Career Mentoring

CAREER MENTORING

CAREER MENTORING

Workforce Development Starts with Career-Based Mentoring

Mentors play an important role in career exploration and development. Whether you are a company interested in helping young people learn about jobs in your organization, a professional seeking to share your knowledge, or a high school or college student or young adult looking at job or career options, MENTORSTARK is here to help create connections that strengthen our community and create pathways to success. Check out Stark County’s career-focused mentoring programs and contact them to get involved. If you don’t find one that meets your needs, complete the How Can We Help? form and we will provide the connections!

To get started in career exploration, check out these resources:

Learn about the Building Trades

Due to the high demand for skilled tradespeople, young Ohioans have a tremendous opportunity to begin training for rewarding, lifelong careers in one of 12 dynamic building and construction trades. Ohio is home to more than 80 Building Trades training facilities where registered apprentices earn competitive pay and benefits while training with skilled journeymen to learn their craft. Working on actual construction sites during the day, Building Trades apprentices are building their futures as they help build their communities.

If you are a business who would like to get involved in mentoring or offer work-based learning experiences, please fill out our How Can We Help? form and learn more on our Resources page.

ACE Mentoring Program

Description: Introduces young people to careers in architecture, construction, engineering, and related areas of the building design and construction industry through after-school activities.

Mentor Opportunities: Seeking industry professionals to mentor student teams through a simulation of designing and constructing a project.

www.acementor.org/akron
CAMP (CAST Apprenticeship and Mentoring Program)

Description: Provides comprehensive business training, career exploration and development to talented and driven students in the Early College High School program in Canton City Schools.

Mentor Opportunities: Seeking mentors and companies interested in providing career exploration opportunities for students.

CAST (Caring and Serving Together)
(330) 806-5742
castserves@gmail.com
Junior Achievement of North Central Ohio

Description: Serves K-12th grade students with volunteer-driven programming that fosters work-readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy skills.

Mentor Opportunities: Seeking adult volunteers to share personal and professional experience while facilitating JA curriculum in classrooms across the county.

www.jaofnco.ja.org
4353 Executive Circle NW
Canton, OH 44718
(330) 433-0063
Contact: Lori McCleese
MentorStark Opportunity Club

Description: Provides career exploration and networking activities for 15-27 year olds that focus on building social capital and helping our members recognize their interests and strengths and identify pathways to reach their goals and full potential.

Mentor Opportunities: Seeking mentors and companies interested in providing career exploration and job shadowing opportunities for students. Looking for employers and industries to participate in our "Inside Look" program, where we bring our members to your place of employment to "talk shop" and build connections.

MentorStark Opportunity Club
116 Cleveland Ave. NW, Suite 625
Canton, OH 44702
(330) 275-3511
info@mentorstark.org
Contact: Laurie Moline
Ohio Means Jobs Career Readiness Seal Mentor

Mentors for the OhioMeansJobs Readiness Seal are committed to helping work-ready students stand out to employers and postsecondary institutions. Mentors give students first-hand information on what it takes to be successful in the next step of their career path. The seal gives students an extra credential that not all applicants will have and gives them a unique recommendation from each of their mentors. As a mentor, you have the power to help these students succeed and gain a competitive advantage.
Mentors can be from three environments: school, work or community

OMJ Career Readiness Seal Mentoring
To get involved, contact your local school district.
PAX Tech Camp

Description: PAX TechCamp serves inner city youth ages 7-17 who are partipants in our summer Technology Camp where they learn to code, build, and program robots, gaining skills in science, technology, engineering, and math.

Mentoring Opportunities: Seeking college technology students, and/or adult mentors to help guide youth participants in the building, programming, and coding of their robotics projects.

Held at Coleman SE Community Center
1400 Sherrick Rd. SE
Canton, OH 44704
330-265-3787
markbigsbee@yahoo.com
Contact: Mark Bigsbee
Project Rebuild

Description: Serves youth ages 16-24 who are not in school, assisting in obtaining a high school diploma or GED and building job readiness skills.

Mentor Opportunities: Seeking adult mentors who have an interest in helping re-engage young adults through connection, encouragement and skill development. Mentoring opportunities are flexible and can be customized based on mentor goals.

www.projectrebuild.org
406 Shorb Ave NW
Canton, OH 44703
330-588-3205
Contact: Joanna James
She Elevates, Inc.

Description: She Elevates, Inc exists solely to equip girls ages 8 – 14 to be confident leaders, entrepreneurs and CEOs. Our pathways are through the She Elevates Academy, Shadow Mentorship Program, Confidence Conference and the National She Elevates Day.

Mentor Opportunities: Partners with businesses, governments, non-profits and other
organizations who are interested in empowering young girls to become future business owners and leaders.

www.sheelevates.org
901 Tuscarawas St. E
Canton, OH 44707
877-550-1751
assist@sheelevates.org
Contact: DeLores Pressley
Walsh University DeVille School of Business Mentoring Program

Description: Provides Walsh University business students with the opportunity to gain a working knowledge and understanding of business practices from seasoned professionals within the business environment.

Mentoring Opportunities: Seeking top level business professionals to meet monthly in person or remotely over a 6-24 month period with Walsh business students.

www.walsh.edu/mentor
rmanse@walsh.edu
Contact: Ron Manse
yStark!

ystark! is an initiative committed to improving our community through knowledge, leadership and participation of our area's young professionals. We’re focused on helping YPs grow their careers. Whether you’ve got a great job, are on the hunt for the next one, or just starting out, our contacts, connections and professional development opportunities will help you forge a lifetime career-building network.

Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce yStark!
222 Market Ave N
Canton, OH 44702
(330) 456-7253
ystark@cantonchamber.org
Contact: Kelly Piero