Student Support
Good Souls Mentorship
Trusted Relationships. Compassionate Guidance. Mastery of Self.
Good Souls Mentorship is JRX Academy’s relationship-centered mentoring program that strengthens students through trusted relationships, compassionate guidance, and the intentional development of character.
We believe meaningful relationships are among the greatest influences on human flourishing. Every student benefits from caring adults who listen deeply, encourage growth, recognize strengths, celebrate progress, and inspire young people to develop the best within themselves.
Good Souls Mentorship complements the work of each student’s Academic Specialist and Success Specialist, creating a collaborative support system that helps every student flourish academically, socially, emotionally, and personally.
Mentor preparation
Mentor Preparation
Trusted Adults, Carefully Prepared
Every Good Souls Mentor is carefully selected, screened, and prepared before serving students.
Screening and Orientation
Every mentor:
- Successfully completes background screening in accordance with school policies and applicable laws.
- Participates in JRX Academy mentor orientation.
- Learns the Academy’s mission, values, student support model, safeguarding practices, and mentoring expectations.
- Commits to professional boundaries, confidentiality, accountability, and ongoing development.
The Virtues Project™ Five Strategies
Mentors receive training in:
- Speaking the Language of Virtues
- Recognizing Teachable Moments
- Setting Clear Boundaries
- Honoring the Spirit, presented through inclusive language centered on humanity and dignity
- Companioning
These strategies provide mentors with a shared language for recognizing strengths, guiding growth, building trust, and supporting character development.
Additional Preparation
Mentors also receive training in:
- Constructive conversations
- Active listening
- Coaching and mentoring
- Restorative dialogue
- Conflict resolution
- Youth development
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Mentors continue strengthening their knowledge and skills through ongoing coaching, collaboration, reflection, supervision, and professional learning throughout the year.
Screened. Trained. Supported. Accountable.
The mentor role
The Role of a Good Souls Mentor
Good Souls Mentors serve as trusted companions who help students recognize their strengths, reflect on their choices, build character, and move forward with greater clarity and purpose.
Mentors may:
- Meet with students consistently
- Listen and encourage
- Ask thoughtful questions
- Support personal goals
- Recognize virtues and growth
- Offer constructive correction
- Celebrate accomplishments
- Encourage responsibility
- Help students prepare for important transitions
- Coordinate appropriately with designated JRX Academy staff
- Strengthen the student’s connection to school and community
Clear roles
Good Souls Mentors add a trusted relationship to the student’s support system. Academic Specialists continue leading academic development, while Success Specialists coordinate the student’s overall success plan.
Community of care
A Community of Care
Good Souls Mentorship reflects JRX Academy’s belief that every student grows through meaningful relationships.
Trusted mentors help students strengthen character, cultivate wisdom, build confidence, develop resilience, deepen relationships, and continue moving toward lives of purpose, leadership, and service.
The ultimate purpose of Good Souls Mentorship is to help every student cultivate the knowledge, virtues, habits, and self-awareness needed to achieve mastery of self while using their gifts to strengthen their families, communities, and humanity.
Every student deserves a trusted mentor who listens with compassion, speaks with wisdom, inspires growth, and walks alongside them on the journey toward mastery of self and lifelong human flourishing.
Join the mentors
Become a Good Souls Mentor
Help a Young Person Grow Toward Mastery of Self
Qualified adults are invited to contribute their time, experience, presence, and wisdom to the development of young people.
Good Souls Mentors help students recognize their strengths, navigate challenges, develop character, make thoughtful decisions, and continue growing with confidence and purpose.
Ideal mentors bring
- Reliability
- Compassion
- Patience
- Integrity
- Respect for young people
- Commitment to learning
- Strong communication
- Healthy boundaries
- A desire to serve
- Belief in every student’s potential
Mentor Journey
Express Interest
Share a little about yourself and the students you hope to support.
Complete Application
Provide references and the information required by school policy.
Participate in Screening
Complete background screening in accordance with policy and law.
Attend Orientation and Training
Learn the Academy’s model, safeguarding practices, and Companioning.
Receive Placement and Support
Be matched thoughtfully and introduced to the student’s support team.
Begin Mentoring
Start meeting consistently, with ongoing coaching and reflection.
Start the conversation
Share your interest and a member of the student support team will follow up with application, screening, and training details.
- Mentor inquiries
- Use the contact page and select the mentoring topic.
- Response time
- A member of the support team follows up personally.
Companioning
Companioning
Walking Alongside the Student
The foundation of Good Souls Mentorship is Companioning, one of The Virtues Project™ Five Strategies.
Companioning recognizes that meaningful growth develops through presence, trust, thoughtful listening, and authentic relationships.
Mentors walk alongside students with compassion and respect. Through caring conversations, thoughtful questions, encouragement, and honest accountability, mentors help students discover their strengths, recognize opportunities for growth, and make wise decisions that align with their values and aspirations.
Every mentoring conversation is designed to strengthen confidence, responsibility, resilience, wisdom, and character while helping students move toward increasing independence and mastery of self.
Presence
The mentor offers focused attention and creates space for honest reflection.
Listening
The mentor listens with curiosity, care, patience, and respect.
Reflection
The mentor asks thoughtful questions that help the student recognize patterns, strengths, choices, and possibilities.
Growth
The mentor encourages action, responsibility, character, and purposeful next steps.
Mentors walk alongside students as they discover their own strengths, wisdom, and direction.
Areas of growth
Areas of Growth
Good Souls Mentors encourage students as they continue developing across four connected areas of growth.
Self-Awareness
- Emotional awareness
- Confidence
- Resilience
- Mastery of self
Relationships
- Healthy relationships
- Conflict resolution
- School belonging
- Life transitions
Responsibility
- Goal setting
- Decision-making
- Personal responsibility
- Character development
Leadership
- Leadership
- Virtue development
- School engagement
- Purposeful contribution
Mentors encourage reflection, celebrate progress, ask thoughtful questions, provide constructive guidance, and inspire students to continue becoming the people they are capable of becoming.
Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Strong Relationships Help Students Flourish
Join a community committed to helping young people develop character, confidence, wisdom, purpose, and mastery of self.