iTrack - Become an eMentor

The Smith Family

Support disadvantaged kids formulating post-school plans
Develop your skills and receive professional mentor training

The Smith Family invites you to be part of an exciting new online mentoring program!

eMentoring is online mentoring.

The Smith Family hosts an online mentoring program in partnership with IBM, which is offered to senior high schoolstudents from low socioeconomic status (SES) areas. It aims to support and inform students who are beginning to formulate their post-school plans by pairing them with active or retired members of the workforce who can offer encouragement, advice andshare the benefit of their experiences.

As a mentor you will work together with your student on activities regarding their future career and other personal development topics. The majority of interaction takes place on-line through specifically designated and monitored chat rooms andmessage boards.

You will receive full training and support from The Smith Family’s experienced mentoring team.

Mentors provide:

• Support and encouragement, helping students to further develop self esteem and confidence.
• The opportunity for students to develop appropriate relationships with supportive adults other than a teacher or parent.
• The benefit of experience in the workforce: advice from someone experienced and familiar with educational and employment processes can enhance students’ school-to-work transition.

What is my commitment?

• The program will run for two consecutive school terms (Term 2 and 3). There will be a two week break during the school holidays.

As a mentor you commit to:

• A minimum time commitment of 60mins per week. In order to utilize the chat room mentors will need to be available during their student’s class hours.
• Two 2.5 hour training sessions at the beginning of the program (evenings).
• Three 2 hours face to face meetings with your student unless you are matched with a student from a cohort with no face to face interaction.

Before you register your interest it is important to consider the following:

• It is against the law for persons prohibited from having unsupervised contact with children and young persons to register for this voluntary position
• You will need to submit proof of identity and consent for a criminal history check/ Blue Card Application

For more information or to request an application pack please contact:
Yvonne Dierolf on
Tel. 9895 1227, send an email to yvonne.dierolf@thesmithfamily.com.au