador will plan and provide administrative support for events designed to build a strong sense of community among Big Sister Alumnae and document new and enhanced policies and practices to sustain success. Also, the Ambassador will assist in coordinating programming between the Alumnae Association and the Diversity Council to ensure cross collaboration and success around common goals. The Alumnae Association will be managed by the Manager of Recruitment and supported by the Ambassador of Mentoring. a. Goals: 1) Identify and coordinate Alumnae Association events. 2) Develop recommendations to improve recruitment of current and former Big and Little Sisters age 18 and older. b. Outcomes: Increase the number of current and former Big and Little Sisters engaged in mentoring and non-mentoring opportunities within the agency. Essential Functions of the Position (required):
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To Apply: Please send cover letter and resume to: Big Sister Association, ATTN: Human Resources 161 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 Fax: (617) 236-8075 ?E-mail: HR@bigsister.org Please include the title of the service position as the subject of your e-mail. Big Sister Association is committed to hiring staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of color, bilingual, and bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Big Sister Association is an equal opportunity employer and maintains a work environment free from discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital, military or veteran status with regard to any term or condition of employment. Employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Mass Mentoring Partnership is an equal opportunity employer. Mass Mentoring Partnership makes reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Big Sister Association is seeking a dynamic individual to join our School-Based Mentoring team. The School-Based Mentoring program is a one-to-one mentoring program which matches elementary school girls with adult women mentors. As a Big Sister staff member you will contribute to a mentor-rich community in which every girl has access to the individual nurturing, guidance and support she needs to become a confident, competent and caring adult. Overview: The School-Based Mentoring Specialist provides a range of clinical and administrative tasks to help the department reach its service delivery goals. Direct service responsibilities fall under three main areas: enrollment and matching of Potential Big and Little Sisters, match support to matches, and school/ site coordination. Responsibilities: Enrollment and Matching:
Match support:
Site coordination:
Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Reports to: Manager of School-Based Mentoring Big Sister is committed to hiring staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of color, bilingual and bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. If you are interested in working at a well-established, fast-paced and supportive organization committed to serving girls, please apply. Please send cover letter and resume to: Big Sister Association, Attn: Human Resources 161 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 Fax: (617) 236-8075 | Email: hr@bigsister.org _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Big Sister Association is seeking a dynamic individual to join us as the Program Data Analyst responsible for maintaining the integrity of our case management databases—the “brains” of our services to girls and their families. This includes reports for use by staff at all levels, publication of data for external reporting purposes, e.g. media interviews, news stories, and funding grants as well as staff training and consultation to maximize effective use of this essential agency resource. This is a part-time position (20 hours per week). Responsibilities: Database Management Ensure the integrity of the content of all the case management systems and databases. This includes the workflow and performance management system, the Agency Information Management System (AIM) and the Mentoring Automated Tracking System (MATS) database
Performance Management Reporting & Analyses Prepare statistical reports on program and recruitment operations. This includes routine performance management reports and customized reports needed for grants and other external communication (i.e. annual reports, media interviews and news stories, etc.)
Staff Training and Consultation
Data Entry Work with appropriate staff to ensure accurate capture and flow of information among users, the website and case management system.
Website Management
Qualifications
Reports to: Vice President of Operations Big Sister is committed to hiring staff who reflect the diversity of the communities we serve. Candidates of color, bilingual and bicultural candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. If you are interested in working at a well-established, fast-paced and supportive organization committed to serving girls, please apply. Please send cover letter and resume with subject line to: Program Data Analyst Big Sister Association, Attn: Human Resources 161 Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 Fax: (617) 236-8075, Email: hr@bigsister.org |