Mentor Requirements
Your Role as a Mentor
Mentors are matched to their own rural high school student mentee.
You and your mentee will write messages to each other through ReMBC's online platform.
As a mentor you will:
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Provide advice and support for your mentee.
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Guide your mentee through an online curriculum that includes topics like well-being, post secondary, and careers, and facilitate discussion of these topics.
Mentor Requirements
Mentors must be:
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Post secondary students: originally from BC, or studying at a BC post secondary institution.
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Reliable: Able to check eMentoring messages daily and respond to your mentee's messages within 3 days. *You will be notified by email when you receive messages, so just make sure to check your email every day.
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Available: Able to commit to eMentoring through the end of the high school year in June, or for the length of time prearranged with the eMentoring staff.
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Supportive: Be open, honest, and willing to share your journey.
How to Apply
We are no longer accepting applications for mentors for the 2020/2021 school year. Please check back in August 2021 or contact us to join our mailing list.
To apply, please send the following items in one email to e.mentoring@ubc.ca. Failure to follow instructions could jeopardize your application status.
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Your completed application form. Download application form
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Your resume that includes your education, any work experience, and volunteer/outreach activities.
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Proof of a Criminal Record Check OR please indicate in your email that you require a Criminal Record Check. Please use the following flow chart to determine the appropriate course of action.

*Disclaimer:
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Unsatisfactory results of the Criminal Record Check could result in dismissal from the program.
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ReMBC reserves the right to ask for professional references if we deem it necessary.
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We cannot guarantee that you will be matched with a mentee even if your application is accepted. Matches are made based on demand and compatibility, to ensure the best experience for all our participants.
Thanks for applying to be a mentor!
You will hear from us within 5 business days.