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The Mentorship Program pairs seasoned Bristol staff members with newly hired employees to assist with the transition to Bristol or to a new position at the college.

Minimum Mentor Eligibility:

Mentors must meet the following requirements

  • Staff member.
  • Two years of service at Bristol at time of application.
  • Must be an employee in good standing and received a satisfactory rating on the last two years of performance evaluations. 

Minimum Mentee Eligibility:

Mentees must meet the following requirements

  • Staff Member.
  • Less than two years at Bristol or in current position.

Program Roles

Mentee:  Mentees will share their skills and goals along with their concerns, and what areas they wish to learn more at Bristol or in their current role.

Mentor:  Mentors will share their professional and organizational knowledge, and experience, while serving as a sounding board or assisting with questions or concerns the mentee may have.

Application Requirements

Potential Mentees Potential Mentors
  • Once application has been approved, add member to the Teams channel.
  • Questionnaires, articles, discussion and feedback will be available in the channel.
  • Once application has been approved, add member to the Teams channel.
  • Questionnaires, articles, discussion and feedback will be available in the channel.

 

Program Components

  • All applicants:  (mentees and mentors) will be notified of their status.
  • Orientation:  All matched pairs attend an orientation to learn about their roles and responsibilities, meet their match, and have lunch.
  • Mentor/Mentee Check in:  Pairs will meet to share their experiences and how things are going with the program.
  • Mentorship Teams Channel:  will be utilized for discussion, sharing ideas, feedback, and connecting.
  • Focus Groups/Feedback: throughout the program, feedback forms and brief focus group meetings will be conducted to help with program improvement.
  • “End of Year Reflection”: Mentor/Mentee debrief on the goals they developed at their first meeting to determine successes or continued needs. Share in the Teams channel their successes and challenges.
  • End of year Mentor/Mentee Celebration and Award Ceremony: Pairs will meet collectively as a group to share their experiences and how things are going with the program.