Mentor/Supervisor Resources

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Mentor/Supervisor Role

• Establish and maintain a relationship with the intern/mentee
• Orient the intern to the workplace
• Be a role model
• Meet regularly with the intern/mentee
• Maintain confidentiality
• Ask for and give feedback
• Listen actively
• Provide guidance as it relates to career choices

Resources for Mentors/Supervisors

• Engaging the Relationship - The first 7 questions to ask a mentee
• Stages of a Mentoring Relationship
• Behaviors and Skills for Mentoring Relationships
• Listening Skills
• How to Give and Receive Feedback

Additional Resources

• Mentoring Resource Center - U.S. Department of Education
• Perrone-Ambrose Associates, Inc. - Corporate & Organizational Mentoring and Coaching
• Ten Rules for Effective Mentoring by The Goals Guy
• Best Practices: Mentoring - A publication by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management
• Creating an Internship Program that Works - for you and the intern (PDF 194kb) - 2005 Northwest Booking Conference

 

Common Learning Portal Resources

Online Trainings

*Disclaimer*
To participate in Common Learning Portal trainings, you must be a NPS employee with a PIV card. If you do not have a PIV card, you will need to be invited to the Common Learning Portal by your supervisor. Learn more.

1. For Mentors/Supervisors
   1. Intergenerational Sensitivity and Bystander Intervention Training
      1. https://mylearning.nps.gov/training-courses/now-on-line-intergenerational-sensitivity-and-bystander-intervention-training/ [4 hours]
   2. Telework Fundamentals For Managers
      1. https://mylearning.nps.gov/training-courses/telework-fundamentals-for-managers/ [2 hours]

 

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