Project Name

Volunteer Role

Brief Description

Expectations

Time Commitment (Option 1)

Time Commitment (Option 2)

Project Duration

JA Student Companies

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Business Consultant
or Mentor

By organizing and operating an actual business enterprise, students not only learn how businesses function, they also learn about the structure of free enterprise system and the benefits it provides.

Participants age: 14-16

The volunteer is responsible for assisting the students to come up with a business idea and a product or service, to write a business plan, and to create a presentation and a stand to represent the business during the Student Business Day.

1 hr. per week as mentor

2 hrs. per month as consultant

November 2011 - April 2012

JA Success Skills

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Mentor

JA Success Skills meets the needs of a diverse group of high school students by providing engaging, academically enriching, and experiential learning sessions in work-readiness education and career perspectives.

Participants age: 14-16 and 17-22

Conduct one of the sessions of JA Success Skills project on work-readiness.
OR
Conduct a master-class on HR regulations and expectations in your company.
OR
Conduct a master-class on resume and cover-letter writing

1 hr. per semester

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October - November 2012;

March - April 2012

Student Business Day 2011

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Jury

The final event for the JA Student Companies project, where the students present their business ideas and plans.

Participant age: 14-16

Before the event the Jury will be evaluating Business Plans based on the criteria: financial, marketing, overall planning and feasibility.
OR
During the event the Jury will be provided JA Dollars to invest in the companies of their choice.

Before the event -
5 business plans to evaluate

During the event -
15 companies to see

May 2012

JA Job Shadow

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Host and Mentor

JA Job Shadow meets the needs of a diverse group of high school students by providing experiential work-readiness education and career perspectives training.

Participants age: 14-16 and 17-22

Assist the students during job shadow at your company. Conduct presentations on various departments roles, give tasks to complete, and follow the instructions in JA Job Shadow materials.

1 week

1 month

April - August 2012

JA Business Ethics

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Mentor

JA Business Ethics – uses hands-on classroom activities to foster ethical decision-making in students as they prepare to enter the workforce.

Participants age: 14-16 and 17-22

Conduct a master class on solving ethical dillemas that arise at work places. 
OR
Assist in creating of code of conduct for the group of students as a community.

1 hour per semester

1 hr per week

February - April 2012