Typing Workshop Coordinator

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Centro Hispano Marista Volunteer Position Title: Typing Workshop Coordinator

Time Commitment: 1 hour per week (6-7 pm on Tuesday evenings)

Duration of Commitment: February 2, 2016-May 24, 2016

Context: The Centro Hispano Marista serves over 600 adult Latino students who seek to pass the GED exam in order to obtain their high school equivalency diploma. We offer Social Studies, Language Arts, Science, and Math classes in both English and Spanish to these students. As the GED Exam is now taken online, offering students the chance to practice their typing and computer literacy skills is essential.

Responsibilities: The GED Typing Workshop Coordinator’s primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Attending and participating in pre-service training and orientation
• Setting up the computer lab and working with students in the lab on a weekly basis
• Monitoring 1-3 high school volunteers who can assist with the workshop on a weekly basis
• Encouraging assigned students as they progress towards passing the GED, and sharing concerns about specific students with the Program Director

Qualifications: Ideal candidates for this volunteer position should:

• Have working profiency (intermediate or higher) in English and in Spanish
• Possess a positive and determined attitude, as well as the ability to work with diverse populations
• Be very comfortable and familiar with computers and typing
• Be reliable, flexible and able to adapt to high-paced and changing circumstances

How to Apply:

Please email Ms. Megan Mavity, GED Academic Dean, at mavitym@marist.com to express your interest in volunteering as the Typing Lab Coordinator for the Centro Hispano Marista.

Learn more about volunteering and what we do at http://centrohispanomarista.org/!