Overview
Mentors participate in all aspects of programming alongside students, including community service and excursions. Mentors facilitate activities implementing GLA’s service-learning leadership curriculum, as well as discussion and reflection sessions to help students process their experiences. Mentors will facilitate discussions directly with a small group of students regularly and occasionally lead activities with larger groups of students.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or 4 years of experience working within the experiential education field
-A minimum of two years of experience working with teens; either teaching in a classroom or in an alternative education or childcare setting
-Extensive international travel experience or cross-cultural experience for our non-U.S. programs
Required Skills:
- CPR and First Aid Certification
- Ability to swim, hike, or surf and keep up with teens
-Ability to walk long distances (e.g., up to 2 miles / 3.2 km or more pending the program assignment) continuously and lifting and carrying up to 40 lbs or 18 kg.
- Work long hours, including late nights and early mornings, and function on limited sleep when necessary.
- Adapt to living conditions that may include shared rooms, basic accommodations, and limited amenities.
Preferred Skills:
Fluency in Spanish for programs in Spanish-speaking countries
About Global Leadership Adventures
We are Global Leadership Adventures (GLA), a well-established organization committed to delivering life-changing journeys for high school and middle school students. Our mission is to inspire the next generation to realize their potential to transform the world and their role in it. We proudly operate our global travel service-learning programs in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the United States.
