4-H VOLUNTEER ROLE DESCRIPTION
Role Title:
Mentor Leader
Purpose:
Mentor Leader will orient and support new leader mentees in organization
and management of the 4-H club/group.
Success Criteria:
New volunteer leaders of 4-H clubs/groups will complete orientation.
They will be aware of policies, responsibilities, and opportunities and gain
skills and confidence in performing their new roles.
Responsibilities:
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Attend training for mentor leaders.
Provide orientation to new leaders (Organization, Project, and Activity)
in assigned 4-H club.
Provide information related to policies, responsibilities, and
opportunities.
Support and counsel individual volunteer leaders as they perform their
roles.
Assist leaders with group management issues.
Coordinate efforts with other middle management volunteers
organizing new 4-H clubs and unit Extension employees
Assist Extension staff in conducting new leader workshops.
Keep a log of activities and time spent, providing progress reports to
Extension Unit Mentor Leader Coordinator.
Time Required:
One year (approximately 8 hours per month). The first three months may
require more time, later months slightly less.
Target Dates:
Peak time to begin orienting is usually October through November. (New
leaders may begin at other times during the year. That will require a
more intense mentor-mentee relationship.)
Resources Available:
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Training Opportunities:
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Report To:
Volunteer role descriptions.
4-H Volunteer Orientation for 4-H Club Leaders – Orientation Guide
and Letters to New 4-H Leaders.
4-H Policies” from A Guide to Managing the Illinois 4-H Programs.
Welcome to the World of 4-H (video)
A Valuable Partnership: Volunteers and the 4-H Youth Program.
Illinois 4-H Clover
Helping You Help Youth, fact sheets
Helping You Help Officers and Committees (information packet)
Getting started as a 4-H Project Leader
Mentor Leader Training
Unit and Regional 4-H Leader Training
Illinois 4-H Leader’s Forum
North Central 4-H Volunteer Forum
Extension Unit Mentor Leader Coordinator
For Questions Contact: Extension Unit Mentor Leader Coordinator