Peer+Mentor+Program+at+TTTI

Proposal to TLC

Mentor Responsibilities

B'rit for Mentor-Mentee Pairs Brit for Peer Mentoring Program**
 * Temple Learning Council (TLC)

טובים השניים, מן-האחד
 * //Tovim hashnaim min ha echad.//**
 * Two are better than one.**
 * Kohelet (Ecclesiastes) 4:9**


 * We believe that Jewish learning and leadership development can both be enhanced through a Brit (partnership) between experienced TLC members and new TLC members. The TLC Peer Mentoring Program in which you are invited to participate, offers a dynamic opportunity for you to build a relationship to create a more inviting, engaging and successful experience while you serve the TLC.**


 * The overarching goal of our Peer Mentoring Program is for experienced mentors to pass down to new mentees the essence of the original leadership and learning experience that generated the vision and mission of our existing TLC. The objectives of the program are for mentors to support mentees to allow for more rapid, innovative and enjoyable leadership development. If you agree, together, mentors and mentees will collaborate to:**


 * 1) **Develop skills in leadership to support the mission of the TLC.**
 * 2) **Provide a formal system for induction and acculturation to TLC processes that will result in reduced downtime, increased individual and team effectiveness, and improved outcomes.**
 * 3) **Increase mentee confidence in performing TLC responsibilities both as a team member and as a leader.**
 * 4) **Provide both parties the enriching experience of serving mentor/mentee roles for one another.**


 * Mentors will impart to mentees an increased knowledge of:**

Ø Jewish education; Ø techniques and behaviors of being an effective committee member; Ø the change process; Ø TLC's history and culture; Ø how to effectively serve on and chair a group.
 * The requirements for a mentor/mentee relationship to be effective include trust and open communication. Toward that end we invite mentors and mentees to complete the following brit by writing in specifics for each feature of this agreement:**


 * 1. Set times for regular communication (frequency, relationship to TLC meetings)**


 * 2. Chart objectives and expectations for the relationship and for each mentor/mentee meeting**


 * 3. Agree upon communication format (who will initiate; in person, over the phone or other format)**


 * 4. Confidentiality for conversations**

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 * 5. An atmosphere of mutual respect**
 * We understand that the parameters of a brit may require re-evaluation. The brit is a partnership that is dynamic and allows for modifications as requested by the mentor or the mentee.**


 * Signed: Mentor Date:_**
 * Signed: Mentee Date:_**