About Volunteer Leadership Coach: Mentor a Team of Diverse, Driven College Students

Braven empowers promising, but often overlooked, young people on the path to college graduation, meaningful careers, and lives of impact.

As a Braven volunteer, you'll ensure our students graduate ready to play the game and to change it. Our core program, The Braven Accelerator, is a rigorous, experiential program in the form of a semester-long course that is principally facilitated by "Leadership Coaches", our extraordinary, diverse volunteers.

VOLUNTEER PROFILE:

You believe in the leadership potential of young people no matter where they’re from.
Contributing to the struggle to close our country's talent gap excites you.
You wouldn’t be where you are if not for the coaches and teammates who invested in you.
You want to pay forward the lessons you've learned so the next generation can reach even greater heights.
You’re hungry to deepen your own facilitation, coaching, and management skills

VOLUNTEER ROLE & EXPERIENCE:

COACH PROMISING YOUNG PEOPLE TO REACH THEIR TRUE POTENTIAL

Work directly with a team of 5-8 college students for a semester {Cohorts will meet on Wednesday's from 4:30-6:30PM (Jan 10th-May 30th). Coach Training on Saturday, January 27th.}
Facilitate a weekly evening “lab”
Give real-world application to leadership concepts by sharing your experiences and career knowledge
Support each student to design her personal career vision and goals – and a roadmap to get there
Expose students to your network and other unique opportunities
Experience our signature Saturday workshop, Story of Self, a high-impact, professionally-facilitated immersion in storytelling
Provide feedback to help students build high-quality portfolios
GROW AS A TEAM LEADER AND CULTURE BUILDER:

Build upon and apply the skills that help you succeed in your career:

Managing and motivating a diverse team towards a shared goal
Applying problem solving frameworks (e.g., design thinking)
Giving feedback to individuals & teams
·Storytelling as an evidence-based, leadership practice


Scout new talent for your organization:

Develop authentic, values-based relationships with promising, diverse talent

LOCATIONS: We are currently recruiting volunteers for our programs in Newark, NJ (at Rutgers University – Newark), San Jose, CA (at San José State University) and in Chicago (at National Louis University).

MORE INFORMATION: http://bebraven.org/volunteer-as-a-coach/

Application Process

Apply Online: http://bebraven.org/apply-now/