Looking for Youth Tutor (Volunteer) in New York City, NY

Job title: Youth Tutor (Volunteer)

Company: International Rescue Committee

Job description: Position Title: Youth Tutor

Compensation: Unpaid/Volunteer

Location: The IRC NYC Resettlement Office location is 263 W. 38th St., Floor 6 NY, NY 10018. All programming Monday-Friday will be online, with Saturday programming in-person.

Reports to: IRC NYC Youth Education Specialist

Position term:

? Training: Attend an online kickoff meeting in late September. Complete and submit all modules via Google Classroom.

? First Day of Tutoring with Students: 10/2/23

? Last Day of Tutoring with Students in Fall Term: 12/15/23 with an opportunity to continue on in the Spring

Position Hours: Volunteers are expected to sign up for 1-4 of the slots below on a weekly basis

? Tuesday - Friday: 4-6 PM EST

? Saturdays: 11AM-1 PM EST

Background: Since its inception in 1999, the IRC NYC Youth Education Department has provided refugee and other immigrant youth with year-round academic support, homework help, literacy training, English language learning, and enrichment activities. The IRC NYC Youth Education Department programs provide immigrant youth with linguistically supportive, culturally responsive, trauma-informed learning opportunities.

Scope of Work: IRC volunteer Youth Tutors provide tutoring, mainly consisting of homework help, essay writing/editing, and English language development support for refugee and immigrant youth, K-12. Each tutor works with 1-3 students each day of tutoring and is responsible for submitting a case note regarding each of their tutees' progress for each session of tutoring within 24 hours of the date of service. Each tutor may work with a student whom they have worked with in the past or a new student, as assigned. Tutors support each student with the homework/assignment they require, spanning across academic subjects/disciplines, home-language, and English language development level.

Professional Development: All IRC Youth Tutors will complete and submit online Professional Development modules throughout the term via Google Classroom, as assigned.

Essential Position Functions:

? Uphold full commitment to weekly schedule of tutoring sessions without absence or tardiness.

? Facilitate homework/schoolwork help with refugee and immigrant youth tutees online.

? Support tutee English language learning from diverse home language backgrounds and English language development levels, as assigned.

? Complete and submit all trainings and professional development by deadline, as assigned.

? Uphold and promote policies and practices necessary to create a linguistically supportive, culturally responsive, trauma-informed learning environment.

? Uphold all IRC and program and child safeguarding policies and directives.

? Work and communicate with IRC staff and volunteers as needed.

? Write and submit case notes for each tutee worked with, for each session of tutoring, by 24-hour deadline. Follow all program guidance for how to write complete case notes.

? Complete assigned surveys and data tracking tasks, as assigned.

? Complete and submit a weekly timesheet on Salesforce platform to track and codify IRC volunteer hours.

? Additional related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

? Clear IRC background check by deadline in order to work with minors and/or vulnerable populations.

? Complete and submit all IRC Youth tutor training modules by deadline.

? Participate in IRC Youth Tutor online synchronous training.

? Demonstrate reliability and flexibility.

? Demonstrate interest in learning about IRC history, philosophy, global work, and local efforts.

? Demonstrate respect for clients and staff from all racial, ethnic, linguistic, cultural, religious etc. background. Demonstrate a desire to continuously grow own cultural competency.

? Demonstrate respect for clients and staff of all identities.

? Experience & commitment to education, and in particular education for youth who have experienced forced migration.

? Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English; additional fluency in an IRC high-frequency or high-need language strongly preferred:

o Spanish, Dari/Farsi, Pashto, Russian, Ukranian, French, Garifuna, K'iche, Tigrinya, Amharic, Wolof, Bambara/Mandingo/Malinke, Urdu/Hindi, Arabic, Mixteco, Kichwa

? Communicate any absences to IRC Youth Education Coordinator in writing at least 48 hours in advance.

Expected salary:

Location: New York City, NY

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