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  1. Pending Investigation

    The status of a mentor applicant's background check may come back from the various background check agencies as "Pending Investigation." To ensure data integrity, the regional screening manager will be responsible for updating the b...
  2. Chicago Background Check Procedures

    Each region that iMentor serves and the corresponding school district(s) have varying rules and regulations for volunteering with minors. Thus, local staff and assigned screeners must be aware of the procedures for region-specific background check...
  3. Preferences in the Mentor Application

    When filling out an application, a mentor applicant will note some of their matching preferences. These preferences will be confirmed during the mentor interview. Some field selections are region specific.     Mentor Mat...
  4. NYC: What Screeners Need to Know

    NYC Region at a Glance NYC has 13 schools: Bronx:  Bronx Leadership Academy II (BLA2), Marble Hill School of International Studies (MHSIS), Bronx Academy for Software Engineering (BASE), Bronx High School for Law and Community Service (HS...
  5. 11B New Platform Lessons

    Phase 0 Mentee Orientation  This is a pre-match phase which introduces students to the iMentor program, the role of the mentor-mentee, and the way the curriculum and classes support them in this work. This phase prepares students to complete...
  6. Screening Interview Scheduling Tool FAQ

    The screening team uses the tool Calendly to schedule mentor interviews. Before Orientation:  The Screening team uses a Calendly function called “Round Robin” to provide interview slots for attendees during orientation. The da...
  7. Rescreening and Relocating Mentors

    The rescreening process prepares returning iMentor mentors to work with new mentees. It starts when a Program Manager (PM) closes a match. In match closure notes, PMs note if they recommend a mentor volunteer once more. The mentor will also note i...
  8. Application Components in the Platform

    What is the Platform? The iMentor Platform, designed specifically for our program, is foundational to how iMentor functions. It is used for multiple reasons, including: mentor and mentee profiles, matching mentees and mentors, to facilitate onl...
  9. Application components in Salesforce

    Listed below are the sections of the mentor application in Salesforce and details about the functions and fields within them,  Applicant Overview Includes important information including name of applicant, stage in pipeline, application ...
  10. Walk-In Applications

    Occasionally, mentor applicants will enter the screening process before starting an online mentor profile. Any applicant who signs up using Eventbrite and attends a regular mentor orientation should have an AI application automatically created in ...