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Creating Connected Communities’ exciting new positions offer opportunities to support a growing nonprofit in making a tremendous impact on hundreds of Jewish teen volunteers and thousands of children and families experiencing hardship across Atlanta.  In these positions, you will work collaboratively with our team to provide significant support and much-needed resources to our community. These positions offer significant flexibility and the opportunity to make this role your own, utilizing your specific skills and experience.   

A little bit about us: 
Creating Connected Communities’ mission is to enhance the lives of children and families experiencing hardship by empowering teens to become community leaders and volunteers. Through 40+ community outreach programs, including its signature Program, Amy’s Holiday Party, CCC serves 7,000+ children and families each year and offers hundreds of teen volunteer opportunities annually.  At these programs, children receive meals, books, gifts, educational support, community-building experiences, and much-needed resources. CCC’s Leadership Development Program (LDP) is an up to 4 year-long experiential-learning program that empowers Jewish teens in 8th-12th grade to develop their Jewish identity, values, and leadership skills as they implement these programs.  CCC currently engages 300 teens in LDP across Atlanta. We need innovative and enthusiastic team members to help us increase our community impact! 

You may also be eligible for CCC’s benefits package and the Atlanta Professional Jewish Day School Tuition Grant (jewishatlanta.org)  

Leadership Development Program Mentor

Reports to: Experiential Education Director

Creating Connected Communities (CCC) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide life-enhancing programs for children experiencing hardship by empowering teens to become engaged community leaders and volunteers. CCC is committed to being an inclusive organization that represents our community and is dedicated to meeting the needs of families from diverse ethnic, social, religious, and economic backgrounds.  

 CCC’s Leadership Development Program (LDP) engages Jewish teens in grades 8–12 in meaningful and interactive community service, supporting thousands of children and families each year. We teach critical leadership skills and empower hundreds of teens to become engaged community leaders and volunteers across Atlanta. With locations hosted at Temple Sinai, Congregation B’nai Torah, Gesher L’Torah, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, the 2024 cohort includes 295 teens.     

Under the direction of the Experiential Educator Director, the LDP Mentors are responsible for implementing the LDP curriculum and community outreach programs. Mentors work with the Education Director to continually improve the program and implement growth plans. The LDP curriculum is experiential, informal, and project based. There are guest speakers, small group activities, group discussions, and program planning sessions. The mentors will be responsible for facilitating 10 of these sessions per year using a pre-written curriculum. There is a once-a-month mentor training session with the Education Director. There are also monthly CCC community programs where the mentors will sign up to assist with set up, implementation, and clean up, pending availability. Most importantly, mentors serve as role models for our teens, empowering them to be engaged, knowledgeable, empathetic, aware, and passionate leaders. 

LDP Curriculum focus areas include: 

• Community building and Jewish leadership 
• Understanding mission and vision 
• Identifying community needs 
• Understanding families experiencing hardship and advocacy work 
• Empathy building 
• Jewish philanthropy 
• Applying fundraising skills & strategies to LDP’s Annual Fall Fundraiser 
• Program planning and implementation 

An ideal candidate will:  

• Have experience working with teens or experience in a leadership role in an informal educational/camp/youth group setting 
• Have a dynamic personality with a strong presence 
• Can “command a room” and connect easily with others  
• Work as a team player and demonstrate passion for CCC’s work 
• Be responsible, trustworthy, mature, organized, and demonstrate good time management skills 
• Have good communication skills and attends to deadlines  

Job specifications: 

• LDP has 4 locations with 10 sessions per year per location. LDP sessions are held on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 7:00-9:00pm, with a few “all locations” sessions on Sundays. Mentors are expected to arrive by 6:30pm and stay until 9:15pm for set up and clean up. Mentors can work at one or multiple locations.  
• Outreach programs occur on weekday afternoons and weekends. Mentors will be asked to attend as their schedule allows. 
• Mentors must be able to commit approximately 6-10 hours/month for curriculum prep, training sessions, LDP sessions, and programs. 
• Each LDP cohort runs January-December with a break in LDP sessions in June-July 
• The LDP Mentors are paid $30/hour for all CCC programs, meetings, and other activities they attend. 

Here’s the impact you can make! 

“CCC and LDP have broadened my understanding of my surrounding community and the impact of my individual contribution on the families we serve.  Philanthropy has grown and developed into a large part of my identity through CCC’s programming.” – LDP Teen   

“The support of organizations like CCC has been vital to our ability to help bridge the gap for our families experiencing job loss, food shortage, and more.  CCC is doing invaluable work and literally strengthening families in our community.” – Agency Partner 

For more information about CCC, please visit www.cccprojects.org. To learn more about the mentor role, please fill out this form.