Prioritizing Training for Our Coaches and Mentors

When we started Vescent, we understood the utmost importance of adopting industry best practices for training our coaches, leading us to seek guidance from expert partners. Notably, Resiliency Technologies and MENTOR Georgia—affiliated with MENTOR National and part of the University of Georgia’s Fanning Institute—have been instrumental in shaping our approach.

Here at Vescent, we provide and implement the best practices for our coaches. Each coach, during their onboarding process, has to go through three different types of training. These certifications include: Mentoring Central: Foundations of E-Mentoring, Mandated Reporter: Critical Links in Protecting Children in Georgia, and Sharpen Mental Health Literacy™. These specific training certifications are among the best nationally. Each certification provides our mentors with the tools they need to succeed in their relationships with their teens. We also follow the National Standards for E-Mentoring for all six stages: Recruitment, Screening, Training, Matching, Monitoring & Support, and Closure.

Our coaches at Vescent are college-aged women with backgrounds in psychology, social work, etc. On the Vescent app, they are matched with 2-4 teens based on Vescent’s compatibility standards. Weekly, the coach will interact with their teen group, discussing real-life issues such as stress management, relationships, etc. Coaches guide teens through discussions on friendship, mental health, and improve the protective factors for resilience, while also gaining invaluable experience and certifications beneficial for their own professional growth.

We are currently accepting applications for coaches.  To get involved, fill out this registration form.  Learn more by emailing Vescent’s Lead Coach, Olivia Marks, at olivia@vescent.co.