Staff Mentorship Program
UCSC Mentorship Concept
The UCSC Staff Mentorship Program is a volunteer program that pairs experienced UCSC staff from all campus units with newer staff who are seeking to develop themselves professionally.
The program provides a supportive structure in which participants can cultivate contacts, explore challenges, and enhance effectiveness as they design their personal growth and career paths at UCSC. It also provides the opportunity to gather information, develop peer support, learn more about the function of UCSC, and better understand the UCSC organizational culture and opportunities.
Once pairs are set, mentors and mentees will define the shape and scope of their personal experience. Some pairs may choose more reading suggestions for example, whereas others may choose to rely exclusively on dialogue. The mentor relationship will technically run for one calendar year.
Program Cycles
The Staff Mentorship Program cycle runs for 9 months. The next program cycle will run from February 2023 through October 2023. The application period is now open - use the links below to apply by January 6, 2023. There will be a process where mentors and mentees mix, then mentees will submit their preferences, and then be matched with a mentor.
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO APPLY TO BE A MENTEE!
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO APPLY TO BE A MENTOR!
Who Can Participate
The program encompasses UCSC employees who are policy governed by Professional and Support Staff (PSS) and Managers and Senior Professionals (MSP).
Mentors are experienced UCSC career employees and well-respected advisors, coaches, and colleagues that guide and challenge, and who are willing to share their experiences.
Mentees are UCSC career employees interested in career development and who have relatively fewer years of service.
Eligibility requirements for 2023 program participants include:
- Non-represented staff in exempt and non-exempt (report time hourly) payroll titles governed by the Professional and Support Staff (PSS) or Manager and Senior Professional (MSP) policies
- Supervisor approval
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Non-probationary Career or partial-year Career status by the start of the mentee program with a current satisfactory (or better) performance evaluation
Before applying, potential mentees should:
- Obtain supervisor approval; and
- Confirm their job classification with their Staff Human Resources Operations Specialist. A directory is available here, http://shr.ucsc.edu/contact/locate_team.html
How the Program Works
- Mentees that are accepted for the program will be notified shortly after the application deadline. Supervisor approval will be required in order to participate in the program.
- The UCSC Staff Advisory Board will sponsor a networking event to launch the Mentorship Program cycle, at which time mentors and mentees can meet in an informal setting. Mentees and mentors will receive the date, time, and location of this 'Program Kick-Off Reception' via email.
- After meeting, mentees and mentors will separately submit their match preferences in ranked order to the UCSC Staff Advisory Board Mentorship Committee. The committee will complete the matching process.
- Once matching is completed, pairs will be notified and the mentoring process will begin February 2023.
Once matched, the mentor and the mentee establish mutually agreeable terms for the mentorship relationship. Mentors and mentees meet together on an established schedule for one calendar/fiscal year.
